Boorowa River

Our wonderful team and volunteers at a community planting day.

Overview

Rivers of Carbon is the on-ground program of the Australian River Restoration Centre.

Location: Boorowa River, NSW (Murray-Darling Basin)

Our vision for Rivers of Carbon Boorowa was to protect and improve water quality, biodiversity and habitat connectivity in the region. Funded by the Environmental Trust, we worked with private landholders and the community, connecting past RoC work undertaken through our Yass, Grabben Gullen and Crookwell projects.

The Boorowa River is an important source of water for the district, providing water for agricultural enterprises, recreation, cultural connections, and the town. In recent decades, the river has been under threat from declining water quality caused by erosion, salinity and vegetation clearing. This project addressed these issues by working with farmers to fence water courses, plant native vegetation, establish off stream troughs, and remediate erosion sites to improve water quality and biodiversity outcomes.

Landowners, Jo and Tom, getting some tubestock in the ground.

Outcomes

7 landholders engaged

11.9 kms of streams protected

2,360 trees planted

14.09 hectares of habitat restored

3 erosion control sites built

6 hectares of woody weed control

5kms of stock exclusion fencing

2 alternative stock water points added

2 community planting days engaging local volunteers

Contributed to threatened species conservation, including the Southern Pygmy Perch and Superb Parrot

Our team demonstrating how to plant tubestock to give it the best chance of survival.

Progress

The Boorowa River project ran from 2023 to 2026.

Acknowledgements

This project is supported with funding from the Environmental Trust and in-kind contributions from the Boorowa community, seven farmers and volunteers.

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