Where land meets water

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Cover (PDF - 608 Kb)

Introduction (PDF - 127 Kb: pages iii-xii)

Contents
Foreword
List of maps, illustratrions and figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Abbreviations

Section A / What is riparian land? (PDF - 5.1 Mb: pages 1-32)

1 / Where land meets water
Why do riparian areas need special attention?

2 / Understanding riparian land and its processes
Geology
Introducing stream processes
Wetlands and farm dams
Estuaries and tidal areas
Salinity

3 / Summary of riparian issues
Common riparian problems and management activities

Section B / Assessing and planning (PDF - 1.9 Mb: pages 33-54)

1 / Accurate assessment comes first
Why assess riparian land?
What should healthy riparian land look like?

2 / Your management plan
Why develop a management plan?
Rivercare Plans
Cultural heritage
Salinity

Section C / Options for managing your riparian land (PDF - 4.7 Mb: pages 55-99)

1 / Revegetation: Overview and approaches
Option 1: Natural regeneration
Option 2: Supplementary planting
Planting: The what, where and how

2 / Managing specific issues
Streambanks and streambeds
Managing snags
Wetlands and farm dams
Estuaries and tidal areas
Salinity

3 / Monitoring your progress
Troubleshooting

Section D / Getting help (PDF - 226 Kb: pages 101-114)

1 / Funding and incentives
2 / Advice and assistance
3 / Further reading

Appendices (PDF - 1.7 Mb: pages 115-172)

1 / Native species list
2 / Introductory list of common riparian weeds of the Hunter catchment
3 / Plants declared weeds under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (NSW) in the Hunter catchment
4 / Willows in the Hunter: a guide to their identification and management
5 / Prescribed streams of the Hunter catchment
6 / Riparian land and the law
7 / RiverStyles®