Conservation and repair of the coastal wetland ecosystems’ in the Great Barrier Reef catchments have come into focus following media converging on the point that the reef health and land use in catchments has been compromised. While on-ground wetland repair investment activities are underway, data to demonstrate water quality and biodiversity return for the investment is not available. Here we continue working with project partners, further contributing to change management practices, consolidate new project partnerships, and road test the Queensland Wetlands Values Based Causal Framework using existing and new data.

Data is based on overlap of topographic, soil drainage, and national wetland inventory areas. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Horvath, E., J. Christensen, M. Mehaffey, and A. Neale. Building a Potential Wetland Restoration Indicator for the Contiguous United States.. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 83: 462-473, (2017).

Data is based on overlap of topographic, soil drainage, and national wetland inventory areas. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Horvath, E., J. Christensen, M. Mehaffey, and A. Neale. Building a Potential Wetland Restoration Indicator for the Contiguous United States.. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 83: 462-473, (2017).

This dataset is the output of a python script/ArcGIS model that identifes dikes as having a difference in elevation above a certain threshold. If the elevation difference was below a certain threshold the area was not considered a dike; however, if the difference in elevation between two points was significantly high then the area was marked as a dike. Areas continuous with eachother were considered part of the same dike. Post processing occured. Users examined the data output, comparing the proposed dike locations to aerial imagery, flowline data, and the DEM. Dikes that appeared to be false positives were deleted from the data set.

This data set contains high frequency logging data to measure water depth, water temperature and electrical conductivity in project wetland sites. In addition fish catch data in wetlands recorded during this project, using electro-fish boat. Coastal wetlands adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have incredible environmental, cultural and economic value. Despite this, many floodplains in the GBR catchments have been modified, impacted or lost entirely because of continuing land use change (such as agricultural, aquaculture, peri-urban/urban, and industrial expansion). Of the floodplains and their wetlands remaining many now provide severely reduced aquatic and avian habitat, due to alien weed infestation and poor water quality. A large number of coastal wetlands have also lost their connectivity with estuaries that flow into the GBR lagoon (e.g. due to earth bunding), which can impact marine and freshwater aquatic (diadromous) species that have a critical estuary lifecycle phase, and rely on this connectivity between the reef and shallow tidal and freshwater wetlands. The overall project objective is to evaluate existing and future coastal wetland system repair investments, covering a combination of project sites across Great Barrier Reef catchment area, to explicitly evaluate how these projects achieve biodiversity improvements, water quality benefits and connectivity with downstream marine coastal habitats (for aquatic species with diadromous ecology). Methods: High frequency water depth logging Water depth, temperature and electrical conductivity were monitored by loggers (CTD-Diver, Eijkelkamp Soil & Water, Netherlands) located in the wetland. The loggers captured data from the bottom of the water column (~ 10 cm above the soil surface) every 20 minutes, and were downloaded as part of routine maintenance visits. Each logger was installed inside a PVC pipe (3m height, 90mm diameter) that was attached to a steel star picket. Loggers were attached to a stainless steel wire cord that was attached to the top of the PVC pipe for easy retrieval (downloading the data and maintenance). The loggers were downloaded every few months. Fish surveys (electrofishing) – Burdekin floodplain Sampling was completed using a Smith-Root 2.5 GPP generator boat-mounted electrofishing unit, involving use of a single pass electro-fishing techniques following a standardised protocol (5-7 five minute shots, depending on size of water body), with effort standardised to number of individuals caught per minute of fishing time. All fish were measured (standard length in mm) and identified according to (Allen et al. 2002). Sampling was non-destructive with all fish returned to the water, apart from non-native species which were retained and euthanised in accordance with Australian Law. Fish surveys (fyke net) – Roundhill Reserve Fyke nets (wing width: 5 m, mesh size: 1 mm) were set in approximately 30cm water at all sites. Nets were set in the afternoon and retrieved the following morning. Fish were identified and measured (SL: standard length) before being returned to the water except declared fish species that were euthanized and disposed of under Queensland legislation. For more details see: Wallace, J., Adame, M.F., Waltham N.J. A constructed wetland near Babinda, north Queensland: a case study of potential water quality benefits in an agricultural tropical catchment (2020) Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (76pp.). Wallace, J., Adame, M. F., Karim, F., Abbott, B., Waltham, N. J. (2020) Saltwater intrusion by removing bund walls to control invasive aquatic weeds on coastal floodplains. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (109pp.). Waltham, N.J., Buelow, C.A., and Iles, J.A. (2020) Evaluating wetland restoration success: feral pig exclusion fencing in the Round Hill reserve. Report to the National Environmental

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This data set contains high frequency logging data to measure water depth, water temperature and electrical conductivity in project wetland sites. Coastal wetlands adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have incredible environmental, cultural and economic value. Despite this, many floodplains in the GBR catchments have been modified, impacted or lost entirely because of continuing land use change (such as agricultural, aquaculture, peri-urban/urban, and industrial expansion). Of the floodplains and their wetlands remaining many now provide severely reduced aquatic and avian habitat, due to alien weed infestation and poor water quality. A large number of coastal wetlands have also lost their connectivity with estuaries that flow into the GBR lagoon (e.g. due to earth bunding), which can impact marine and freshwater aquatic (diadromous) species that have a critical estuary lifecycle phase, and rely on this connectivity between the reef and shallow tidal and freshwater wetlands. The overall project objective is to evaluate existing and future coastal wetland system repair investments, covering a combination of project sites across Great Barrier Reef catchment area, to explicitly evaluate how these projects achieve biodiversity improvements, water quality benefits and connectivity with downstream marine coastal habitats. Methods: High frequency water depth logging Water depth, temperature and electrical conductivity were monitored by loggers (CTD-Diver, Eijkelkamp Soil & Water, Netherlands) located in the wetland. The loggers captured data from the bottom of the water column (~ 10 cm above the soil surface) every 20 minutes, and were downloaded as part of routine maintenance visits. Each logger was installed inside a PVC pipe (3m height, 90mm diameter) that was attached to a steel star picket. Loggers were attached to a stainless steel wire cord that was attached to the top of the PVC pipe for easy retrieval (downloading the data and maintenance). The loggers were downloaded every few months. For more details see: Canning, A., Adame F., Waltham, N. J., (2020) Evaluating the services provided by ponded pasture wetlands in Great Barrier Reef catchments – Tedlands case study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (23pp.). Waltham, N. J. & Canning, A. (2020) Exploring the potential of watercourse repair on an agricultural floodplain. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (75pp.). Format: All data are in Excel format. References: Canning, A., Adame F., Waltham, N. J., (2020) Evaluating the services provided by ponded pasture wetlands in Great Barrier Reef catchments – Tedlands case study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (23pp.). Waltham, N. J. & Canning, A. (2020) Exploring the potential of watercourse repair on an agricultural floodplain. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (75pp.). Data Location: This dataset is filed in the eAtlas enduring data repository at: data\custodian\2019-2022-NESP-TWQ-5\5.13_Coastal-wetland-systems-repair

Export DataAccess APIMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleSignificant Wetlands for Unregulated River Water Sharing Plans Inland NSWContent TypeOtherDescriptionThis data generates an interactive map of significant wetlands in the Inland NSW.Initial Publication Date28/08/2024Data Currency28/08/2024Data Update FrequencyAPIContent SourceAPIFile TypeImagery LayerAttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsAccuracySpatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)OtherWGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianNSW Department of Climate Change Energy, Environment and WaterPoint of ContactNSW Department of Climate Change Energy, Environment and WaterData AggregatorData DistributorAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number

The State of Vermont, in partnership with 25 organizations, agencies, businesses and non-profits, received funding in 2015 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). This $16 million grant was the second largest in the country and is helping landowners in the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont and New York invest in best conservation practices to improve water quality. The Lake Champlain RCPP provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural and forest landowners to develop and implement site-specific farm and forest projects that will directly improve water quality in streams and rivers that flow towards Lake Champlain. The RCPP funds will also help conserve important and environmentally critical agricultural lands, and restore and protect wetlands crucial to attenuating sediment and nutrients and slowing floodwaters. These funds are committed through 2020, but may be extended, or new sources made available, in the future. The Wetland Restoration Model Site Prioritization Map (this layer) builds on a model initially developed in 2007 ranked potential wetland restoration sites based on various physical characteristics of an area. For more information, read the RCPP Wetland Restoration Site Prioritization Project Map Introduction document.

Export DataMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleSignificant Wetlands for Unregulated River Water Sharing Plans Inland NSWContent TypeHosted Feature LayerDescriptionThis data generates an interactive map of significant wetlands in the Inland NSW. Initial Publication Date28/08/2024Data Currency28/08/2024Data Update Frequency APIContent Source APIFile TypeWeb Feature ServiceAttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsAccuracySpatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)OtherWGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianNSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and WaterPoint of ContactNSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and WaterData AggregatorData DistributorAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number