Boorowa River Recovery

The Boorowa River Recovery campaign, part of Greening Australia’s nationwide River Recovery program, is addressing water quality and biodiversity issues in this important tributary of the Lachlan River in central west New South Wales.

It involves a targeted on ground works and education program that encourages regional partners to co-invest in the health of the river.  The Campaign seeks to reduce sedimentation and salt loads transported by the Boorowa River into the Lachlan, an important river in the Murray Darling Basin system. 

A range of land management strategies are being implemented to achieve this goal and concurrently improve biodiversity outcomes.  On-ground works include fencing along river banks and providing alternative water points to reduce stock access, plus planting and direct seeding of native grasses, shrubs and trees to reduce erosion and salinity.  Weed management is also a focus with particular attention directed to the removal of invasive willow.
 

Greening Australia video

Learn more about Greening Australia's River Recovery program on the Boorowa River in south-west New South Wales. Boorowa River Recovery leader, Lori Gould, talks about monitoring our progress on the project and Electrofishing - a method for monitoring fish stocks.  

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