PROJECT OVERVIEW
Russell Island's Wetlands are existing unique wetlands on an island with growing urbanization.
The partners and supporting groups of this project are: Friends of the Wetlands, Bay Islands Community Services Inc., The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Minister Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Redland Shire Council, SEQ Catchments, Southern Moreton Bay Islands Ratepayers Association Inc., Redlands Senior Action Group, Consultant Zoologist Ronda J Green, BSc(Hons) PhD and assistant Darren Green, Russell Island Association, C.R.Kennedy and Co (survey equipment-supplier/training).
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Located in Queensland's Southern Moreton Bay, and surrounded by a major city (Brisbane), parts of these wetlands are in pristine condition while other areas have been impacted by subdivision and urbanization activities.
The purpose of 'Phase One' of the Russell Island Wetlands project is to collect and catalogue data and survey areas damaged by previous subdivisions of land, including areas of weed infestation.
Data collection will underpin work phases in understanding existing biodiversity of the Wetlands; understanding the existing run-off issues caused by housing developments; and reporting on existing biodiversity threats and invasions.
This will provide a basis for the costing and design of rehabilitation, protection and providing controlled public access - including accurate information for public viewing and publication.
The desired outcome is to protect the Wetlands from the impact of residential encroachment and development threatening the Wetlands; and to raise community awareness of the need to protect the Wetlands area.
