What Is Stream Ecological Health, with Professor Russell Death - Recorded 4th October 2022
Channel: Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Date: 2022-11-21

In this recording Professor Russell Death of Massey University takes us through the Stream Health Check.  This is a simple tool designed to help farmers and others assess the ecological health of their streams.  Professor Death discusses why stream health is important,   how to use the tool and assess your results and some of the resources available to help you on the next steps to managing and improving your waterway health.  

Further information and the Stream Health Check template is available at https://beeflambnz.com/farmplan

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0:00 Introduction
4:27 Main pollutants in NZ waterways
6:28 How do I know how healthy my waterway is?
7:22 What is ecosystem health?
9:19 Components of stream health
10:17 What effects stream health
11:17 Laboratory testing of waterways
14:50  Types of waterways
17:03 What makes a good monitoring programme?
20:04 The Stream Health Check
20:43 How to use the Stream Health Check
22:00 What do I need to complete the Stream Health Check?
23:50 Assessing stream banks and vegetation
26:12 Assessing algal growth
27:45 Assessing macroinvertebrates
29:39 Assessing fine sediment
30:50 Naturally soft sediment streams
32:45 Critical Source Areas
35:15 What does the score mean
41:56 What to do if your score is low
45:10 Further Information
45:50 Summary