Healthy waterways
Channel: Local Land Services NSW
Date: 2023-09-05

Rivers, creeks and wetlands can be one of the most productive parts of your property and are also extremely important for biodiversity.

When managed well, these areas can provide a number of benefits to your farm including;
- high quality water for your livestock, leading to increased livestock health and production through weight gain.
- increased drought resilience 
- increased vegetation and ground cover which filters water and limits erosion.
- provides habitat, linkages, and stability for biodiversity.
- increased property value.

Some of the things you can do to improve the health of waterways on your farm are;
- restricting stocks access with fencing or careful grazing management to improve ground cover.
- revegetation with native trees and shrubs
- leaving dead trees, branches, and logs in place
- managing weeds.