Planting along the Pike River Thursday, 15 August 2013 06:45 MDBC Images (copyright) . Pike River Flood plain between Yamba SA and Paringa SA. Water is very low and salinity is becoming a problem. The Pike River takes in water from the Murray River when the river is high. Arthur Mostead Photographer. A three-week planting program along the Pike River has begun. The River Murray Forest program aims to revegetate and reconnect the corridor habitat of the River Murray on private and public land, increasing biodiversity, restoring ecosystem health and establishing a means for carbon sequestration. Around 6,000 native trees and understory species were planted recently in 25ha at three locations in the Pike River area and Aboriginal Learning on Country staff will monitor the weather conditions over the rest of winter, coming spring and summer to decide whether the seedlings need extra watering. The low annual rainfall has made revegetation efforts challenging in the past, so a technique has been developed to improve rainfall capture and success rates.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:21:38 +0000
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