Thanks to funding and support from Hunters Hill Council we are growing our Mangrove Tidal Nursery at Woolwich. We are growing 5000 grey mangroves every year to replant back into Sydney Harbour where the existing oceanforests are getting lost to over development and ferry wash.

Cool Facts about mangroves
3 times more carbon sequestering than trees
80 % habitats for costal fish stocks
Natural filters of heavy metals.

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Field surveys are a good way of getting very detailed information from the mangroves. They allow us to see and measure mangrove growth, identify species, record animal sightings and much more.

• Establish and manage a tidal mangrove nursery (500 plants every year)

• Work with local council on a mangrove seed bank for endangered river mangroves

• Plant out and green the concrete stonewall

• Return the biodiversity back to the bay both in, on and above the water

• Engage and educate local community

Riverbank defense using mangroves is a natural and sustainable approach to protecting riverbanks from erosion , ferry wash and other environmental damages

A fantastic result was achieved at Woolwich baths when the lantana overgrown riverbank collapsed.

Work started with clearing the embankment and laying the geomembrane. Levis where then built and back filled. Finally the embankment was planted out with native grasses.

Protecting endangered fauna is crucial for maintaining biodiversity, ecosystem balance, and the overall health of our harbour.

There are presently over 160 threatened species in the Parramatta and Lane Cove River Catchment