The Riverwood Wetlands will undergo a restoration program after the newly-formed Georges River Council received a $81,000 NSW Environmental Trust.
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The regionally significant wetlands contains a number of endangered ecological communities including coastal saltmarsh swamp oak floodplain forest and mangrove forest.
The funding will help rejuvenate the local environment by removing sediment, improving water flows, removing weeds and replanting the area with local native species.
On completion, the works will improve the local habitat and the quality of water entering salt Pan Creek which is a tributary of the Georges River.
The grant was awarded to the council under the 2015-16 Restoration and Rehabilitation Program.
Georges River Council administrator John Rayner said as part of the restoration program, a community engagement and planting day will be held for local residents to help improve their understanding of the biodiversity of the area.
“Participants will be able to learn about the effect stormwater and pollutants can have on the wetlands and how the wetlands function by improving water quality before it enters Salt Pan Creek,” he said.
“The planting day will also raise awareness of the flora and fauna located at Riverwood Wetlands and how the wetlands form part of a significant green corridor within the larger Georges River Catchment,’’ he said.
