Creating and managing wetlands

Find out how to create, look after and maintain a wetland, including information about planting guides, pest control, and the threats you need to consider for wetlands.

Why wetlands are important Wetlands are permanently or temporarily wet areas of land or shallow water, with fluctuating land-water margins, that support plants a ..

Managing wetlands "Wetland care" management techniques. ..

Restoring a wetland Lowland freshwater wetlands have been reduced to a greater extent than other wetland types in Canterbury. You may want to create or re ..

Wetland pest control New Zealand is now home to many introduced pests that feed on or compete with native plants and animals. On-going pest control will en ..

Wetland planting guide What to plant in Canterbury lowland wetlands, planting plan and tips. ..

Wetlands wildlife Wetlands support an amazing number of species and some of them are very unusual. Most of New Zealand’s wetland plants and animals are ..

Threats to wetlands Remaining wetlands face many pressures. Continued drainage directly affects wetlands, as does reclamation and land conversion. Indirec ..

Further information about wetlands There are plenty of organisations and books that offer practical advice on doing a wetland restoration project. Some nurseries special ..

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