Water notes
The Water note series provides a general guide to river and wetland ecology, restoration and management. They are designed to complement the more comprehensive and technical River restoration manual.
Water Notes can be viewed or downloaded from the list below and are also available as a set on disc from the Department of Water library.
Some water notes refer to wetland management. For more detailed current information about wetland management, see A guide to managing and restoring wetlands in Western Australia (available on the Department of Parks and Wildlife website).
List of water notes
WN 1: Wetlands and weeds
WN 2: Wetlands and fire
WN 3: Wetland vegetation
WN 4: Wetland buffers – this note is no longer available. Refer to the Guidance statement 33: environmental guidance for planning and development, part B4 (Environmental Protection Authority 2008) or contact the Department of Parks and Wildlife for advice on wetland buffers.
WN 5: Wetlands as waterbird habitat
WN 6: Livestock management : construction of livestock crossings
See also: Building creek crossings and Crossing creeks: stream crossings on farms.
WN 7: Livestock management : watering points and pumps
WN 8: Habitat of rivers and creeks
WN 9: The value of large woody debris (snags)
WN 10: Protecting riparian vegetation
WN 11: Identifying the riparian zone
WN 12: The values of the riparian zone
WN 13: The management and replacement of large woody debris in waterways
WN 14: Lamprey guides
WN 15: Weeds in waterways
WN 16: River and estuary landscape appreciation and protection
WN 17: Sediment in streams
WN 18: Livestock management : fence location and grazing control
WN 19: Flood proofing fencing for waterways
WN 20: Rushes and sedges
WN 21: Importance of large woody debris in sandy bed streams
WN 22: Herbicide use in wetlands
WN 23: Determining foreshore reserves
WN 24: Riparian zone revegetation in the Avon catchment
WN 25: The effects and management of deciduous trees on waterways
WN 26: Simple fishways
WN 27: Demonstration sites of waterways restoration in Western Australia
WN 28: Monitoring and evaluating river restoration works
WN 29: Long-term management of riparian vegetation
WN 30: Safeguarding Aboriginal heritage
WN 31: Revegetating with native grasses in the Avon catchment
WN 32: Establishing samphires in the Avon catchment
WN 33: The ecology of wheatbelt lakes
WN 34: The wheatbelt's ancient rivers
WN 35: Rivers of the Kimberley : about the Kimberley rivers
WN 36: The Kimberley river environment : about the Kimberley rivers
WN 37: Wild rivers in Western Australia
WN 38: Management of sediment in pools of the Avon River system