Friends of River Street Wetlands

A Riparian Restoration Project

The River Street Wetlands are located in south Corowa and are bordered by a well-used bike path and neighbouring urban dwellings.

A dedicated group of volunteers, the Friends of River Street Wetlands, have been restoring and enhancing the wetlands since 2022, creating a thriving environment in the town centre. The Friends group was instrumental in removing rubbish that was washed into the site during the floods of 2022, as well as undertaking ongoing weeding and revegetation. To date over 1,500 native plants have been planted. With the assistance of Federation Council, large woody weeds, including palms and privets, have been removed from the site. 

Flora and Fauna of the wetlands

A number of frogs inhabit the wetlands, however of importance is the Sloane’s froglet (Crinia sloanei) - a threatened frog species occurring only within wetlands in Corowa and Albury. The protection of the froglet’s habitat is vital for the conservation of this species.

The River Street Wetlands are situated amongst River Red Gum herbaceous-grassy open forest wetland, a plant community dominated by River Red Gums (Eucalyptus calmaldulensis), wattles and diverse grasses, sedges, rushes and forbs.

The Friends of River Street Wetlands have planted a variety of locally occuring native plants, including: Gold Dust Wattle (Acacia acinacea), Silver Wattle (Acacia dealbata), Hakea wattle (Acacia hakeiodes), Mallee Wattle (Acacia montana), Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha), Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum), Common Wallaby Grass (Rytidosperma caespitosa), Sweet Bursaria (Bursaria spinosa), Common Everlasting (Chrysocephalum apiculatum), Wedge Leaf Hop Bush (Dodonaea viscosa), Small-leaved Mallee-pea (Eutaxia microphylla), Butterbush (Pittosporum angustifolium), Common Tussock Grass (Poa labillardieri), Drumsticks (Pycnosorus globosus), Hedge Saltbush (Rhagodia spinescens), Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra), Sticky Everlasting (Xerochrysum viscosum), Tall Sedge (Carex appressa) and River Bottle Brush (Callistemon sieberi).

volunteer opportunities

The Friends of River Street Wetlands are always welcoming of new volunteers.

If you would like to get involved please contact Corowa District Landcare on admin@corowalandcare.com.au, 0475 455 643  or call into our office in the Corowa Civic Centre - 100 Edward St Corowa.

Corowa District Landcare received a Riparian Restoration Grant to undertake works at this wetland. This project was supported by Local Land Services through funding from the NSW Government. The grant has funded the removal of woody weeds and the replanting of native vegetation to improve frog and bird habitat. Federation Council were one of the supporters of this project.