Help secure the future of the Macquarie perch

Endangered Macquarie Perch in the South East:  Reaching for Recovery 2023.

Support is available to riverside land managers on the upper Murrumbidgee to undertake works that will support healthy Macquarie Perch habitat and populations.

South East Local Land Services has funding from the Australian Government through its National Landcare Program to undertake works to support the Endangered Macquarie Perch in South East NSW until 2023. Part of this project is to work with land managers to reinstate and/or improve riverside vegetation buffers (riparian zones). Diversely vegetated riverbanks provide critical shading, sediment control, native leaf fall, bank stability and benching to better support in stream habitat for fish.

The Southern Fires, and the heavy rain that followed had a dramatic impact on the habitat of the Macquarie perch across their range, putting them under significant duress. The upper Murrumbidgee population is now more important than  ever. We are hoping to hear from land managers who may have seen Macquarie perch in waterways on their property and are interested in protecting them and their habitat for future generations.

You can find out more about Macquarie perch and how to identify them here.

Contact project manager Felicity Sturgiss at felicity.sturgiss@lls.nsw.gov.au or on 0427 072 763 or project partners Rivers of Carbons via Lori Gould lori.gould@arrc.com.au 0439 030 058 or visit their website here: http://riversofcarbon.org.au/rivers-of-carbon-murrumbidgee-maccas-project/