{"id":6745,"date":"2021-12-21T01:07:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T01:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/pile-fields-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-12-21T01:55:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T01:55:02","slug":"erosion-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/erosion-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Erosion hotspots and solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/macpherson-cattle-web-banner.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]EROSION HOTSPOTS AND SOLUTIONS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789112768{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”15″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]FARM CHANGES PREVENT EROSION, IMPROVE PASTURE<\/span><\/span>[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1640051674882{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]What a difference 18 months can make – that\u2019s the feeling at Tash and John MacPherson\u2019s cattle property where a swag of changes is rejuvenating the land and waterways.<\/p>\n

The family is working with natural resource management organisation Terrain NRM on a property overhaul that includes earthworks, fencing, tree-planting, alternative water sources for cattle and a fresh perspective on grazing the land.<\/p>\n

Tash Macpherson said the results were a win for cattle pastures and the overall environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we bought this property in mid-2020 we de-stocked it for a year,\u2019\u2019 she said. \u201cThe land really needed a break. There was bad erosion \u2013 big wash-outs along the waterways where the cattle had been, and springs that were a boggy mess.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the project, three creeks have been fenced-off, smaller grazing paddocks have been created, 5000 native trees have been planted to strengthen creekbanks, and an off-stream watering system has been installed with a bore, water tanks and troughs.<\/p>\n

Zuni bowl, fencing, tree-planting, off-stream watering solutions…<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Zuni bowl was also constructed to stop erosion advancing in one of the paddocks.<\/p>\n

Terrain NRM\u2019s Vanessa Drysdale said the bowl was a carefully designed lining of rocks at a steep drop in the gully erosion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was an active gully system that had eroded several hundred metres in wet seasons over the last few years, and wasn\u2019t going to slow down without intervention,\u2019\u2019 she said. \u201cThe traditional solution is a rock chute, but Zuni bowls are a more cost-effective treatment method that has proved its worth on Tableland and Daintree farms over the last few years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saving sediment from reaching the reef<\/strong><\/p>\n

She said the combined work on the MacPherson property would save an estimated 180 tonnes of sediment from flowing to the Great Barrier Reef each year. It\u2019s one of 11 properties where earthworks, tree-planting, fencing and off-stream watering infrastructure strategies have provided long-term solutions to erosion issues.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789122720{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 34px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_right”][mk_padding_divider size=”206″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1640050702451{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1640051690794{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Terrain\u2019s Upper Johnstone Integrated Project also includes workshops on soil and grazing management practices, which have been taken up by about 150 landholders.<\/p>\n

Ms MacPherson said there were many benefits. \u201cIt has been exciting to see the changes \u2013 from the improvement in our pasture to platypus returning to our creeks,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe bought this property knowing we wanted to improve it, and we began with de-stocking and cleaning up the dam.<\/p>\n

“Then to get this help, we\u2019ve been able to make big gains quickly. It is bringing our vision to fruition in fast-forward – of vastly improving water quality as it leaves the property and increasing biodiversity along our creek lines while still maintaining our cattle operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The overall project<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Upper Johnstone Integrated Project is funded through the Queensland Government\u2019s Natural Resources Investment Program. This project is focused on reducing sediment losses to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon while helping graziers by addressing erosion problems and improving pastures and livelihoods.<\/p>\n

For more information, see our Upper Johnstone Integrated Project page<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1-blog” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”105″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” id=”post_grid_filter_1″][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”grid_greate_3″ css=”.vc_custom_1597127444819{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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