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Nukunu water release
On August 29, water was released from the Beetaloo Reservoir in an effort to preserve ancient river red gums and assist Nukunu to care for and connect to Country.
They follow trial water releases from the Baroota
Reservoir a couple weeks prior, and similar releases from the Beetaloo and Baroota reservoirs in 2021 and
2022. These releases were in response to community concern about the health of the ancient trees, many of which are estimated to be more than 500 years old.
More than a billion litres of water from the two releases
will flow into Baroota and Crystal Brook creeks in an effort to improve the resilience of the river red gums and refresh natural habitats for frogs, fish, birds and bugs.
Project partners and local community will monitor and record progress of the water flowing along the creeks to safeguard creek infrastructure and surrounding properties, while also surveying the response of water-dependent animals.
The releases are part of the collaborative Environmental and Cultural Flows project, led by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board with support from SA Water, the Department for Environment and Water (DEW), Flinders
University, Nukunu Wapma Thura Aboriginal Corporation and local communities.
Aboriginal Way attended the Beetaloo water release, just outside of Crystal Brook, and interviewed Nukunu Wapma Thura Aboriginal Corporation chair Travis Thomas, Nukunu Elder Laurie Thomas, DEW senior ecologist, Dr Douglas Green and Northern and Yorke Landscape Board planning officer Jennifer Munro.
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By Aboriginal WayOn August 29, water was released from the Beetaloo Reservoir in an effort to preserve ancient river red gums and assist Nukunu to care for and connect to Country.
They follow trial water releases from the Baroota
Reservoir a couple weeks prior, and similar releases from the Beetaloo and Baroota reservoirs in 2021 and
2022. These releases were in response to community concern about the health of the ancient trees, many of which are estimated to be more than 500 years old.
More than a billion litres of water from the two releases
will flow into Baroota and Crystal Brook creeks in an effort to improve the resilience of the river red gums and refresh natural habitats for frogs, fish, birds and bugs.
Project partners and local community will monitor and record progress of the water flowing along the creeks to safeguard creek infrastructure and surrounding properties, while also surveying the response of water-dependent animals.
The releases are part of the collaborative Environmental and Cultural Flows project, led by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board with support from SA Water, the Department for Environment and Water (DEW), Flinders
University, Nukunu Wapma Thura Aboriginal Corporation and local communities.
Aboriginal Way attended the Beetaloo water release, just outside of Crystal Brook, and interviewed Nukunu Wapma Thura Aboriginal Corporation chair Travis Thomas, Nukunu Elder Laurie Thomas, DEW senior ecologist, Dr Douglas Green and Northern and Yorke Landscape Board planning officer Jennifer Munro.