Restoration
Restoring Biodiversity: The Power of Invasive Plant Removal
Clearing alien plants restarts food webs, habitats, and water security along the Leisure Bay coast.
Restoration, wildlife and coastal stewardship — written by the people who walk this shore.
Clearing alien plants restarts food webs, habitats, and water security along the Leisure Bay coast.
Registered in January 2012, the Leisure Bay Conservancy watches the coast from the Thongazi River to the Boboyi River.
Clearing invaders is only half the work. Indigenous planting and a protected understorey are bringing the dune forest back.
Satellite imagery revealed a hidden Inkberry infestation in the Admiralty Reserve. Three years of grinding work followed.
Lost fishing gear keeps killing marine life long after it is abandoned. Leisure Bay is now an official WESSA Stop the Strangle site.