Marsh

Illustration of mosquito ditches

Illustration of Cladium procerum (Leafy Twig-sedge)

Illustration of a bay with barrier island

Comparison of a coastline with high vs low marsh

Illustration of Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese Water Chestnut) with tuber

Illustration of Eleocharis spp. (Spike Rush)

Illustration of Fimbristylis dichotoma (Tall Fringe-rush)

Adult black-necked stilt

Hymenachne was introduced into northern Queensland, Australia in the 1970s to use in ponded pastures. It escaped cultivation a few years after its release in 1988. It is spreading throughout the tropical wetlands of northern Australia and is most common in the coastal wetlands of northern Queensland and the Northern Territory

Illustration of Impatiens capensis (Spotted Jewelweed)

Illustration of Kosteletzkya virginica (Seashore Mallow)

Illustration of Kosteletzkya virginica (Seashore Mallow)

Illustration of Lepironia articulata (Blue Rush)

Illustration of marsh restoration sign

Illustration of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla (Swamp Paperbark)

Illustration of Melaleuca spp. (Ti Tree)

Illustration of Melaleuca spp. (Ti Tree) leaves

Illustration of Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese Silvergrass)

Illustration of mountains with river, tinajas, and marsh

Illustration of Oryzomys argentatus (Silver Rice Rat)

Illustration of Peltandra virginica (Green Arrow Alum)

Illustration of Phragmites australis (Common Reed)

Illustration of Phragmites australis (Common Reed) singular

Illustration of Poaceae (Grass)

Illustration of reeds

A young boy helps to shovel as part of a restoration project

Young girl plants seedlings as part of a restoration project

Man plants seedlings as part of a restoration project

Community members plant trees as part of a restoration project

The banded flutterer dragonfly is found along the north and east coasts of Australia as well as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. They prefer still or slow-running waters, and glide or flutter their wings slowly. They can change speed and direction suddenly when flight

Illustration of Sarcocornia spp. (Samphire)

Illustration of Scirpus americanus (Bulrush)

Illustration of Scirpus spp. (Bulrush)

Illustration of Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass) singular

Illustration of Spartina patens (Saltmeadow Cordgrass)

Illustration of Spartina pectinata (Prairie Cordgrass)

Illustration of Spartina spp. (Salt Marsh Grass)

Illustration of Suaeda australis (Austral Seablite)

Illustration of Tecticornia flabelliformis (Bead Samphire)

Illustration of Tecticornia spp. (Samphire)