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150 TONNES OF HARDWOOD SET TO STOP CLYDE CREEK EROSION

by Ruandi Van Der Merwe
9 July 2019
in Environment, Industry, News
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150 TONNES OF HARDWOOD SET TO STOP CLYDE CREEK EROSION
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One hundred fifty tonnes of salvaged hardwood have been engineered into ‘log jam’ structures to halt heavy erosion in Clyde Creek, Gladstone. This is the first time the environmental solution has
been used in the area.

It is hoped that this project could be the first successful attempt to install log jams in a tidal estuary in Queensland. The Queensland Government has funded the project through the Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries as part of offsets funding. Five of the structures – each made up of 17 hardwood logs and weighing 25 to 30 tonnes – were lowered into Clyde Creek 10 months ago.

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Tags: BarramundiClyde CreekecologyengineeringErosionhardwoodinnovationLog Jamsmangroverepurposed
Ruandi Van Der Merwe

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Ruandi is a journalist for Gladstone News, passionate about sharing local community stories and feel-good features that celebrate the people of our region.

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