"Wetland Wonders"... Celebrating World Wetlands Day
On Wednesday 2nd, Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th February 2011... join in FREE ACTIVITIES ...They are still ON! ...especially displays in the Meeting Room
STOP PRESS… Due to the weather conditions… This event will be repeated on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th February with the same activities…
“Wetland Wonders”…
Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens is promoting
World Wetlands Day…
… Wednesday February 2nd 2011
with a series of FREE activities over 3 days.
On Wednesday 2nd, Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th February join in…
• Children's Story time 9am.
• Free Guided Bird and Lagoon Walks 9.30am.
• View the Wetlands Macro Invertebrate Marvels display
• Learn about the Botanic Gardens “War on Waterweeds”
Book / Register at ‘The Gardens Shop’, Administration Building, Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens
Contact… 49527300 or email… botanic@mackay.qld.gov.au
What are wetlands?
Wetlands are areas of land where water covers the soil – all year or just at certain times of the year. They include:
• swamps, marshes
• billabongs, lakes, lagoons (Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens Lagoon is a billabong)
• saltmarshes, mudflats
• mangroves, coral reefs
• bogs, fens, and peatlands.
Wetlands may be natural or artificial and the water within a wetland may be static or flowing, fresh, brackish or saline. There are even underground wetlands.
Why are wetlands important?
Wetlands are a critical part of our natural environment. They protect our shores from wave action, reduce the impacts of floods, absorb pollutants and improve water quality. They provide habitat for animals and plants and many contain a wide diversity of life, supporting plants and animals that are found nowhere else.
Wetlands provide an important range of environmental, social and economic services. Many wetlands are areas of great natural beauty and many are important to Aboriginal people.
Wetlands are the vital link between land and water.
Contact: Maya Harrison
Phone: 49527300
Email: