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Controlling weeds in riparian margins

A guide to restoration projects and other plantings
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The value of our waterways and native biodiversity in the Waikato is being increasingly recognised. This is evident in the number of landcare and beachcare groups, restoration projects, QEII covenants and native forest fragment protection projects. It is also evident in the number of land owners adopting Waikato Regional Council’s Clean Streams project. 

This guide has been produced to help in such restoration projects, as weed control – especially before planting – has a vital role in ensuring plants have the best chance of survival. This particularly applies to streamside areas that have become weed infested. Well established weeds like blackberry and convolvulus need to be thoroughly cleared to avoid plantings being overtaken in their first spring. Weeding before planting begins is easier and reduces the likelihood of plant casualties due to weed competition.

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