{"id":555,"date":"2021-02-24T00:14:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccmac.elkcreative.com.au\/project\/willow-removal-in-the-gellibrand-river-catchment\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T05:47:04","slug":"willow-removal-in-the-gellibrand-river-catchment","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/projects\/willow-removal-in-the-gellibrand-river-catchment\/","title":{"rendered":"Willow Removal in the Gellibrand River Catchment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Charley Creek is a tributary of the Gellibrand River meeting near the township of Gellibrand in the Otway area. This project was staged across two parts, starting in 2014 with the first section of willows being removed and trees planted, see pictures below 2014 and 2019 comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second stage of this project has been successful in eradicating the final section of willows from Charley Creek Tributary, and is now recovering with native vegetation which will act as a filter for sediments and nutrient and corridor for local bird species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBeforeSat-1024x578-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBeforeSat-1024x578-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBeforeSat-1024x578-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBeforeSat-1024x578-1-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Pre-works 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfterSat2019-1024x578-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfterSat2019-1024x578-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfterSat2019-1024x578-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfterSat2019-1024x578-1-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Post-works 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBefore.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2632\" width=\"613\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBefore.jpg 877w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBefore-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekBefore-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><figcaption>2015<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfter-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2631\" width=\"628\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfter-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfter-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CharleysCreekAfter-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption>2017<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>These works are the latest in a long history of willow removal in this area of the Otways. These photos were taken a few hundred meters up stream of the Charley Creek Tributary confluence and are nearly two decades since willows were removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1GellibrandRiver2002During.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1GellibrandRiver2002During.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1GellibrandRiver2002During-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1GellibrandRiver2002During-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2GellibrandRiver2002BeforeWillows-1-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2GellibrandRiver2002BeforeWillows-1-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2GellibrandRiver2002BeforeWillows-1-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2GellibrandRiver2002BeforeWillows-1-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3Gellibrand-River-post-works-2010-1-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3Gellibrand-River-post-works-2010-1-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3Gellibrand-River-post-works-2010-1-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3Gellibrand-River-post-works-2010-1-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2628,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","project_category":[132,126,130,133],"project-status":[177],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Willow Removal in the Gellibrand River Catchment - Corangamite Catchment Management Authority<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ccma.vic.gov.au\/projects\/willow-removal-in-the-gellibrand-river-catchment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Willow Removal in the Gellibrand River Catchment - Corangamite Catchment Management Authority\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Charley Creek is a tributary of the Gellibrand River meeting near the township of Gellibrand in the Otway area. 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