In this issue : Theme: River Contaminants L&WA's Rivers Forum; Salinity processes in Australian rivers; Getting a Grip; Muddy waters and sand slugs: sediment transport; Nutrient sources, transport and cycling in large river systems; NEMP highlights 1995-2000

Trial aim: Establishment of saltbush; perennial pastures; trees over drains. Saltland pasture mix: Tall wheat grass; puccinellia; Rhodes grass; NyPa grass; lucerne and trees.

Twenty species of woodland bird have been identified that are destined for extinction in the NSW wheat-sheep belt, where little habitat remains (Reid 1999). We found ten of these species on New England wool properties between 2002 and 2005.

Like many WA farmers, Bruce Rock producer Grant Robinson had noticed increasing problems with salinity on his property. The rising watertable and occasional flooding of Kurrenkutten lakes had led to problems with saline and acidic soils on large areas of the farm.

Between 2004 and 2005, the Land, Water & Wool Northern Tablelands Project (NSW) collected paddock, production and financial information from 21 Monitor farms. The farms varied in grazing management, input levels, target markets and family goals. Results indicate that a range of mechanisms are in place to enhance biodiversity, and that woolgrowers can demonstrate exciting examples of environmentally friendly management that improve the bottom line.

Combating salinity on prime farmland remains a challenge for producers across WA but it becomes increasingly difficult when salt is a soil surface issue rather than a rising watertable event. That was the situation facing Prospect Pastoral Co principals Ian and Di Haggerty before they got involved with the Sustainable Grazing on Saline Lands program (SGSL).

George and nephew Dean Hull have been dealing with salinity since George first witnessed parts of the farm being affected by salt and waterlogging after buying the property in 1959. It is one of these areas on the farm which is now the subject of a Sustainable Grazing on Saline Lands (SGSL) trial to compare the effects of different surface drainage techniques, the results from which can vary considerably.

Land, Water & Wool is the wool industry's largest-ever collaborative research investment in sustaining the natural resource base and aims to overcome the major challenges of access to information about sustainable wool production that is relevant, practical and in a familiar language. The Land, Water & Wool Project Guide offers a detailed overview of the Land, Water & Wool research portfolio. It is divided into eight sections, representing the seven sub programs with an additional section at the end devoted to 'Further Information'. The Guide also contains a helpful 'road-map' and colour coded sections to help readers quickly find their area of interest.

In this issue . . . . Theme: Inland rivers and riparian zones: Management of our inland rivers - a matter of choice: ARIDFLO - Environmental flow requirements for Australian arid zone rivers: Third Australian Stream Management Conference: Understanding large floodplain ecosystems