Improving the health of the Nepean River embankment in Penrith Stage 1

The iconic Nepean River is one of Sydney's most important waterways, flowing from Goulburn to Broken Bay. The riparian zone of the river flowing through Penrith has become infested by noxious and exotic vegetation which is limiting native plant regeneration. The project will protect and enhance 600 metres of the endangered River-flat Eucalypt Forest ecological vegetation community along the Nepean River within the Penrith LGA. The project will help reduce seed propagules washed down river and the amenity will be improved for visitors.

标志性的内皮恩河（Nepean River）是悉尼最重要的水道之一，其源头位于古尔本（Goulburn），最终注入布罗肯湾（Broken Bay）。流经彭里斯（Penrith）的该河河岸带现已被有害外来植被侵占，严重制约了本土植物的自然更新进程。本项目将对彭里斯地方政府辖区（Local Government Area, LGA）内皮恩河沿岸600米长的濒危河滩桉树林（River-flat Eucalypt Forest）生态植被群落开展保护与提质工作。该项目不仅可减少随河水顺流而下的种子繁殖体，还能改善游客的游览体验与公共环境品质。