West Ryde Library and its after-hours chutes are closed until further notice for essential safety repairs following a water leak from a nearby property. Our other libraries are still open.
Estuarine Saltmarshes consist of low herbs, grasses, rushes, sedges and reeds that are salt tolerant. In Ryde Estuarine Saltmarsh occurs in tidal areas along the Parramatta River, Lane Cove River and Buffalo Creek, often behind stands of mangroves.
Estuarine Saltmarsh is listed as an Endangered Ecological Community under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
Saline Wetlands
Sandstone Geology
Shale Geology