Before watering started at the site in 2017, the condition of the vegetation at Nelwart Street ranged from healthy to dead. Vehicle track proliferation and the pest plant golden dodder were also issues. Since then, vehicle access has been restricted to protect the site and allow plant regeneration to occur.
The site received its first watering in 2017 and since then there has been a marked increase in the health of river red gum and black box trees. Other native plant species found at Nelwart Street include river red gum, black box, cooba, lignum, spike sedge, nitre bush, and spreading emu bush.
The habitat supports a great diversity of bird and frog species. During bird monitoring at the site, seven waterbird species and thirteen woodland bird species have been recorded. Frogs are abundant at the site when water is present, with four frog species recorded – the Eastern Banjo Frog, Spotted Marsh Frog, Peron’s Tree Frog and Murray Valley Froglet.
