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It’s essential that we preserve New Zealand’s waterways for environmental safety, as well as for your property’s value. Dirty, contaminated waterways are health hazards, threatening the local flora and fauna. How do you keep your waterways and your livestock safe? Consider waterway fencing as a practical, affordable solution.
This fencing creates a physical barrier around waterways like streams, rivers and ponds. As with any kind of fencing, it’s vital that you work with fencing professionals when installing fences around your waterways. We at DFL Fencing can collaborate with you to find the best kind of fencing for your needs, as well as determine important factors like proper spacing between the water and the fences.
What is the point of fencing waterways? These fences actually have many incredible benefits for property owners, the local environment and the livestock on your property. Sturdy fences can keep waterways protected, offering you these many benefits:
Protecting Water Quality: Keeping Water Safe. When you keep your livestock from entering and grazing too close to your waterways, you can protect the water’s quality. Livestock can cause waste, fertilisers and other pollutants to enter the water.
Cleaner waterways benefit the local ecosystem, and they prevent toxins from travelling around and potentially getting into drinking water and water supplies.
Promoting A Healthy Local Ecosystem: Keeping The Environment Clean. Proper fencing protects aquatic and riparian habitats, letting plants and animals thrive undisturbed. It also protects vegetation near the banks and lets native plants grow, provide shade, stabilise soil and filter runoff.
Conversely, letting sheep, goats, horses, cows and other livestock trample the waterways can result in barren land, eroded banks and contaminated water.
Preventing Livestock Contamination: Reducing Livestock Diseases. It’s extremely important for you to control where your animals graze. Letting them overgraze near water can hurt the waterways and could potentially harm your livestock as well.
This is because if your waterways get contaminated by feces, urine and other pollutants and your animals drink that water, they could become ill. Waterway fencing protects wild animals in and around the waterways, as well as the animals on your property.
Keeping Livestock Safe: Preventing Animal Injuries. Animals can become injured when they’re out grazing or drinking, and waterways can be particularly dangerous – even if they’re small streams or ponds. You can’t supervise every animal at all hours of the day, so it’s difficult for you to jump in and save your animals in case they’re putting themselves in danger.
Waterways, even smaller bodies of water, can be dangerous. Animals can slip, trip, drown or otherwise hurt themselves. Not only would the loss of an animal be devastating, but this can also lead to expensive vet bills and lost profits.
Instead, waterway fencing prevents these water-related injuries by stopping animals from getting too close to the water. When you compare the cost of fencing to the cost of caring for or replacing an animal, you can see how financially beneficial fencing can be.
One major concern with fencing is ensuring it’s safe for your animals, as animals can get stuck in and injured by improper fencing. No worries; we at DFL Fencing specialise in creating fences that are suitable for the specific needs of our clients. We will consider the kinds of livestock you care for, as well as other factors, to create fences that are safe for your animals, your people and your waterways.
Compliance With Environmental Regulations: Staying Legally Sound. Your area may require waterway fencing as part of sustainable farming practices. We at DFL Fencing are based in Helensville, and we service Rodney district, the wider Kaipara catchment and West Auckland. We stay up to date with local regulations regarding fencing, and we’ll be happy to explore whether or not your property is legally required to have waterway fencing.
Even if it’s not, you can still benefit from the many other advantages in this list.
Long-Term Cost Savings: Investing In Your Property’s Future. Installing fences now can save you money in the long run. Consider these points:
Could you benefit from waterway fencing? We at DFL Fencing would love to help you determine the right solutions for you.
To get in touch, please feel free to call us on 02108191017 or use our contact page.
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