Reports and Publications
2024
Butcher, R., MacKenzie, J., Gordon, P., Cottingham, P., Newham, D., Gippel, C., and the Board and staff of the Brewarrina Local Aboriginal Land Council. 2024. Ecological and Cultural Character Assessment: Brewarrina Aboriginal Mission Site, Report to the Brewarrina Local Aboriginal Land Council. Institute for Regional Futures, University of Newcastle.
Butcher, R., MacKenzie, J., Cottingham, P., Newham, D., Gippel, C., and the Kurnu Baakandji Joint Management Committee 2024. Ecological and Cultural Character Assessment: Toorale National Park and State Conservation Area Report to the Kurnu Baakandji Joint Management Advisory Committee. Institute for Regional Futures, University of Newcastle.
Robinson, W. and Butcher, R. 2024. Review of the Great Barrier Reef Catchment Area (GBRCA) wetland condition monitoring program design as described in the Wetland Tracker program design documents. Report to QLD Department of Environment and Science.
2023
Butcher, R., Cottingham, P, and Schreiber, E.S.G. 2023. Recreation Lakes Environmental Values Analysis, Water’s Edge Consulting and associates, report to Wimmera CMA.
Goulburn Broken CMA 2023. Barmah-Millewa Forest Environmental Water Management Plan. Goulburn Broken CMA, Shepparton, Victoria.
Hart, B.T., and Butcher, R. 2023. Mid-term Evaluation of the Murray-Darling Water and Environment Research Program (WERP). Prepared for the MDBA, Canberra.
Lintermans, M., Koehn, J., Robinson, W., Cottingham, P., Butcher, R., and Brooks, S. Native Fish Status Assessment 2023, Murray‒Darling Basin Authority Canberra, 2023.
2022
Butcher, R. 2022. Briefing paper: Update of Gunbower EWMP objectives: including Gunbower TLM, Gunbower National Park SDLAM and Gunbower Creek EWMP. Report submitted to North Central CMA.
Butcher, R. and Schreiber, E.S.G. 2022. Independent review of monitoring activities to support Phase 2 of the Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin program. Supplementary report – Document review summaries. Submitted to South Australian Department for Environment and Water.
Cottingham, P., Butcher, R., King, A., Robinson, W., and Koehn, J. 2022. Native fish assessment method scoping report. Submitted to the MDBA June 2022.
North Central CMA 2022a. Gunbower National Park Interim Environmental Water Management Plan. North Central CMA, Huntly, Victoria.
North Central CMA 2022b. Interim Guttrum and Benwell State Forests Environmental Water Management Plan. North Central CMA, Huntly, Victoria.
Schreiber, E.S.G. and Butcher, R. 2022. Review of the South Australian 2020 Evaluation for Matter 8 and 12 reporting under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Prepared for Department for Environment and Water, South Australia, May 2022.
2021
Butcher, R. 2021. External peer review of the Queensland Department of Environment and Science rapid assessment method for wetlands (Wetland Tracker).
Butcher, R. 2021. Critical component assessment – Yarra Pygmy Perch and Little Galaxias at Bool and Hacks Lagoon Ramsar site. Report submitted to South Australia, National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Water.
Butcher, R. and Cottingham, P. 2021. Coorong Infrastructure Investigation Project (CIIP) Ecological Risk Assessment Framework. Report submitted to SA Department of Environment and Water.
2020
Butcher, R. 2020. Independent peer review of “Revision of the Environmental Water Requirements for the three Priority Environmental Assets identified in the South Australian River Murray Long Term Watering Plan”. Report submitted to SA Department of Environment and Water.
Butcher, R, Boulton, A.J., Cottingham, P., Davies, P.E.D., Fenton, A., Hart, B.T., Ladson, A., Robinson, W. and Schreiber, E.S.G. 2020a. Technical Report: End of program outcome evaluation of the Long Term Intervention Monitoring (LTIM) and Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) projects for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Butcher, R, Boulton, A.J., Cottingham, P., Davies, P.E.D., Fenton, A., Hart, B.T., Ladson, A., Robinson, W. and Schreiber, E.S.G. 2020b. Summary Report: End of program outcome evaluation of the Long Term Intervention Monitoring (LTIM) and Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) projects for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Butcher, R., and Cottingham, P. 2020. LTIM and EWKR Review Communication Strategy. Report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, DAWE.
Butcher, R., Cottingham, P, and Schreiber, E.S.G. 2020. Rubrics, Key evaluation questions and interview questions for the evaluation of the LTIM project. Water’s Edge Consulting and associates, report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Butcher, R., and Fenton, A. 2020a. Briefing Paper 1: EWKR stakeholder engagement report: survey results and sentiment analysis of interview responses. Independent evaluation of the Murray-Darling Basin Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project. Water’s Edge Consulting and associates, report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Butcher, R., and Fenton, A. 2020b. Briefing Paper 2: LTIM stakeholder engagement report: survey results and sentiment analysis of interview responses. Independent evaluation of the Long Term Intervention Monitoring (LTIM) project. Water’s Edge Consulting and associates, report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Butcher, R., and Fenton, A. 2020c. Updating objectives for improved line of sight to Basin Plan for five priority wetlands in the Goulburn Broken CMA region. Report to Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority.
Butcher, R., and Fenton, A. 2020d. Update of objectives of for the Wimmera pipeline wetland Environmental Water Management Plan. Report to Wimmera Catchment Management Authority.
Butcher, R., and Schreiber, E.S.G. 2020a. Evaluation Strategy for the Long-Term Intervention Monitoring and Murray-Darling Basin Environmental Water Knowledge and Research projects. Water’s Edge Consulting, report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
Butcher, R., and Schreiber, E.S.G. 2020b. End of program process evaluation design for the Victorian Environmental Flows Monitoring and Assessment (VEFMAP) Stage 6 Program. Report to DEWLP.
Fenton, A., Cottingham. P., and Butcher, R. 2020. Native Fish Recovery Strategy: Stock take and review of key literature post 2013. Report to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
MDBA 2020 Native Fish Recovery Strategy: To recover native fish for future generations. Published by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
Schreiber, E.S.G., Fenton, A., Cottingham, P., and Butcher, R. 2020. Rubrics, Key evaluation questions and interview questions for the evaluation of the EWKR project. Water’s Edge Consulting and associates, report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Pre 2020
Butcher, R. 2019. Hattah Lakes icon site Environmental Water Management Plan: Addendum 1, June 2019. Report to Mallee Catchment Management Authority.
Butcher, R. 2019. Summary report: Mapping of the Living Murray monitoring alignment to Basin Plan. Report to the Murray Darling Basin Authority.
Butcher, R., and Cottingham, P. 2019a. Briefing paper: review of objectives for Hattah Lakes and Lindsay, Mulcra and Wallpolla. Report to MCMA.
Butcher, R., and Cottingham, P. 2019b. Lindsay Mulcra Wallpolla icon site Environmental Water Management Plan: Addendum 1, June 2019. Report to MCMA.
Butcher, R., Barratt, D. and Cottingham, P. 2019. Gap analysis and strategic development of Basin Science Platform: Proof of Concept Overview.
Butcher, R., Cottingham, P, and Fenton, A. 2019. Risk based prioritisation. Consultancy report by Alluvium Consulting Australia for MDBA.
Butcher, R., Hart, B. and Barratt, D. 2019. Basin Science Platform Framework. Consultancy report by Alluvium Consulting Australia for MDBA.
Cottingham, P. and Butcher, R., 2019. Review of Victoria’s Long Term Water Plans - factors to consider in future updates. Report to DEWLP.
Fenton, A., Butcher, R., and Cottingham, P. 2019. Stock take of non-woody vegetation knowledge at the Basin scale. Report to MDBA.
Winfield, D., Ho, J., Whiting, K., Barratt, D., Fenton, A., Binney, J., Burkin, G., Pechey, L., Cottingham, P., and Butcher, R. 2019. Basin Plan knowledge stocktake and gap analysis. Consultancy report by Alluvium Consulting Australia for MDBA, Level 6, 33 Allara St Canberra ACT 2600.
Butcher, R. and Brooks, S. 2018. National extent of Karst springs of south-eastern Australia, a potentially nationally threatened ecological community. Report to Department of Environment and Energy.
Butcher, R., Cook, D., and Brooks, S. 2018. Assessment of matters of national environmental significance listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Expert opinion provided to the Department of Environment and Energy.
Butcher, R., Cottingham, P., Winfield, D., Hart, B.T., and Robinson, W. 2018. Mapping of the Living Murray monitoring alignment to Basin Plan. Report to the Murray Darling Basin Authority.
Hart, B.T. and Butcher, R. 2018. Commonwealth Long-Term Intervention Monitoring Project: Stage 1 Mid-Term Review and Evaluation, Report by Water Science Pty Ltd and Water’s Edge Consulting for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra, 151 pp.
Department of the Environment and Energy 2017. Aquatic Ecosystems Toolkit. Module 5: Integrated Ecosystem Condition Assessment. Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra.
National Cultural Flows Research Project, 2017a. Field Trial Results and Findings Report. Unpublished Report prepared for the Research and Planning Committee. Rural Solutions SA, Adelaide, South Australia.
National Cultural Flows Research Project, 2017b. Toogimbie and Gooraman Swamp Cultural Site Ecological Characterisation Report. Unpublished Report prepared for the Research and Planning Committee. Rural Solutions SA, Adelaide, South Australia.
National Cultural Flows Research Project, 2017c. Component 4 – Final report and proposed framework. Unpublished Report prepared for the Research and Planning Committee. Rural Solutions SA, Adelaide, South Australia.
Robinson, W., and Butcher, R. 2017. Briefing Paper 3 IECA Framework: Approaches to aggregation, harmonisation and integration. Integrated Ecosystem Condition Assessment (IECA) Framework Phase 3 Report to the Department of the Environment and Energy.
Butcher, R., and Cottingham, P. 2016. Justification of critical CPS for the Ecological Character Description of the Coorong, and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland Ramsar site. Prepared for the South Australia Department of Water and Natural Resources, Adelaide.
Butcher, R., Hale, J., Brooks, S. Cottingham, P. 2016. Ecological Character Description for Glenelg River Estuary and Long Swamp wetland complex. Report to the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority.
Cottingham, P. Butcher, R., Hale, J., Books, S. 2016. Ramsar Management Plan for Glenelg River Estuary and Long Swamp wetland complex. Report to the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority.
DELWP 2016a. WetMAP Manual: Part A Program Reference. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
DELWP 2016b. WetMAP Manual: Part B Field Monitoring Reference. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
National Cultural Flows Research Project, 2016a Component 3: Gooraman Swamp Cultural Flow Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Unpublished Report prepared for the Research and Planning Committee. Rural Solutions SA, Adelaide, South
National Cultural Flows Research Project, 2016b Component 3: Toogimbie IPA Cultural Flow Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. Unpublished Report prepared for the Research and Planning Committee. Rural Solutions SA, Adelaide, South
DELWP 2015. Water requirements of selected Victorian wetland biota: a resource guide. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Butcher, R., Brooks, S., Cottingham, Higham, J and O’Connor, J. 2015, unpublished draft. Ecological Character Description of the Coorong, and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland Ramsar site. Prepared for the South Australia Department of Water and Natural Resources, Adelaide.
Butcher, R., Hale, J. and Brooks, S. 2015. Guide to the management of Victoria’s Ramsar wetlands. Report prepared for Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Butcher, R., 2015. Review of management objectives and development of conceptual models for the Wimmera River System Environmental Water Management Plan. Water’s Edge Consulting, report to the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority.
Butcher, R. and Brooks, S. 2015. Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert ECD update: Critical Service Assessment and Supporting Components Description. Prepared for the South Australia Department of Water and Natural Resources, Adelaide.
Butcher, R. and Cottingham, P. 2015. Draft Darling Anabranch and Lower Darling River Long Term Environmental Watering Plan: Summary report. Water’s Edge Consulting, Report to NSW OEH.
Butcher, R. and Cottingham, P. 2015. Draft Darling Anabranch and Lower Darling River Long Term Environmental Watering Plan: Technical report. Water’s Edge Consulting, Report to NSW OEH.
Butcher, R., Cottingham, P., Frood, D., Hocking, M. and Vietz, G., 2015. Scientific
Review of ecological objectives and environmental watering requirements for Lake Wandella, Tang Tang Swamp and Wirra‐Lo Wetland Complex. Water’s Edge Consulting, report to the North Central Catchment Management Authority.
Butcher, R., Hale, J., Roberts, J. 2015. Wetland Buffer Management Guidelines. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority 2015. Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Management Plan. Report prepared on behalf of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Butcher, R. 2014. Ecosystem services and associated critical processes and functions: A review relevant to the Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Ramsar site. Report submitted to South Australian Department of Water and Natural Resources, Adelaide.
Butcher, R. 2014. Review of the Darling Anabranch Adaptive Management Monitoring Program for Office of Environment and Heritage NSW.
Butcher, R. and Brooks, S. 2014. Management triggers for the Coorong, and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland Ramsar site. Prepared for the South Australia Department of Water and Natural Resources, Adelaide.
Butcher, R. and Hale J. 2014. Integrated environmental monitoring and evaluation at different spatial scales: a review of Australian and international case studies. Report to Murray Darling Basin Authority.
Cottingham P., Butcher R., Hale J., Brooks S. and Olszak C. 2014. Scoping study of Murray Darling Basin environmental monitoring and evaluation integration opportunities. Peter Cottingham & Associates report to the Murray Darling Basin Authority.
Butcher, R. 2013. Technical review Kerang Lakes By-Pass Project proposals. Report submitted to North Central CMA.
Butcher, R, Brooks, S., Higham, J., Quinn, R. and O’Connor, J. 2013. Update of Ecological Character Description for the Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland Ramsar site. Prepared for the South Australian Government, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
Butcher, R. and Brooks, S. 2013. Draft management triggers for the Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland Ramsar site. Prepared for the South Australian Government, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
Gawne, B., Brooks, S., Butcher, R.J., Cottingham, P., Everingham, P., and Hale, J. 2013. Draft Lower Lachlan River watering area LTIM requirements for monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water. Prepared for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra.
Gawne, B., Brooks, S., Butcher, R.J., Cottingham, P., Everingham, P., and Hale, J. 2013. Draft Murrumbidgee River watering area: LTIM requirements for monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water. Prepared for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra.
Gawne, B. and Butcher, R. 2013. Integrated Ecological Condition Assessment (IECA) Framework Victorian Icon Sites ‘Proof of concept’ Trial: Scoping report. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Gawne, B., Butcher, R.J., Brooks, S., Cottingham, P., Everingham, P., and Hale, J. 2013. Draft Edward-Wakool River system watering area: LTIM requirements for monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water. Prepared for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra.
Gawne, B., Butcher, R.J., Brooks, S., Cottingham, P., Everingham, P., and Hale, J. 2013. Draft Lower Murray River watering area: LTIM requirements for monitoring Commonwealth environmental water. Prepared for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra.
Gawne, B., Cottingham, P., Butcher, R.J., Brooks, S., Everingham, P., and Hale, J. 2013. Lower Goulburn River system watering area: long term monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water. Prepared for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra.
Gawne, B., Butcher, R., Durant, R., Ellis, I., Henderson, M., Ning, N. Campbell, C. and Hawking, J. 2013. IECA Proof of Concept Trial – Technical report. Final Report prepared for the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities by The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre. 158pp
Gawne, B., Hale, J., Butcher, R.J., Brooks, S., Cottingham, P., and Everingham, P. 2013. Gwydir River system watering area: LTIM requirements for monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water. Prepared for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra.
Gawne, B., Hale, J., Butcher, R.J., Brooks, S., Cottingham, P., and Everingham, P. 2013. Toorale watering area: LTIM requirements for monitoring of Commonwealth environmental water. Prepared for Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Canberra.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R. 2013. Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve Ramsar Site Ecological Character Description. A report to the Department of the Environment, Canberra.
Butcher, R. 2012. Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth 2011-2012 Monitoring Review, prepared for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia.
Butcher, R. 2012. Review of monitoring of Commonwealth Environmental Water (CEWH) undertaken by Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC) consortium for CEWH. Report submitted to MDFRC.
Brooks, S., and Butcher, R., 2012. Macroinvertebrate monitoring in the Wimmera basin, 2011-2012. Report to Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, Horsham Victoria.
Butcher, R and Gawne, B 2012. Integrated Ecological Condition Assessment (IECA) Framework Victorian Icon Sites ‘Proof of concept’ Trial: Site review. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R. 2012. Water quality standards review: indicators and objectives. Report submitted to EPA Victoria.
Hale J., Butcher, R., Collier, K., and Snelder, T. 2012. ANZECC/ARMCANZ Water Quality Guidelines revision: Ecoregionalisation and ecosystem types in Australian and New Zealand marine, coastal and inland water systems. Unpublished report to SEWPaC.
Butcher, R. 2011. Technical review of The Coorong, Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Ecological Character Description – Phillips and Muller (2006). Report to Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia.
Butcher, R., and Brooks, S., 2011. Macroinvertebrate monitoring in the Wimmera basin, 2010-2011. Report to Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, Horsham Victoria.
Butcher, R., Brooks, S., Cottingham, P., Hale, J., and Watkins, D. 2011. Ramsar Rolling Review: Phase 2 pilot testing. Submitted to Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities. October 2011.
Butcher, R., (ed), Farrington, L., Harding, C., and O’Connor, P. 2011. An integrated trial of the Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem Classification Scheme in south-eastern South Australia. Report prepared for the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
Butcher, R., and Hale, J. 2011. Hattah-Kulkyne Lakes Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Butcher, R., Hale, J., Capon, S., and Thoms, M. 2011. Narran Lake Nature Reserve Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Butcher, R., and Hale, J. 2011. Coongie Lakes Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Gawne, B., Butcher, R., Hale, J, Kingsford, R., Brandis, K., Leo V., Wheaton, L. and Hladyz, S. 2011. A Review of River Ecosystem Condition in the Murray-Darling Basin. Final Report prepared for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority by The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, MDFRC Publication 01/2011, June, 289pp.
Hale, J., and Butcher, R. 2011. Apsley Marshes Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Hale, J., and Butcher, R. 2011. Western District Lakes Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Hale, J., and Butcher, R. 2011. Barmah Forest Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.
Hale, J., and Butcher, R. 2011. Gunbower Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities
Butcher, R., 2010. Guide to the Wetlands of the South East, South Australia. Report to DEH Mt Gambier South Australia.
Butcher, R., Brooks, S., Cottingham, P., Hale, J., Lee Long, W., and Watkins, D. 2010. Ramsar Rolling Review: Development and pilot testing a tool for reporting on the status of ecological character of Australia’s Ramsar estate. Report to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
Butcher, R. and Hale, J. 2010. Ecological Character Description of The Dales Ramsar site Christmas Island. Report to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R., 2010. Ecological Character Description for Hosnie’s Spring, Christmas Island Ramsar site. Report to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R., 2010. Pulu Keeling (Cocos Islands) Ramsar site Ecological Character Description. Report to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
Reid-Piko, C., Crase, L., Horwitz, P., and Butcher, R. 2010. Ecosystem Services and Productive Base for the Basin Plan. Final Report prepared for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority by The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, MDFRC Publication 06/2010, May, 71pp.
Butcher, R.J., Cottingham, P., Hale, J., and Brooks, S. 2009. Wetlands strategy for the South East NRM Region of South Australia. Report to DEH Mt Gambier South Australia.
Butcher, R., and Brooks, S., 2009. Interim report on macroinvertebrate monitoring in the Wimmera basin, 2009-2010. Report to Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, Horsham Victoria.
Butcher, R., Hale, J., Muller, K., and Kobryn, H. 2009. Ecological Character Description for the Banrock Station Wetland Complex. Report to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
Butcher, R. 2008. Wetlands with and without water: a guide to Wimmera wetland hydrology. Report to Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, Horsham Victoria.
Butcher, R., Hale, J., and Cottingham, P. 2008. Ecological Character Description for Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands. Prepared for DEH Mt Gambier, South Australia.
ale, J and Butcher, R. 2008. Summary and review of approaches to the bioregionalisation and classification of aquatic ecosystems within Australia and Internationally. Report to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
Hale, J and Butcher, R. 2008. An assessment of the international significance of, and threats to, the Lonsdale Lakes wetland complex and Sand Island in Point Lonsdale Victoria. Report to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.
Butcher, R.J., Cottingham, P., Hale, J., Philips, B., and Muller, K. 2008. Ramsar Management Plan for Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands. Prepared for DEH Mt Gambier, South Australia.
Butcher, R., Cottingham, P., Gippel, C., Kobryn, H and Hale, J. 2007. Prioritising off-stream wetlands for allocation of environmental water. Report prepared for Mallee CMA, North Central CMA and Wimmera CMA, by Water’s Edge Consulting and Associates.
Butcher, R. and Hale, J., 2007. Wetland Classification and Prioritisation, Course Module, Wetlands.edu.
Butcher, R., 2007, Wetland Restoration and Rehabilitation, Course Module, Wetlands.edu
Butcher, R., 2007, Ecology and Maintenance of Created Wetlands, Course Module, Wetlands.edu
Hale, J. and Butcher, R., 2007. Wetland Watering: Understanding wetland hydrological needs, Course Module, Wetlands.edu.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R. 2007. Ecological Character Description of the Peel-Yalgorup Ramsar Site, Report to the Department of Environment and Conservation and the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council, Perth, Western Australia.
Hale, J., Roberts, J., Cottingham, P., Butcher, R., Gippel, C. and Kobryn, H. 2007, Riparian Zone Management: Barwon-Darling Rivers, A report to the Western Catchment Management Authority, by Regional Ecosystem Services and Associates.
Butcher, R. J. 2006-2009. Wimmera River catchment macroinvertebrate monitoring program: 2005 -2006 sampling program. Report to Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, by Water’s Edge Consulting and Associates. Four annual reports
Butcher, R. J. 2006. The Glovebox Guide to Wimmera Wetland Frogs. Published by Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, by Water’s Edge Consulting.
Butcher, R., Hale, J., and Cottingham, P. 2006. South Australian Wetland Prioritisation Project: prioritising River Murray valley wetlands for rehabilitation and conservation – method development. Report prepared for SA MDB NRM Board, by Water’s Edge Consulting and Associates.
Butcher, R., and Hale, J. 2006. Wetland Inventory and Assessment, Course Module, Wetlands.edu.
Butcher, R. and Hale, J. 2006. Wetland Ecology: The fundamentals needed for wetland management, Corse Module, Wetlands.edu.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R., 2006. How to Design a Wetland Monitoring Program, Course module, Wetlands.edu.
Hale, J., Kobryn, H., Roberts, J., Butcher, R. and Phillips, B., 2006. Broken Boosey and Nine Mile Creek: Wetland Implementation Plan. A report to the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority.
Hale, J., Kobryn, H., Butcher, R. and Phillips, B. 2006. Namoi Catchment Wetland Inventory and Mapping. Report to the Namoi Catchment Management Authority.
Phillips, B. and Butcher, R., 2006. River Parks: Building a system of ‘Habitat Management Areas’ across the Murray-Darling. An international and national review of freshwater ‘protected areas’ for conserving aquatic biodiversity and river health. Murray- Darling Basin Commission Publication No. 07/06.
Roberts, J. and Butcher, R. 2006. Wetland Classification and Condition. A background paper for the Vegetation Theme of the Sustainable Rivers Audit. Report JR 14/2006. Canberra, ACT. January 2007.
Butcher, R. J. 2005. Wimmera wetland condition assessment project – technical report. With contributions from M. Reid, J. Roberts and B. Phillips. Report to Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, by Water’s Edge Consulting.
Butcher R.J. and Hughes, L. 2005. Wimmera Wetland Water Quality Monitoring Program – Design. Wimmera Catchment Management Authority. Water’s Edge Consulting.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R. 2005. Morwell River Diversion No. 5 (MRD5) Waterway Monitoring Program. Water’s Edge Consulting and Associates.
Hale, J. and Butcher, R. 2005. Lower Murray Swamps Wetland Rehabilitation Guide. Report to CRCFE, by Water’s Edge Consulting and Associates.
Hale, J., Roberts, J., Kobryn, H., Gippel, C. and Butcher, R. 2005. Riverine Ecological Health in the Glenelg Hopkins Region: Floodplains and Floodplain Wetlands. Report to the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority, by Regional Ecosystem Services and Associates
Heron, S. Butcher, R. Doeg, T. Sovitslis, A 2004. Wetland prioritisation scoping study for Mallee Catchment Management Authority.
Heron, S., Butcher, R..J, Solvitslis, A, and Cooper, K. 2004 Wimmera Wetland Inventory. Wimmera Catchment Authority.
Butcher, R.J., and Reid, M.A. 2002. Floodplain wetlands: the jewels of the River Murray. The Victorian Naturalist – Murray River special issue, Part 1. 119:102-106
EPA, 2002. Environmental condition of rivers and streams in the Latrobe, Thomson and Avon catchments (Information Bulletin). EPA publication number 832. Victorian EPA, Melbourne.
Phillips, B, Begg, G, Finlayson, M, Lane, B, Bezuijen, Butcher, R, Luckacs, G 2002. “Pilot testing” an approach for describing the ecological character of Australia’s Ramsar sites. Report prepared for Environment Australia under the National Wetlands Program of the Natural Heritage Trust.
Quinn, G.P., Thoms, M., Butcher, R.J. and Gawne, B. 2002. Ecological modelling frameworks for flow-impacted ecosystems. In Conference proceedings: Environmental Flows for River Systems: Fourth International Ecohydraulics Symposium, Cape Town South Africa. CD.
Thoms, M., Quinn, G., Butcher, R., Phillips, B., Wilson, G., Brock, M., and Gawne, B. 2002. Scoping study for the Narran Lakes and lower Balonne Floodplain management study. Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology Technical Report 3/2002.
Butcher, R. J. 2003. Long term environmental monitoring program for Melbourne Water. Discussion paper on options. Melbourne Water.
Butcher, R. J. 2003. Options for the assessment and monitoring of wetland condition in Victoria. Report to the Victorian Catchment Management Council.
Butcher R.J., and Lake, P.S. 2000 Baseline biological survey of the Upper Campaspe – Final Report December 2000. Report to Coliban Water.
Cottingham, P., Georges, A., Briscoe, D., Butcher, R., Cullen, P., Deere, D., Harris, J., Hughes, J., Knowles, M., Lake, P.S., Lanertz, K., Paul, T., Reed, J., Willimans, S., and Yates, D. 2000. Managing biodiversity in the Sydney Water Supply catchments. Outcomes of a workshop held at Warragamba Conference Centre, 12th and 13th October 2000. Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology Technical Report no. 9/2000.
Butcher, R. J. 1999. Assessing biodiversity in temporary and permanent wetlands. In Ponder, W and Lunney, D. (eds), The Other 99%: the Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Surrey Beatty & Sons Ltd. pp 50-53.
Marchant, R., Hirst, A, Norris, R, Butcher, R., and Metzeling, L., 1997. Classification and prediction of macroinvertebrate communities from running waters in Victoria, Australia. Journal of North American Benthological Society. 16(3): 665-681
Yen, A.L., and Butcher, R.J., 1997. An overview of the conservation of non-marine invertebrates in Australia. Report to the Endangered Species Unit, Environment Australia. 346 pp.
Butcher, R.J., Clunie, P., and Yen, A.L. 1994. The Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act: Flagship legislation for invertebrate conservation. Invertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity; Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 36(1): 13-20.