Checking out the workhorses of the environment - Wetlands. As we celebrate World Wetlands Day on Feb 2

27/01/2022 37 min
Checking out the workhorses of the environment - Wetlands. As we celebrate World Wetlands Day on Feb 2

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Episode Synopsis

This week, in the first pod for 2022, Gerard catched up with some wonderful private landholders who have spent 40 years rebuilding a functioning wetland on their property and a local government officer who tells us all about a new wetland that has recently been built to protect the Gippsland Lakes.
To round things off, Dr Adrian Clements from the WGCMA chats about wetlands, their role, importance and future as we celebrate World Wetlands Day on Feb 2
Topics discussed:

Jack River wetland restoration
East Bairnsdale wetland construction
The role of wetlands and just why are they so important

Links mentioned in this episode:
If you want more wetlands goodness check out our very first Gippslandscape episode where we tour the magnificent Heart Morass near Sale https://gippslandscapes-podcast.zencast.website/episodes/a-passionate-heart
Short video looking at the Heyfield wetlands project https://vimeo.com/398993493
Another etland restoration project, this time in Dennison, near Maffra https://vimeo.com/449490932

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