Peter
Andrews addresses the New England group on Day 1 of the trip.
Casuarinas
regnerate prolifically and, along with the reeds in other parts of the
creek, filter sediment and nutrients out of the water and cause them to
be redistributed in the landscape.
It’s
cold and it’s wet, but we are determined to hear as much as we can
from Peter. Here we are at ‘Tarwyn Park’ waiting for the tractor...
NSF
began four years ago at this site. There was no ‘coarse’ vegetation
there at the time.
At
‘Barramul’, participants inspect rock work on the left and
reeds on the right at this ‘choke’ point in the creek, while
Peter explains the role of channels and choke points in the landscape.
John
Winter-Irving and his mother Patricia trudge through the thick grass by
the creek at ‘Barramul’. Patricia took detailed notes the
whole time.
