'Thriving farm wetland created' (Country News, January 11 2022 p4), celebrates Deb Hill's success in transforming a degraded farm dam in Warrenbayne with turbid water, high coliform and nutrient content causing algal blooms and salinity into a biodiverse habitat teeming with life.
Four years ago Deb fenced off the dam from livestock - " I left everythng else alone and let nature take its course...A fallen red gum tree helped create habitat for eastern long necked turtles, birds, frogs and acquatic macroinvertebrates...I remember taking my grandson to this lovely wetland and we sat on the fallen tree and watched eight turtles poking their heads just above the water as they repeatedly emerged to breathe. My biggest thrill was seeing a water rat and the turtles because that is a good indicator of a healthy wetland".
Inspirational!
Four years ago Deb fenced off the dam from livestock - " I left everythng else alone and let nature take its course...A fallen red gum tree helped create habitat for eastern long necked turtles, birds, frogs and acquatic macroinvertebrates...I remember taking my grandson to this lovely wetland and we sat on the fallen tree and watched eight turtles poking their heads just above the water as they repeatedly emerged to breathe. My biggest thrill was seeing a water rat and the turtles because that is a good indicator of a healthy wetland".
Inspirational!
Banner photograph - Deb Hill is pictured at the farm wetland she revived at Warrenbayne.
Source - 'Country News', January 11 2022 page 4.
Source - 'Country News', January 11 2022 page 4.
