PERFECT WEATHER FOR CRAYFISH FIELD DAY

It was a great day out weather wise and information wise for the thirty or so landholders and community members who attended the Giant Freshwater Crayfish Field Day on the Duck River on 5 April

Participants had the chance to see project works undertaken by the landholder including weed and willow control, fencing on both sides of the river, offstream water points installed and the impact that stock exclusion has had on the siltation along the bed of the river in this location

Crayfish expert Todd Walsh also showed off live specimens of both juvenile and adult crayfish and spoke about their life cycle and habitat requirements

Associate Professor Matthew Harrison from UTAS spoke about the productivity benefits of managing soil carbon and the challenges to look out for when deciding on whether to participate in soil carbon markets

Photo: Dr Helen Morgan from the Tasmanian Land Conservancy provided some really practical advice on what does and doesn’t work well in designing and implementing revegetation projects, particularly along river corridors This was based on her own knowledge, but also site inspections on at least four of the properties across our region who undertook riparian revegetation as part of the Giant Freshwater Crayfish Project