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Field days

Three field days were held over the life of the project

The first a bus tour around the Inglis catchment in March 2021, which attracted 36 participants, despite inclement weather

The second field day for TAFE students undertaking a course in Conservation and Ecosystem Management at one of our project sites in the Detention

The third field day was at one of our larger project sites in the Duck catchment, where extensive willow control had been undertaken and riparian fencing and off-stream watering installed 37 participants enjoyed good weather and presenters demonstrated an improvement in the water quality and habitat since the inception of the project in 2020

Top Right: Field tour in the Inglis March 2021

Above right: TAFE field day in the Detention River catchment March 2022

Right: Field day on banks of Duck River April 2023 ia activities were undertaken as part of project ed project updates, full and half page advertisements on icle on the crayfish and some of our project activities in printed in the Tasmanian magazine 40 South ABC oject landholders in the Detention about works they had project to them a Giant Freshwater Crayfish Reference Committee was North, to help guide the implementation of both projects e Committee was made up of representatives from key h as DPIPWE/NRET and Inland Fisheries, industry Timbers Tasmania, Tas Irrigation and Huon xperts from UTAS, and Kanunnah Pty Ltd Other ian Land Conservancy, OzFish and City of Launceston ce annually throughout the project and provided valuable project delivery

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