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

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 This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm