15 boarded the bus at Bridgewater
for the tour of Salisbury West and the Loddon Foothills as part of the
Naturally Loddon Festival on 30 September. The tour showed the works of the Salisbury West
Landcare Group fitting with the festival aims to promote the natural
environment, biodiversity and cultural heritage in the Loddon Shire. The group
heard commentary from local knowledge brokers Jean McClymont, Phil Dyson and
John Penny.
Tourers were treated to beautiful
sites around the area including the Loddon River, Serpentine Weir, and
Salisbury West, as well as the significant Indigenous Cultural Heritage Site at
Powlett Swamp.
The remarkable achievements of the
Landcare group were plain to see (in shelterbelts, green haystacks and in
fencing of the Loddon River) but also more nuanced in the works done in regards to
soil sustainability, farm works, crop and pasture rotations.
At one point a snappy snake gave
the group a fright, reminding us that spring has arrived in our natural
wonderland.
Many thanks to Jean McClymont for
organising the trip and to the State Government Victorian Landcare Grants and
the North Central Catchment Management Authority for funds to run a most
enjoyable day.
Thanks also to the Loddon Shire for promotion and running of the Naturally Loddon Festival.
Photos (click to enlarge): Salisbury West stop (top left), Paddock talk with John Penny (top right), Serpentine Weir (bottom left), Loddon River (bottom centre), Powlett Swamp (bottom right).
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