After seeing the colors of the lake, this vibrant green contrasting with the dark trees caught my attention.
A cycle of wetting and drying has formed a wooded wetland with large stands of Melaleuca strobophylla paperbark and salt sheoak across the floor of the lake that provided an excellent breeding and feeding habitat for migratory waterbirds when the lake was full. We only saw ducks today.
They are trying to make improvements. Creation of a separator channel that drains saltwater flows to Taarblin but diverts freshwater into Toolibin. Pumping saline groundwater from the lake bed and discharging it in Taarblin.Revegetation of large areas of salt-risk soil in the catchment. Draining the saline wetlands above Toolibin to reduce salt accumulation.
I liked this view, that hint of vibrant green reflection into the water, surrounded by the brown swamp-like water.
Should I mention the mosquitoes? We were smart enough to be covered in our attire and also have repellent on. But there were so many, I could see the urge John had to try and get a photo of them, but they were low to the ground in the water, and would have meant lying in the mud to get the shot.
