The Wetlands Restoration Project
Southern Lake Restoration in Pictures
| The following images give some impression of the colossal amount of work required to restore this important wildlife habitat. Planning, surveying and construction skills were just one part. Lots of physical manpower and machinery was needed for rhododendron clearance, silt clearance, sluice, spillway and safety fencing construction. While the work was ongoing, the reserve resembled the foundations of a building site. However, it was important to remember that following completion, natural freshwater habitat would occupy the worked areas where it could not have existed before the work. The return of this habitat to the cleared areas was rapid and most of the disturbed soil greened up during the first summer season. See 1991 surveys to see how fast the freshwater habitat returned to the reserve. |
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Flood damage to original sluice gate allowing lake water to seep away at will |
Repairs to sluice gate using gabion basket and shoring boards for safety |
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Extent of encroachment and siltation |
Finished sluice gate construction |
