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Murray River Paddle
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24.01.2022 Enjoyed a chat on ABC Radio Nightlife with Philip Clark last night along with Sissi Cooper (Yorta Yorta dancer) and Warren Harriman (paddle steamer captain) about our connection to the river. You can listen to it here. https://www.abc.net.au//progr/nightlife/nightlife/12874286
22.01.2022 Weld (Reseda luteola.).. imported in the 1800’s for dying fabrics, prefers riparian areas (swamp and river edges). 1.5-2m tall. Appears to be spreading on the Murray, but not regarded as a weed of national significance. Also known as Dyers rocket and Wild mignonette. It is valued as pasture for sheep in New Zealand. Native to Central Europe and Afghanistan. https://profiles.ala.org.au//weed/profile/Reseda%20luteola
21.01.2022 When water flows from the river into its billabongs something magical happens.
21.01.2022 Mike Bremers has written up his recent journey down the Darling River. These are still relatively rare, so any account contains insight. Given Mike’s experience this will be a good read and motivation for others to do the trip. Thanks Mike!
19.01.2022 Murrumbidgee River. A great alternative to the upper Murray.
19.01.2022 Tuesday’s boat survives its first brushes with snags, has adopted an abandoned raven chick, and travelling so slowly, feels the pull of the current, as the river takes them through forests and past farms.
19.01.2022 A distributary in a Gulf river. The Murray River uses the same kind of streams to carry water and silt onto its floodplains. Over time they become the high points followed by forest tracks with names like ridge road and spur track. New distributaries form in new low points and the process repeats itself. At river mouths distributaries deposit sediment to build deltas. Rich in plant and animal life, they are known for changing rapidly, rarely mapped and often dredged to provide access to rivers for ships.
18.01.2022 Going with the flow...
17.01.2022 https://youtu.be/LnF3q94y4U0
15.01.2022 Inland scrub python (aka carpet python). Threatened species. If you find one, protect its habitat. They are all too rare these days. A good place to start to learn more about this species is the Museum of Victoria Field Guide to Victorian Fauna (free).
14.01.2022 Moira grass (threatened ecological community) growing on the edge of Barmah Lake. It thrives on Spring flows like this.
14.01.2022 Checking out the narrows and lakes in preparation for our school excursion here next week. Looking beautiful with higher levels following seasonal rains.
13.01.2022 Beaut images of the river between Barmah and Torrumbarry. Thanks James McDougall!
11.01.2022 Summer sounds on the Murray River, Echuca.
10.01.2022 People say that we are only limited by our imagination, however creativity and courage helps... and Tuesday Browell has bucketloads of both...
05.01.2022 Sacred kingfishers are breeding along the Murray at the moment. They are seasonal migrants here, travelling from northern areas of Australia and as far away as the Solomon Islands. On the Murray they time their arrival to coincide with the flooding of wetlands that normally occurs about this time. That flooding brings an explosion of life - perfect fit feeding hungry chicks.
04.01.2022 All of the paddle steamers on the river were made by someone, and many of them were made by these two.
02.01.2022 A great video of the Murrumbidgee River from Jugiong to Gundagai by Andrew Robertson. This trip is definitely on my wish list. Great work paddling and filming this Andrew.
