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Queensland's Salt Marshes Return to Life as Decades-Old Tidal Gates Come Down
Photo: Lisa Field / Unsplash
In a major restoration effort near Mackay, Queensland, dozens of tidal gates built 50-60 years ago are being removed to allow seawater to flow freely once again. The removal is successfully reestablishing native salt marsh and estuarine ecosystems that had been cut off for generations, showing how undoing past barriers can help nature recover.
In a major restoration effort near Mackay, Queensland, dozens of tidal gates built 50-60 years ago are being removed to allow seawater to flow freely once again. The removal is successfully reestablishing native salt marsh and estuarine ecosystems that had been cut off for generations, showing how undoing past barriers can help nature recover.