Fun day out for Leschenault Estuary lovers ahead of tree planting efforts this month

There was plenty to see on the shores of the Leschenault Estuary last month, as cheery conservationists, unique exhibitions and an anthropomorphic dolphin hit the banks.

The Leschenault Catchment Council hosted their inaugural Love the Lesch Fest on May 19 along the shore of the estuary at Ridley place in Australind drawing in a crowd of 1000 community members.

There was a range of workshops to attend and 15 environmentally focused community organisations running stalls to show off a range of conservation activities found around the region.

LCC program manager Katrina Zeehandelaar-Adams said the event highlighted how many people in the local community are excited to help look after the environment.

“This program is co-ordinating many stakeholders in a strategic, collaborative initiative to address nutrient pollution, behavioural change and ultimately prevent further degradation in the estuary,” she said.

Wanting to keep the momentum rolling, the LCC is now calling for community members to take part in revegetation programs along waterways in regional and urban areas.

With the arrival of the wet weather, the LCC is gearing up to for four planting days around the region in the coming months.

Finally, the LCC will meet at Shoal Haven’s southern carpark in Pelican Point on July 14.

Those events will be taking place from 9am-11am with LCC’s Danju and conservation program manager Chris Howe encouraging everyone to take part.

“Community planting days are such a great opportunity to get your hands dirty in taking real action to restore habitat for native wildlife and bring back biodiversity to our native bushland,” he said.