🌾We can only do these projects because of our Mossy Earth Members! So if you would like to help out you can become a member here: www.mossy.earth/ We use our rewilding budget to try and restore nature in the most impactful ways. Focusing on keystone species, big impact multiplying ideas and neglected ecosystems. Its fun but above all its impactful in bringing wilderness back to our landscapes! We hope you will consider joining us :) - Cheers, Duarte
What do you think about the ancient primordial forests and wetlands in Europe being a sponge for water much like what is seen in the Amazon. With winds travelling east would this alter the hydrology of places in the Middle East. When people spread into Europe from the steppe its at the same time that the Middle East became a lot drier did changes in the landscape in Europe effect more places elsewhere.
Louisiana girl here - I have a suggestion concerning the crawfish. Bouncing off the comments on eating crawfish, perhaps the local volunteers could set up a monthly crawfish boil. A day where everyone works to catch and trap crawfish and then share the results. Even just setting out crawfish traps regularly, such are used in rice fields, could be effective. I grew up with crawfish holes in my yard, and our cat used to fish for them by sticking his paw into the holes until one latched on, and then flinging it across the lawn. After a few years, there were no more crawfish holes in our yard.
This is what is needed here, some home grown expertise. Living in the UK I have never tasted crawfish and can only imagine how delicious they might be. The monthly crawfish boil sounds like a winner all round for volunteers and the local community alike. Thank you Louisiana Girl.
You'll want to bring in a load of Tony Chachere's seasoning. Some Tabasco or Louisiana hot sauce. A monthly crawfish boil could become quite an event. For those not into the crawfish, perhaps some red beans and rice? Gumbo?
Thank you for posting this! It's encouraging to know that despite all of the damage and neglect that has been done to the environment, it can recovery/adapt quickly. Brings me some hope for the future plans I have for my own property.
Exactly! Nature has a capacity to recover and it makes me very happy that this is the main feeling it creates for you. The more people get to feel this way the better! Good luck on your own ideas :) - Cheers, Duarte
Great project! I like the transparency of also showing the negative result. And Udo and Claudia have lovely accents, as a German now living in a different country, their voices remind me of home :)
Your organisation & others like you, give me the motivation to keep going in my, what I'm calling my habitat rehabilitation. Often I feel misunderstood, tired & dejected. You give me hope & inspiration.
Hey Geffrey, it means a lot to me to read this comment. One of the things that really makes me happy with this community we have is how it gives hope and motivation for people to see nature as something that can be restored, not just something we are losing. - Cheers, Duarte
It's gorgeous and it's even more impressive with the whole Iberian peninsula going through it's second year of drought, i live in a marshland in the Mediterranean coast and it's drying up, swamps and wetlands are extremely important and are in danger of disappearing so gaining a whole new wetland habitat like this is great
Hi James! It makes me really happy to read this :) We do our best so it is always good to hear that our members think we are using the money correctly. A huge thank you for the support :) - Cheers, Duarte
What is funny is in the southern US crawfish would never let a human get that close without hiding because they would go straight in the gumbo pot lol.
- So I found this carnivorous aquatic plant the other day - What? Where? - In a quarry - O_o - Wanna try some tasty invasive crayfish? Another great video, xD
Always heart fills up with happiness when watching @MossyEarth videos. There is something joyous about the wild that is deeply engraved in us humans - provided we give those feelings an opportunity to surface.!
Hi Samuel, that makes me really happy to read. It is a feeling we seek to create with our videos. People need to have hope that nature can recover. Thank you for taking the time to write this comment :) - Cheers, Duarte
Thank you! While mostly I want people to get excited about our projects getting a compliment on our videos is also a nice feeling :) They are a lot of work! - Cheers, Duarte
@@MossyEarth My point is that your projects takes lots of effort and work (although you do great video work too). I was thinking about how many views you get compared to some low effort content like reactions videos. I just expressed it poorly. Keep up the good work!
Exactly! I want to get better at capturing sound in future videos to bring you even more into the project locations. Stuff to think about :) - Cheers, Duarte
Thank you for the follow up! I remember seeing this and the excitement that came with knowing the unique wetland and possibly limestone dependent species getting a new habitat to flourish. Can’t wait to see it even further down the line guys!
I love that the otters and herons are helping take care of the crayfish. I like the idea of making them dinner as well. Fantastic improvement of the quarry project.
A stick with a piece of string tied on one end, and a piece of liver attached to the other end of the string, a 5 gallon bucket to knock them off into, and in 30 minutes you could catch enough of the crayfish to have SUCH a delicious feast.
Good luck with the crayfish! They're exceptionally easy to trap with a simple funneled basket, and are delicious when boiled in beer with some potatoes, corn, and spicy sausage 😋
it's amazing the difference in colors. everything is so much more vibrant where the water is able to go its own way. i am from texas. crayfish/crawfish are like tiny little shrimp, not overly aggressive. we eat them in the spring time, in a heavily seasoned broth with potatoes, sausages, and corn.
Well many of the colours come from the fact that it was a beautiful day in Spring but you are right, the return of vegetation to certain parts has been really nice to see! - Cheers, Duarte
@Liam-t7u it's very good! if you don't have crawfish, you can substitute with regular shrimp or prawn or even crabs. the seasoning recipes can be found all over the internet, just search for Cajun or crawfish boil.
Glad you appreciate the videos as well. Our focus of course is on the projects but as the maker of these videos it is very nice to hear! - Cheers, Duarte
Udo is right : Let's eat Crayfish. You guys should Catch a Lot of them and make a BBQ for the locals to get more Funds. Reduce the Crayfish and Other species will have a chance. Like the willows - sometimes something has to die for the survival of the Others.
I love these videos and seeing all the progress you're making - especially as a Mossy Earth member making a small monthly contribution. You really seem to get the best out of our bucks!
Great work 💛 For the Big Blue Lake, could the colour be due to leached metal ion (maybe Copper II)? That might induce toxicity that hampers natural succession. Might be worth conducting elemental analysis on the BBL water samples! Looking forward to more updates!
Crawfish are delicious. As a child I would catch them by hand. I would turn over rocks near the shoreline and find them underneath. Sometimes I would find a small water snake.
Really cool to see this once desolate area coming back to life, and I agree with some of the other comments on here. Get a few pots, get a good recipe, and have a Crawdad boil to raise funds for the project.
Utricularia are such underrated carnivorous plants!!!! Highly recommend their Wikipedia page, it's a fun read! They exist on every continent except Antarctica, have conquered so many types of habitats there's aquatic, terrestrial, epiphytic, and even lithophytic species. Most of the time it's difficult to see their traps but they're hard at work catching prey (although it does look like at least one species actually have a mutualistic relationship with microorganisms that live in their traps -so less of a trap and more of a house?
14:30 after only seeing skittish crayfish in my life,it’s shocking to see them so tame 😮 it’s almost like you can just pick them up and cook them! never tried crayfish but now i’d like some… 😋
@@MossyEarth it's okay, almost everyone does. I'm just a nerdy bug lover. Also as a native to the US you can make really effective crawdad traps with chicken wire and some dead fish. Especially ones that are so tame should fill your traps fast and then you can have a good old fashioned crawdad boil!
Having the crayfish predators on site will help. Some good traps for hunting to knock back the adult population for a few seasons. Also if there are native fish that could predate on the eggs that could be a big help, but I'm not sure in such shallow water that you could support large fish like that except also in the short term.
Amazing to see all he changes that have happened, I couldn't imagine what it might look like when you first started on the project. The crayfish are invasive in the UK too and a friend of mine ate them every day while he was homeless and living near river!
When it comes to non-native crayfish (and actually all invasive animals), I’m always a bit conflicted. 🙃 On the one hand, yes, there are negative impacts, but on the other hand, the animals aren’t to blame. They were introduced by humans, mostly for commercial reasons, and they just want to live their little lives... 🥲 and maybe we just have to come to terms with the fact that they’re here now? 🥺 Life finds a way, to quote the wise Dr. Ian Malcolm. 😁 But yes, I do understand the problem as well...
Introducing a large native predator will likely be your best bet in dealing with those invasive. Louisiana native and them crawfish have so many predators out here. We would never see that many chilling in one spot like that, and they are very aggressive round here.
I love this project. It is crazy just how little time it takes for really impressive results. Curious where this project will be in four or nine more years in comparison
Is trapping the crayfish to controll their population something Mossy Earth is considering? Perhaps you are waiting to see if the ecosystem will regulate itself, considering there are natural predators of the crayfish in the area. I'd be interested to know your thoughts! Great video as always :)
Tive de ir aos vossos planos de management para confirmar, mas é mesmo o Jael Palhas! Vou ver se os meus pais ainda se lembram dele. O país é mesmo pequeno.
Loved the Video as always. I have asked myself if this woudn't be a perfect spot to reintroduce beavers, as there is already a wetland that they could expand on
Next time when you show comparisson year after year please show in the text that they are the same month or at least similar time of the year. I assume that its the case but its so easy to pick and choose.
for those crawfish, you best bet is to use well known and trusted crawfish traps, as used in Louisiana :P once you have them, i say treat them to a hot water bath, with plenty of herbs and vegetables. :P should be a good way to invite local volunteers to an event :P
