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The area is being restored: layers of nutrient-rich slush are dredged from the lakes and canals and temporarely deposited in dyked areas like this. The slush is not poisened so can be used elseweher - to raise lands, as we'd seen before.
25-OverDeMeije * This river is the boundary of the provinces of Utrecht (This side) and ZuidHolland (the other side). This is very low land! * 1950 x 1443 * (226KB)

26-HollandseKade * At the beginning of the Hollandse Kade, leading into a nature reserve. * 1984 x 1488 * (261KB)

27-ElzenHout * Here, alder were cut down as well, and that reveals very nice structures in the wood. * 3072 x 2304 * (848KB)

28-ElzenHout * Scratches from the saw - and the coloured outer wood. * 1536 x 1152 * (287KB)

29-ElzenHout * Another image of cut surfaces * 3072 x 2304 * (1011KB)
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30-Baggerdepot.jpg - 1984 x 1488 - (340KB)
23-Feb-2008 20:29
31-Nieuwkoopseplassen * Nieuwkoopse Plassen - the area is know for it's reed, that grows on small islands. * 1284 x 591 * (61KB)

32-Rietvelden * Here again, the reed is harvested (lying just left of the image waiting to be transported) * 1810 x 914 * (158KB)

33-WordenseVerlaat * After Woerdense Verlaat, we headed back to Woerden following this canal, staring as a road, cahning into a cyclepath and finally a grassy path on the dyke. But this was just the start: Staright on for some time. * 1984 x 1488 * (308KB)

34-Polder * Vie from the dyke into the polder * 1984 x 1488 * (294KB)

35-OpvliegendeGanzen * These geese just went airborn when I wanted to take a picture of this group on the ground. * 1978 x 882 * (187KB)
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