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water pooling in vehicle track in vast open dirt space
Water pools in vehicle tracks left at one of the Agnes Water saltmarshes.(ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)

A small spreading red succulent grows in sand
Low-lying plants, succulents and algae mats are vital parts of the saltmarshes.(ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)

The hands and feet of a woman crouching down on the sand, gently lifting a section of ground
Part of an algae mat has been damaged by vehicles.(ABC Wide Bay: Grace Whiteside)

Saltmarsh driver 1
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water. (Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

Saltmarsh driver 2
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water. (Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

Saltmarsh driver 3
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water. (Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

Saltmarsh driver 4
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water. (Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

Saltmarsh driver 5
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water. (Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

Saltmarsh driver 6
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water. (Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

Saltmarsh driver 7
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water.(Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

Saltmarsh driver 8
A vehicle gets stuck on a saltmarsh at Agnes Water. (Supplied: 1770 Towing Service )

A no vehicles sign and a log blocking an access road
A sign and log blocking access to a saltmarsh.(ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)

A saltmarsh landscape.
It may look like a barren landscape, but this saltmarsh is ecologically sensitive.(ABC Wide Bay: Nikki Sorbello)

A woman with short hair and glasses in front of a vast open space
Lisa Del Riccio hopes a citizen science program will help protect the saltmarshes.(ABC Wide Bay: Grace Whiteside)

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