2A - Clayton - Karkarook park(run) with Lina Patel and Natalie 2y839

This episode is the first in our Clayton series, introducing you to Lina Patel as we walk from Cheltenham to Clayton and encounter the wonderful outdoor community at Karkarook Park. Lina and Dan first met birdwatching and bonded over mutual love of Jenny Odell’s writing about place and bioregions, especially How To Do Nothing (2019), which is highly recommended! www.jennyodell.com/writing.html  www.trove.nla.gov.au/work/235582604  We walk and talk to local jogger Natalie who’s made hundreds of loops around Karkarook Lake as a key volunteer Co-Event Director for Karkarook parkrun. New joggers, walkers and volunteers are always welcome and can loop in with the parkrun community for free each Saturday morning. www.parkrun.com.au/karkarook Our discussion notes the many varied communities that meet at Karkarook Park and we would particularly like to thank the Friends of Karkarook Park who introduced us to the area and have had such a big hand in the park's ecological and community life alongside management by Parks Victoria. www.friendsofkarkarookpark.org  www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/karkarook-park  You can regular organised bird walks with knowledgeable and generous folks at Friends of Karkarook Park or meet the feathered locals on your own by taking a look at what other citizen scientist birders have observed and recorded on eBird. www.ebird.org/hotspot/L2041660 Please follow the rest of our walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com  This artistic program has been ed by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund 391l