[caption id="attachment_13817" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Long Purple-flag (Patersonia occidentalis) in Mt Burr Range, SA[/caption] As we come towards the end of a dry Spring, the Long Purple-flag (Patersonia occidentalis) is just finishing its flowering period, where it has splashed seasonally inundated/damp areas with bursts of purple. However, if...
From Adam Miller - For those of you that are up to speed with NGT’s current activities you will know that we are in the process of completing a major wetland restoration project in the lower reaches of the Grampians National Park. We have partnered with...
We're continuing to spread to word about the fantastic opportunities that exist in wetland restoration - working with passionate local communities to achieve tangible outcomes for iconic wetlands and their species, through on-ground action, has been a rewarding experience for us all here at NGT....
The South East of South Australia and South West Victoria are home to an amazing variety of wetlands, including the newly listed critically endangered Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains ecological community. In 2013, Nature Glenelg Trust refined the mapping and the ecological...
Over the past two years the Portland Community Garden Landcare Group, local volunteers and the NGT Cross-border Community Nursery Project have put in an amazing amount of thought and effort to landscape an area where they could establish a diverse native garden to share with...
It has been a busy week for Natural Resources South East’s Landscape Links and NGT’s Community Nursery projects at our Eaglehawk Waterhole property! Cassie Hlava, the Bushland Restoration Project Officer for the Landscape Links Project, is undertaking over 30 hectares of restoration and revegetation on...
From Rose Thompson - Last Sunday 25 volunteers, thankful for the blue sunny skies, planted more than 1000 grasses, rushes, wildflowers, shrubs and trees at the Native Plant Display Garden in Henty Street, Portland. The indigenous plant garden, which features a wetland area and edible ‘bush...
A second planting day was recently held at the Natural Resources South East (NR-SE) building in Helen Street, Mount Gambier, following the initial planting last year. NR-SE and NGT staff were grateful for the assistance of TAFE SA horticulture students and their lecturer Joley Didwell...
You are invited to join Nature Glenelg Trust and Natural Resources South East to begin the restoration of the newly acquired reserve, Eaglehawk Waterhole! We will be planting 8000 native seedlings to provide new habitat for declining woodland birds. Come and enjoy a day in the...
Have you ever wondered how you could attract more eco-friendly insect controllers (bats!) to your property? Or do more for some of our native wildlife? Chances are your property already has many bat friendly features and more could be added through a few simple actions!...
