Author: Jonathan Tuck

19 Dec

Posted at 22:17h in Discovery Bay, Glenelg River, Long Swamp, Long Swamp Restoration, News, Volunteer, Wetland Restoration by
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Last Saturday, the Bittern Recovery Project and NGT ran a field survey for Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) in Long Swamp, near Nelson in south-west Victoria. Since NGT’s hydrological restoration work at Nobles Rocks, the wetland has seen an increase in suitable habitat for the nationally-endangered...

26 Jul

Posted at 09:12h in Discovery Bay, Long Swamp, Long Swamp Restoration, News, Photography, Wetland Restoration by
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[caption id="attachment_34329" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Australasian Bittern near Nobles Rocks[/caption] This curious and nationally endangered Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) was snapped on our wildlife camera during NGT’s Long Swamp restoration works near Nobles Rocks. This project was funded with the support of the Victorian Government, and was...

07 Jun

Posted at 11:53h in News by
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Mark's post describing spinifex (Triodia sp.) in the Grampians caught the attention of a few readers. Phil Robertson and Greg Müller responded to the post, also recently seeing Triodia in the Grampians with a student group. Phil wrote that they found: “...