[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Drying Samphire wetland, north of Meningie, SA (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This photo of a drying Samphire-fringed wetland was taken just north of Meningie, SA. NGT staff members were in the region last week to monitor the success of revegetation plantings around the...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Talbingo Reservoir, NSW (Photo: N. Whiterod)[/caption] This late-evening view of the Talbingo Reservoir in the Upper Murrumbidgee catchment was taken by NGT's Nick Whiterod. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"] Sign courtesy of our resident artist (and Community Nursery Officer) Yvonne Riley![/caption] 120 people turned up to City Hall in Mount Gambier to show that echidnas aren't the only ones digging our environment in the South East! At the end of August we...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Striated Hermit Crab (Dardanus arrosaur) at Carpenter Rocks, SA (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This Striated Hermit Crab was seen foraging in a rockpool near Carpenter Rocks after dark. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Greenhoods blooming amongst the old fenceposts at Eaglehawk Waterhole - 03/09/2014 (photos J. Tuck)[/caption] After the Eaglehawk Waterhole Open Day back in May, steady progress has been made to keep this new restoration reserve moving in the right direction. Infrastructure and weed...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Jacky Lizard (Amphibolurus muricatus) in the Lower Glenelg National Park, Vic (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This Jacky Lizard was spotted sunning itself in the Lower Glenelg National Park by NGT's Jonathan Tuck. You can see previous photos of the week here....
A final reminder that - yep - Friday the 29th is echidna (and goanna) day in Mount Gambier! [caption id="attachment_6627" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr Peggy Rismiller talk at City Hall[/caption] We warmly welcome Dr Peggy Rismiller OAM to the Mount for a busy Friday, including an ABC SE...
With the end of winter nigh, the sun has finally come out...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Island from the air, Southern Coorong (Photo: N. Whiterod)[/caption] This stunning in-flight shot of one of the many islands dotted through the Coorong lagoon was taken by NGT's Nick Whiterod. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="attachment_6627" align="alignright" width="300"] A short-beaked echidna (photo S.Bourne)[/caption] There’s only a week to go until the world’s foremost echidna expert Dr Peggy Rismiller arrives in Mt Gambier and we’re getting excited… It’s not every day that we manage to get a legend of Australian ecology...
