The Volcanic Plains of Victoria are synonymous with some of Australia's most productive agricultural landscapes and many of the plants and animals which once defined this area are now rare and threatened. Much of it lies behind farm gates and for the most part is...
I've been really enjoying getting around the far southwest of Victoria these past few weeks, checking on how some of the sites we have rehabilitated are responding after a couple of years of decent rainfall. For a few of sites that have had a pretty...
One of my favourite things to do has always been to get to higher ground and take in the view. And one of my favourite views is from the Grampians Road, on the slopes of Mount Abrupt (Mud-dadjug) at the site of a recent landslide....
In the south west of Victoria we are currently experiencing one of the wettest winters for a long time. Driving across the landscape, it has been quite revealing to see lots of wetlands showing their face, and many streams running at levels usually seen in...
There are some days at work that stand out from others. They're usually around this time of year, when the air is crisp, water droplets glisten on the trees and you are all alone in the bush. After emerging from Victoria's circuit-breaker lockdown a couple...
Late last winter we were feeling less than optimistic about how the season was unfolding, albeit with a glimmer of hope from the BOM long-term forecast. Fortunately, that forecast was correct and we experienced the best spring rainfall we have seen since working across these...
Last Friday I dropped into NGT's Green Swamp Restoration Reserve to download some water level data from a logger we have had out there for the past six years. This is something I do twice a year, usually in spring and then again in March....
"Ecologists buy 1,000-acre blue gum plantation and transform it into wetland", was the title of an article recently published by Emily Bissland, Senior Features Reporter for ABC South West Victoria. "Ecologist" is a title ubiquitous across our organisation, and we probably take it for granted...
Since the initial restoration trials at Gooseneck and Brady Swamp, we have been keeping an eye on how the fish and frogs are doing. A key justification for restoring hydrology is to ensure that these species have an opportunity to breed and for many species,...
Back in August I reported on some wetland levels near the Grampians, and much has changed since then. At that stage we were coming out of what had been a pretty dry winter. However, we were hopeful and awaiting realisation of BOM's long-term forecast suggesting...
