The restoration of Walker Swamp began just over a year ago, when NGT purchased 500 acres (200 hectares) encompassing the former swamp and adjacent red gum woodlands. Since then we’ve continued to work, and fundraise, to double the restoration area to 1000 acres (400 hectares); linking...
Last week I attended a small gathering near Kingston in the south-east of South Australia, held at the location of the new regulator installed on Blackford Drain. The regulator and off-take channel at the site are key pieces of infrastructure in the South East Flows...
Tributes to Doug Phillips (07 Sep 1957 – 07 Mar 2019) Nature Glenelg Trust Tribute It has been an extremely sad and challenging time for many of us who knew, respected and worked with Doug Phillips, as we come to terms with the recent loss of a...
Nick and other Aquasave staff at NGT, who specialise in our region's aquatic threatened species, have been doing a great job bringing attention to the plight of Yarra Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca obscura) in the lower Murray system, and highlighting what we need to do to...
After a fantastic couple of days sandbagging recently, (thanks to all our helpers from across the region, both sides of the border!) I decided to 're-appear' in the blogs temporarily to provide you with a quick update on the latest news on the NGT Reserve...
About 20 years ago, when I first moved to the region, Barrie Grigg (who was still working for ForestrySA at the time) told me he occasionally came across species in unexpected places. Snow Gums in non-alpine native forests and Triodia down at Dry Creek -...
Last year, after giving a talk to a group of guests at Walker Swamp (who attended the Biolinks Alliance symposium in June), I was invited to inspect Herne Swamp, an artificially drained wetland situated at Wallan (north of Melbourne, near the headwaters of Merri Creek). We...
Back in February, I had a great chat with Selina Green from ABC South East. In a wide-ranging chat that took us all around the region, we talked about current NGT projects at Hutt Bay, Long Swamp, Walker Swamp and Mt Burr Swamp, and plans for the...
February the 2nd each year is World Wetlands Day, and this year we're making a very special announcement to mark the occasion! On the day itself (Saturday morning), I had a chat to Rod Sparks on ABC South East to talk all about it - which...
Robert Thompson has very kindly shared the following history of the Hutt Bay Wetland, including his family's 140 year connection to the area, and the reasons for their decision to donate the wetland to Nature Glenelg Trust: My great-grandfather, William Joseph (Bill) Thompson arrived at Port...
