To say we've been a little busy at NGT over the past couple of months would be a serious understatement, with a plethora of project reports to finalise before the end of financial year - and unfortunately this has kept us a bit quieter than usual...
It is just over 12 months since we completed the restoration feasibility assessment for Glenshera Swamp in Stipiturus Conservation Park, and I am pleased to report that the planning has now been turned into the first stages of on-ground action! Thanks in particular to the Fleurieu Swamps...
Thanks to everyone who came along just before Easter to our final round of workshops with the community in Mount Compass (on Wednesday evening 12/4) and technical experts in Mount Barker (Thursday 13/4) for the Tookayerta Catchment (wetland restoration feasibility) Assessment project. Despite a much smaller...
For the first time since it was drained decades ago, Mt Burr Swamp will hold water through the autumn months until the coming winter - which is absolutely fantastic news. While obviously the wet spring last year provided us with the welcome rainfall we needed...
A few weeks ago, I was invited in to the ABC South East studio for a chat with Selina Green about the latest news from Mt Burr Swamp - so we spent a while discussing the results of the February 2017 Growling Grass Frog survey. You...
It has been a busy time over recent months at NGT, with our team undergoing a few minor changes - so it is time for an update! In terms of recent departures, Dr Adam Miller is now lecturing full-time in an academic role at Deakin University...
NGT's Bryan Haywood reported that after a few days out in the sunshine at Mt Burr Swamp to install the fence wires earlier in the month, the birdlife was out and about. While regulars such as black swans are still nesting, new birds observed include whistling...
If you haven't taken up the opportunity to share your knowledge of the swamps of the Tookayerta Catchment with us yet, then now is your chance! In April, we'll be sharing what we've learned so far and giving you another chance to have a say before we...
It is hard to believe, but it has been 12 months since we completed the restoration options report for Glenshera Swamp, in Stipiturus Conservation Park, and if all goes to plan then the first steps towards improving the hydrology of this important wetland will hopefully get...
The December blog post about the forgotten fauna of the Fleurieu Peninsula stimulated some great feedback from some of our newsletter subscribers with an interest in ecological change and the value of historical accounts for aiding our modern understanding of the environment. For example, Graham Carpenter kindly shared...
