Glenshera Swamp restoration

Posted at 26 Oct 2021 at 13:29h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Glenshera Swamp restoration, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Moulting Lagoon and Apsley Marshes, Scale Swamp restoration, Tilley Swamp restoration, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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On Saturday the 2nd of October, I had the pleasure of being invited to present at the 2021 Tasmanian Community Landcare conference in Launceston. The only problem is that thanks to Covid-19 impacting on travel options, I couldn't attend in person! But every cloud has...

Posted at 26 Jun 2020 at 00:01h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News by
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Regular readers will be familiar with NGT's ongoing hydrological restoration work at Glenshera Swamp, on the Fleurieu Peninsula near Mount Compass.In the previous newsletter we described recent work completed to backfill an artificial drain that was denying flow to a natural, meandering creekline that formerly carried...

Posted at 29 May 2020 at 16:18h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News by
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Over three wet days in early May, NGT staff (Mark and Ben) got to work with the assistance of an earthworks contractor, backfilling more artificial drains within Stipiturus Conservation Park. This important reserve contains a signification portion of Glenshera Swamp, the largest and most intact...

Posted at 26 Jul 2019 at 09:01h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News by
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As regular readers will know, Glenshera Swamp (including Stipiturus Conservation Park) is one of the largest and most intact examples of the critically endangered Fleurieu Pensinsula Swamps, and a site that NGT have been helping to restore in South Australia. Back in July 2016, several months...

Posted at 07 Jun 2019 at 12:12h in News, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, Wetland Restoration by
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Native plants are sprouting and weeds are drowning at Glenshera Swamp, Stipiturus Conservation Park! Two years after hydrological restoration work began, the early-season rains are really showing results. Our sandbag structures, built with the help of many hardworking volunteers, are redirecting water into the swamp...

Posted at 09 Jun 2018 at 00:57h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News by
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Last weekend, NGT's Ben Taylor and Tessa Roberts joined and enthusiastic bunch of volunteer tree-planters in Stipiturus Conservation Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula, SA. The popular community planting event, known as 'SwampFest', is held annually in the park to help re-vegetate historically cleared areas, and...