Our February species of the month is the Brolga (Grus rubicunda) - also affectionately known by many people on the land as the "Native Companion". This spectacular bird is an iconic species of Australian wetlands, but is now highly threatened as a result of...
A lot of ecological restoration, management and science involves sitting at a desk, but I have a strong belief that ecologists should regularly spend time in the ecosystems on which they work. Not just focused work time, with specific tasks to achieve, but leisure time...
Wild, windy, cold weather made it feel more like August than January for much of my stay, but fortunately this didn't deter the more than 30 visitors who popped in at different times to catch up and say g'day over the five days I spent...
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,...
After a year of a constantly juggling things on all fronts within NGT, I'm personally looking forward to a bit of down-time over Christmas and New Year. But I have a confession to make - I do have one big regret this year! After Walker...
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...
The recent spring rains across parts of south-eastern Australia have meant significant flows in waterways and the filling of wetlands; some seeming to appear before our eyes. Lachie has provided a great summary of the hydrological impacts across NGT's wetland restoration reserves in another post...
So far 2020 has certainly been a year of extremes and, with the arrival of a La Niña event this spring, that trend appears to be continuing. A rather disappointing winter for our wetlands that produced limited runoff has now given way to a cool...
After six years of intensive monitoring at Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve (WSRR) and following completion of the major on ground works, the initial response of the avian community to these changes can now be gauged. Digging into the results from 115 bird surveys including 46...
Summer sure seems like a long time ago. As much of south-eastern Australia was ravaged by bushfires, and smoke blanketed our local landscapes, Walker Swamp provided refuge for local wetland birds - you can further explore how waterbirds have responded to the swamp's restoration in...
