After taking a bit of much needed time to catch up on a number of things away from NGT, I'll finally be properly back on deck in a couple of weeks, just in time to see our wetlands bursting into life this spring! [caption id="attachment_32187" align="alignright"...
[caption id="attachment_34329" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Australasian Bittern near Nobles Rocks[/caption] This curious and nationally endangered Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) was snapped on our wildlife camera during NGT’s Long Swamp restoration works near Nobles Rocks. This project was funded with the support of the Victorian Government, and was...
Walker Swamp is slowly recovering. Everywhere there are signs of regeneration. Here are just a few photos of how the wetland is responding. [gallery size="large" columns="2" ids="34100,34082,34083,34094,34087,34088,34089,34090,34091,34092,34093,34096,34099,34086,34122,34123"]...
It has been a couple of weeks since the last update, but thanks to the fantastic support of dozens of donors we are steadily moving towards clearing the land-purchase debt for Walker Swamp. and the live tally is ...
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...
The Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciliptilus) is a key bird of dense swamps in south-west Victoria and south-east South Australia, but it is also Nationally Endangered. Bitterns like to hide out in wetlands with tall dense vegetation and forage in still, shallow water. They are so...
A Border Watch article (see below) has highlighted how a positive partnership between NGT and OneFortyOne Plantations is actively working towards restoring habitat of the Southern Bent-wing Bat (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) in the Mount Burr Swamp area. The recent discovery of Southern Bent-wing Bats at...
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...
This time last year I reported a pair of Brolgas at The Green Swamp near Glenthompson; the first time I had seen this species at the wetland since undertaking restoration works in 2014. Since then there have been regular sightings and the numbers of birds...
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...
