I'll soon be pursuing some bat adventures and other travels in Latin America, so for the past few weeks I've been busy handing over my NGT responsibilities to others on the team. During May I was looking forward to taking part in a three-week bat blitz...
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...
I must admit, I wasn’t too optimistic about the new tile grids established in 2016. The Swamp Gum Woodland vegetation type seemed quite promising, but summer surveys in 2017 and 2018 had only found skinks and brown snakes! But on a warm, overcast day in...
The artworks for the Dedicated Indigenous Garden and Sculpture (DIGS) project at Narrawong District Primary School are taking shape! The students worked with local artist, Catherine Bailey, to create beautiful silhouette designs of local flora and fauna last year. The designs have now been transformed into...
Autumn is here, and with that the start of preparations for the Orange-bellied Parrot winter surveys. First, an update on the latest recovery efforts. In early February, seven captive-bred juvenile OBPs were released in Tasmania. This is the second time that an autumn release has taken place...
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...
Mt Burr Wetland turned on all the seasons with sunshine, cold breezes and a shower of rain for students from UniSA this month. The students are studying Land Management as part of their Aboriginal Pathways Program, and visited with lecturer Barry Tarr. Led by Bryan Haywood...
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...
If you think this looks like an alien species, then you are right. Coast Capeweed or Cape Beach Daisy (Arctotheca populifolia), might look beautiful, but is from the southern African coastline and is steadily making its way eastwards along the coast of Australia. [caption id="attachment_32936" align="aligncenter"...
The “Tiny Greenhood” is its common name, but common it is not! When this species was first discovered in the south-east of South Australia, it was misidentified as Pterostylis parviflora, and was recorded under a variety of incorrect names. In 2017 botanist David L. Jones...
