Bush-stone Curlew near Stawell. Photo courtesy of Jake Goodes, Parks Victoria Last week a couple of things happened that got me thinking again about our forgotten mainland fauna - so let's pick up where we left off last time in Part 8, when we talked about...
Last Saturday, I had a great chat to Rod Sparks on his morning program for ABC South East about our wetlands in the region, why they matter and what we are doing about it at NGT. To hear more, click on the player below! [audio mp3="http://natureglenelg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mark-Bachmann-Swamps-with-Rod-Sparks-ABC-Sat-11th-Aug-2018.mp3"][/audio] [caption id="attachment_30029"...
As you will have noticed if you've been outdoors in the past couple of months, it's fungi season! For most of the year, we barely cast a thought toward fungi, but when the cooler and wetter weather triggers many species to start fruiting (producing mushrooms) we...
I've recently returned from my second stint in Fiji working with Operation Wallacea (OpWall), which is aiming to establish the first large National Park in Fiji. [caption id="attachment_30639" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Orange-breasted Myzomela[/caption] OpWall (www.opwall.com) is an environmental research and conservation expedition organisation, who design and implement biodiversity surveys...
European settlement of Fiji started a wave of change with long term impacts on the regions biodiversity. Introduced to control rats the omnivorous small Indian mongoose placed natural ecosystems under intense sustained pressure. Effective mongoose control across Natewa Peninsula underpins local initiatives to recognise local...
Over 8000 plants made their way into the ground recently after four days of planting by NGT staff and volunteers at two sites. Over 50 individuals were involved in the planting events at Eaglehawk Waterhole and Mount Burr Swamp Restoration Reserves. Seedlings were produced by...
A few weeks ago, Lachie and I attended the South West TAFE Volunteer expo held in Warrnambool. The expo allowed people to become more involved in the community, by chatting with a range of organisations and hearing what volunteer opportunities were on offer. The event...
At the end of June, NGT helped organise a special OBP movie screening in Port Fairy. The Orange-bellied Parrot is one of the most endangered parrots in the world. They breed over the summer in South West Tasmania and then cross Bass Strait to spend...
It has been a couple of weeks since the last update, but thanks to the fantastic support of 77 donors so far, we've just passed the $54,000 mark! To be precise, at the time of writing our tally had reached $54,265. and the live tally is...
‘Why would you try and grow Blue Gums in a wetland?’ is a question often asked by visitors to Walker Swamp. During its boom-time in the middle of last decade, which also corresponded with a period of prolonged drought, the hardwood forestry industry expanded into some...