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Adventures of an NGT Bat Scientist… in Mexico!

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:54h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by Rose Thompson

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While other NGTers were slogging away in the rain doing reveg and working on other projects this winter, I recently had the pleasure to escape to the Mexican summer for three months! Just a couple of months earlier my interest was piqued by a job ad...

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The Wonderful Wetland Ecology Bus Tour

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:53h in News by Lachlan Farrington

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On the 12th October I was fortunate enough to have a seat on the two-day Wonderful Wetland Ecology Bus Tour, a training course on the ecological drivers of wetlands (geomorphology, hydrology and water quality).  On this tour of wetlands across the Loddon floodplains (North Central...

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First OBP arrives in Melaleuca from the mainland

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:53h in News, OBP Recovery, Volunteer by Nicole Mojonnier

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The days are getting longer and warmer and with spring arriving, the Orange-bellied Parrots are getting ready to start their journey back across Bass Strait to Melaleuca in Tasmania. Exactly one week after our last winter survey the first OBP has arrived back in Melaleuca....

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NGT wins free in screen promotion at Adelaide 36ers home games!

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:52h in Fundraising, News by Mark Bachmann

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While in Adelaide for work a few weeks ago on Wednesday the 4th of October, I entered the "CEO Shootout" for a bit of fun at the Adelaide 36ers home stadium. With about 25 or 30 competitors lining up, expectations were pretty low, but I had...

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On the lookout for the Southern Brown Bandicoot near Lucindale

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:52h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Southern Brown Bandicoot by Rose Thompson

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The Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus) is a medium-sized, ground dwelling marsupial mammal, which was once common in south-eastern Australia. As a result of the cumulative impacts of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, altered fire regimes, and introduced predators, the species is listed as Endangered nationally. However,...

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Newbery Park students learn about animal tracks and traces

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:51h in ForestrySA Schools Program, News by Rose Thompson

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A couple of weeks ago I headed out to Gower Conservation Park, Tantanoola and a nearby biodiversity corridor with Year 3/4 students from Newbery Park Primary School. I met the bus-full of students with their teacher and SSO Angela at the conservation park, where we...

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Photo of the week – Jacky Lizard near Penola

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:50h in News, Photo of the Month by Rose Thompson

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Lizards being cold blooded, bask in the morning sun to raise their internal body temperature and stimulate their metabolism. They position their body to soak up maximum sunlight, spreading themselves to create more surface area. As their internal temperature warms up, their muscles become limber,...

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Spring restoration tours at Glenshera Swamp, Stipiturus CP – book your free spot now!

Posted at 08 Sep 2017 at 18:16h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News by Mark Bachmann

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Well, it's certainly been a busy couple of years for us at Glenshera Swamp (Stipiturus CP), as we've progressed from restoration planning to on-ground works. And so, after a wet July and August (and equally damp start to September), it is time to show you what...

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Sharing the restoration plans for Square Waterhole Swamp (Hesperilla CP)

Posted at 08 Sep 2017 at 18:14h in News, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Square Waterhole Swamp by Mark Bachmann

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Well, it's been quite a journey over the past 12 months in getting to know another important wetland on the Fleurieu Peninsula at Hesperilla CP (just south of Mt Compass), a small remnant portion of the originally much larger Square Waterhole Swamp. The original extent of Square...

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Tookayerta catchment report: sharing a complex story of landscape change

Posted at 08 Sep 2017 at 18:14h in News, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps by Mark Bachmann

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In conjunction with the recent work completed for Hesperilla Conservation Park, Natural Resources SA MDB also asked NGT to provide a broader view and understanding of landscape change in the wider Tookayerta Catchment (around Mt Compass) on the Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide - with a view...

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