As usual the NGT crew has been busy out in the field this month. Here’s a selection of photos to show you what we get up to behind the scenes.
First up, insights into a days field work on the east coast of Tasmania.
NGT’s Justine Latton and Bec Sheldon have been busy monitoring later levels in the Apsley Marshes, near the mouth of the Apsley River, and some snaps of Long Point saltmarsh:
Sarcocornia quinqueflora, commonly known as Samphire, a saltmarsh plant growing at Long Point, Tasmania.Bec Sheldon wading through the Apsley Marshes, Tasmania.With wader boots firmly planted on higher ground, Bec Sheldon downloads water level and salinity data from an in situ logger at Apsley Marshes, Tasmania.Mark Bachmann pointing out NGT’s earthworks to remediate Long Point saltmarsh, showing rapid recovery of saltmarsh species since the work was completed a year ago.Bec Sheldon downloading salinity and water level data from a logger in the thick of the Apsley Marshes, Tasmania.
Next up, some bonus cute critters:
Friendly cows ‘helping’ Sam and Lisa with bird surveys in the Southern Grampians, and a cute wallaby with joey in NSW snapped whilst Ben and Mark have been monitoring water levels in the Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area on the north coast of NSW.
NGT’s Sam Greiner and Lisa McIntyre have some unexpected ‘helpers’ whilst doing bird surveys in the Southern Grampians.A red-necked wallaby and joey, north coast NSW