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Sharing the restoration plans for Square Waterhole Swamp (Hesperilla CP)
Posted on 08 Sep 2017 at 18:14h
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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. After digging through the...
Swampfest 2024 – Get your hands dirty in a Fleurieu swamp this August
Calling all NGT friends and supporters in the Adelaide and Fleurieu Peninsula region. Would you like to get involved in some important, hands-on conservation work? On Sunday 11th August 2024 the Friends of Stipiturus and Hesperilla Conservation Parks are hosting Swampfest 2024, a community planting...It’s all happening at ‘School Swamp’ on the Fleurieu Peninsula
NGT’s Ben Taylor is a member of the Mount Compass Area School’s Environment and Conservation Committee, which oversees the management of “School Swamp”. School Swamp is located on the grounds of the school (60 km south of Adelaide) and is another important remnant of the...Golden-haired Sedge-skipper in the spotlight
The butterfly family Hesperiidae contains a large group of butterflies referred to as ‘Skippers’. In the Green Triangle region of south-east South Australia and western Victoria we have many butterflies in this family, occurring from inland mallee and low rainfall sandy heathlands to the higher...Rare plants and restoration projects – A talk on Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps
Ben, who is based in Adelaide South Australia, recently received an invitation from the Australian Plants Society to give a presentation on NGT’s Fleurieu Peninsula Swamp hydrological restoration projects. The talk was videoed by David Lloyd-Lindley of the Society and has been made publicly available....High flows present restoration challenges on the Fleurieu Peninsula, SA
Posted on 31 Jul 2023 at 22:19h
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Last month we shared with readers the story of recent works at Stipiturus Conservation Park, near Mt Compass, south of Adelaide. Sandbag structures first installed in 2017 were covered with soil, using a small excavator, in early April this year, converting them from temporary to...
Time lapse cameras monitor our restoration of the creekline at Stipiturus CP, as the 1940s drain is permanently decommissioned!
Posted on 27 Jun 2023 at 20:17h
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At our recent Fleurieu Swamps Field Day we explained the latest restoration works at Stipiturus Conservation Park (CP), on the Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide, but we haven’t yet informed our readers from further afield. These works mark an important milestone in the restoration of...
Good food, wonderful people and sharing great results! Recapping the Fleurieu Swamps Field Day in SA
Posted on 29 May 2023 at 15:10h
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On Saturday the 20th of May, we gathered with a group of swamp people… no not the scary kind! Wonderful people keen to learn more about the restoration of one of our critically endangered wetland ecosystems, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps. The aim was to showcase the...
Peatland restoration update: First glimpse of the latest works to rehydrate Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps
Posted on 30 Apr 2023 at 20:10h
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In late March and early April, I was back on the Fleurieu Peninsula, near Mt Compass (SA), overseeing the latest round of works to rehydrate a couple of the most important remnant peatlands in this part of the world: Square Waterhole Swamp and Glenshera Swamp....