Back in late March 2023, following a prescribed burn, NGT oversaw earthworks at Hesperilla Conservation Park, a reserve that protects an important remnant of the critically endangered Fleurieu Peninsula Swamp ecological community. The earthworks backfilled several drains that were drawing groundwater out of the swamp...
In early March, Ben and Tessa took to the water to survey submerged aquatic vegetation in Karrawirra Pari/the River Torrens. NGT first undertook this monitoring for the City of Adelaide in 2020, and repeated it in 2022. This year the survey has been expanded to...
Readers will be aware from past blogs that NGT, in collaboration with the South Australian (SA) and Commonwealth Governments, has been investigating the restoration potential of Lake Hawdon North for several years. This 2,500 hectare seasonal wetland fills most years, but drains rapidly due to...
In previous blogs we have introduced readers to Lake Hawdon North, a 2,500 ha wetland located about 15 km inland from Robe in the South East of SA. This seasonal wetland of fresh-brackish habitats is proposed for hydrological restoration (to reduce the impacts of artificial...
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....
NGT's investigations into the potential for hydrological restoration of the Aldinga Washpool commenced in early 2021, thanks to a Green Adelaide Grassroots Grant. That grant culminated in our 2022 Ecohydrological Restoration Assessment Report, which outlines several options to restore the original shape, depth and general...
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...
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...
Ben, Lachie and Mark recently returned to the NSW North Coast near Evans Head to continue NGT's work at Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). As described in previous blogs, Minyumai IPA is owned and managed by Bundjalung Traditional Owners, who are restoring the native vegetation...
Readers may recall from previous blogs the wetland restoration project underway at Yundi Nature Conservancy, which is located about 60 km south of Adelaide, on the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula. Here, NGT has helped local landholder John Fargher backfill an old agricultural drain than had been...
