Have you ever wished to know more about native Australian birds? Or wondered which bird was making that call from out of sight? Well, we have the course for you! Nature Glenelg Trust is teaming up with the Limestone Coast Landscape Board to run a...
Could you ever imagine that a butterfly would be helped by an ant to complete its life cycle?! When you consider that ants can be a formidable force in the bush, its amazing to know that ants will tend to a particular special caterpillar species...
Over recent months we have all witnessed perhaps one of the driest starts to winter we've ever experienced in the south east of South Australia. The well below average rainfall has impacted all aspects of the landscape. The impacts have been felt by all people...
Camera Monitoring (capturing footage and images using fixed point cameras) can be a time-consuming, data-hungry technique, requiring many hours of review and verification; identifying the subject matter is not always easy either. However, as the following video shows, it can reveal some unexpected species sightings!Andy...
All hands were on deck recently when NGT coordinated another burn along Wattle Range Road (north-east of Millicent in South East SA) this autumn, with the help of Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation and OneFortyOne. The original project brief about the importance of native grasslands and why...
As I write this story, I have only just got off the phone from Andy at NGT's Eaglehawk Waterhole Restoration Reserve. Andy said he has been hearing the Bush Stone-curlew for the past two nights, calling around camp. This is such a relief as a...
Heathland is one of the oldest recognised ecosystems in the world and, in southern and western Victoria, is found on flat to gently undulating country. Typically, this ecosystem has nutrient-poor, acidic, sandy soils with vegetation comprised of a dense layer of low growing small-leafed shrubs,...
Surveys for the Silver Xenica butterfly have commenced once again this autumn with the aim of confirming if two translocation sites near Glencoe (north-west of Mount Gambier in SA) still contain the butterflies. The surveys involve walking at a slow pace along pre-determined transects to...
NGT recently had some beautiful big replacement windows installed in the old shearing shed at Mt Burr Swamp which is used by visiting groups, for educational activities and by volunteers and staff.So, it is time to share the upgraded 'view' from the Mt Burr Swamp...
Monitoring using photos from fixed points (called photopoints) can be a successful method of visually showing the changes that take place over time. In NGT's case we use photopoints to see the changes brought about from environmental restoration within a previously modified site or landscape....
