Author: Bryan Haywood

Posted at 28 Jun 2016 at 11:42h in Heath Mouse, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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Natural Resources South East and Nature Glenelg Trust joined forces over the last 7 months to roll out a number of community workshops as part of the Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities project (RUEC). The aim of the workshops was to seek input and engage with the community, landholders...

Posted at 11 May 2016 at 02:11h in Conservation of Glenelg Spiny Crayfish, Fish conservation, Media, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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The lower South East coast is home to a unique type of wetland called Karst Rising Springs. These environments are spring-fed wetlands and are found close to the coast from the Victorian border to near Bray (SE of Robe). Spring-fed wetlands or Karst Rising Springs (KRS)...

Posted at 11 Mar 2016 at 12:59h in Community Nursery Project, Cross-border Community Events Calendar, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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Eucalypt expert, Dean Nicolle, visited the South East last week as guest speaker at our Nuts about Gums events. The public talk Friday night and bushwalk Saturday morning were a combined event for the Community Nursery and Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities (RUEC) projects. Dean has dedicated...

Posted at 11 Mar 2016 at 12:59h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month by
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Dryland Tea-tree (or Moonah) is in full bloom at the moment throughout the region. [caption id="attachment_14338" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Patch of 'Moonah' near Dingley Dell[/caption] The botanical name for Moonah is Melaleuca lanceolata. Melaleucas are trees and shrubs in the Myrtacaea family commonly known as paper-barks, honey-myrtle or...

Posted at 06 Dec 2015 at 12:03h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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Hackett Hill and Honan Native Forest Reserves are a carpet of colour at the moment in the Swamp Gum grassy and herb rich woodland areas.  Native daisies of various species, Vanilla and Fringe lilies, Scurf Pea and native mints are blooming nicely at the moment. The Dusky...

Posted at 06 Dec 2015 at 12:01h in News, Photo of the Month, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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The southern water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized skink species found in New South Wales, Victoria (incl. Bass Strait islands) and South Australia. Typically, they have three colour bands along their body of olive-brown on top with dark flecks, a black band along its flanks...

Posted at 29 Oct 2015 at 17:47h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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Tea-tree Fire-tail Cicada The Tea-tree Fire-tail cicada has recently emerged in the lower south east of South Australia. It is a very high pitched and soft calling species that prefers Swamp Gum woodlands in the moist parts of the region especially around Glencoe and Port MacDonnell. [caption...

Posted at 14 Aug 2015 at 03:11h in Community Nursery Project, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Threatened Orchid translocation, Threatened Orchids by
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[caption id="attachment_12530" align="alignright" width="300"] Elegant Spider-orchid (Bryan Haywood)[/caption] Eleven days of intricate and rewarding field work has recently come to an end after four nationally threatened terrestrial orchid species were successfully translocated into 8 sites throughout the South East through the Restoring the Under-represented Ecological Communities...

Posted at 14 Aug 2015 at 03:07h in 20 Million Trees, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, National Landcare Programme, News by
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Nature Glenelg Trust has recently planted its first area towards achieving the milestone of restoring 70 hectares of the Eaglehawk Waterhole property. A range of understorey species (~ 900 individual plants) have been planted to boost the restoration process after livestock were removed back in...