It has been six months since we last wrote to you about the ‘Repairing the Past’ project, so we have lots to report! You can catch up on previous posts from November 2021 and January 2022.Several actions have gone ahead in leaps and bounds, with...
If you know Mount Gambier, you'll know we have a famous Blue Lake! The lake, which is situated in a volcanic crater, changes colour to a brilliant royal blue in the warmer months and is a major tourist attraction of our city. The lake is...
In October and December 2021 we brought you the first two articles in a series entitled Butterflies on the Brink (Part I and Part 2) in which we’re showcasing the butterfly species most at risk of extinction in south-eastern mainland Australia. As a reminder, in...
Last month we introduced a new project to you, which aims to collaboratively repair impacts of past land management across four reserves in the upper South East of South Australia. Project partners have been busy lately, connecting with people and information and walking on country...
I know that spiders are not everyone's favourite creatures but hope that many of you can bring yourselves to watch this short video of a Tasmanian Football Spider (Neosparassus patellatus) that I came across recently at Mt Burr Swamp. Initially I thought the spider was...
In October we brought you the first in a series entitled Butterflies on the Brink in which we're showcasing the butterfly species most at risk of extinction in south-eastern mainland Australia. In this second installment, we are focussing on the Bright-eyed Brown (Heteronympha cordace wilsoni)....
NGT has teamed up with three other landholders in the Binnum-Bangham district (the Jones, Baulderstone, and Brewer families), plus Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation, Limestone Coast Landscape Board, and other community members and organisations to repair the impacts of past land management actions across four reserves in...
Martins in warm work clothing and his favourite bush hat at Mt Burr Swamp. Earlier this month we were saddened to hear of the passing of Martins Reinfelds, an NGT volunteer in the South East of SA. Martins had been involved with NGT projects for...
Until recently, invertebrates were not considered under threatened species legislation in South Australia. Thankfully, this has now changed and a small group of experts is working to identify and nominate threatened invertebrates under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (South Australia) and/or Environmental...
The diversity and abundance of native invertebrates is declining globally, which could have significant consequences for ecosystem functioning. The Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) are well studied in Australia compared with other invertebrates, so we know that some species are imperiled or declining. Despite this, few...
