During mid-summer for the last six years, a group of keen volunteers and NGT staff have gathered at NGT's Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve for two days of field work, to assess the condition of River Red Gums across the reserve. Mid-summer is chosen for these...
Walker Swamp is a large and complex wetland system, that NGT originally purchased in 2018 for restoration (read more about our initial restoration works here).Understanding how large wetland systems like Walker Swamp respond to restored cycles of inundation (flooding) over time and space, requires a...
Around this time of year birds around the world of many species have just completed, or are in the process of completing, some amazing flights as they shift north (or in one case, west) to find warmer and more productive climes. Many of those moving...
One of the great challenges in trying to understand how long-term gradual change (caused by drivers like climate) is impacting on the biodiversity of a region, is being able to afford and carry out the monitoring required to obtain the data that shows what is...
Parks Victoria has shortlisted the Black Range Conservation Survey, led by the Black Range Land Management Group and NGT, for the funding through the Volunteer Innovation Fund. The votes of the Victorian public will decide which projects are successful, so read on for more info!The...
Over the past couple of months, I have been busy working on a range of educational projects and activities - from running bird courses with the community to connecting local schools with education opportunities at Walker Swamp. In fact, the latter was featured in a...
Many of the remaining Wedge-tailed Eagles (Aquila audax) in Australia occur within our agricultural landscapes. These areas are vital to their survival. In the past the Wedge-tailed Eagle was the most persecuted of all birds of prey worldwide. A bounty system in some states encouraged the...
After six years of intensive monitoring at Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve (WSRR) and following completion of the major on ground works, the initial response of the avian community to these changes can now be gauged. Digging into the results from 115 bird surveys including 46...
One of the great joys of wetland restoration comes from the follow up surveys undertaken to monitor the outcomes of on-ground actions. Restoring productive wetlands that are able to hold water through summer and into autumn provides much sought after habitat for birds that are...
Across the south-west region of Victoria a decline in condition of River Red Gums has been observed, in part by overabundant psyllids. In 2019 many trees were stripped of their foliage by late December. Psyllids are small insects that feed by sucking sap from the...
