Author: Jess Bourchier

Students get a taste for wetland assessments at Mt Burr Swamp

Posted at 15 Dec 2021 at 19:56h in News, Environmental Education, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve by Jess Bourchier

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Late spring and early summer is a great time to get outdoors and our environmental education events have continued over the past few weeks, through our wetland science program with Grant High School. In classroom sessions, year 9 science students were introduced to the function...

Workshop series continues with Rockpool ramble and water bug fun at the coast!

Posted at 15 Dec 2021 at 19:56h in News, Environmental Education, Hutt Bay Wetland, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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Over the past month we have continued our Hutt Bay workshops and working bees project with a rockpool ramble at Cape Douglas and aquatic macro-invertebrates (aka water bugs) at Hutt Bay.A community rockpool ramble was held at Cape Douglas where we were joined by some...

NGT’s environmental education around the Limestone Coast: water bugs, scorpions, stingybarks, and more!

Posted at 23 Nov 2021 at 09:11h in News, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Environmental Education, Hutt Bay Wetland, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve by Jess Bourchier

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Over the past month we've been busy with a whole heap of environmental education events around the South East, from Eaglehawk in the north to Hutt Bay in the south.On 5th November, thanks to the support of the Coast Protections Board’s Community Participation Grant, I...

Upcoming volunteer events – nursery, wetland, and coast

Posted at 26 Oct 2021 at 13:33h in News, Community Nursery Project, Environmental Education, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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The end of year is fast approaching but we still have a few events and volunteer opportunities to finish off 2021. See our full schedule below.As well as our regular nursery sessions (held every Friday at the moment), we have two workshops coming up...

Join us for coastal fun at Robe

Posted at 30 Sep 2021 at 18:35h in News, Environmental Education by Jess Bourchier

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Over the next two weeks, Jess will be hosting a number of activities as part of Robe's school holiday program. But the fun isn't limited to kids - our activities are open to all ages, so come along!Sustainable Fishing, Thursdays - 30th September and...

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with an OBP Quiz!

Posted at 30 Sep 2021 at 18:34h in News, OBP Recovery by Jess Bourchier

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Coming up soon, on Saturday 9th October, is World Migratory Bird Day, which celebrates bird species that tackle epic migrations. We thought we'd take the opportunity to showcase the Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP), a species that migrates across Bass Straight and between NGT's focal regions in...

SA coastal events coming up! Nature Festival and Robe Holiday Program

Posted at 31 Aug 2021 at 16:08h in News, Environmental Education by Jess Bourchier

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South Australia's Nature Festival is back for a second time, and this year NGT is taking part. The festival is 10 days of events, encounters, and experiences to celebrate our love of nature in South Australia, and there are events throughout the state. There are...

Come along to the Orange-bellied Parrot ID workshop in Koroit

Posted at 28 May 2021 at 21:59h in News, OBP Recovery, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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Are you interested in learning more about the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophemea chrysogaster) and where to find them?Please join us in Koroit on Saturday 5th June for the south-west Victoria Orange-bellied Parrot Workshop from 2pm at the Koroit Theatre Supper Room.You’ll have the opportunity to learn...

Orange-bellied Parrot season off to an early start

Posted at 27 Apr 2021 at 15:14h in News, National Landcare Programme, OBP Recovery, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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After a great Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) season on the mainland last year, the good news kept on coming throughout the summer. By the end of winter, 52 OBPs returned to Melaleuca, Tasmania to join successful captive bred and released birds, resulting in 76 OBPs in...

Species of the month: Bubble Shell

Posted at 31 Mar 2021 at 09:06h in News, Reef Watch in the South East, Species of the month by Jess Bourchier

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Earlier in the year we kicked off a series of coastal workshops supported by the Coast Protection Board with a reef ramble at Cape Douglas. We had several interesting and unidentified finds that day and put the call out in our post last month for...

Author: Jess Bourchier

Students get a taste for wetland assessments at Mt Burr Swamp

Workshop series continues with Rockpool ramble and water bug fun at the coast!

NGT’s environmental education around the Limestone Coast: water bugs, scorpions, stingybarks, and more!

Upcoming volunteer events – nursery, wetland, and coast

Join us for coastal fun at Robe

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with an OBP Quiz!

SA coastal events coming up! Nature Festival and Robe Holiday Program

Come along to the Orange-bellied Parrot ID workshop in Koroit

Orange-bellied Parrot season off to an early start

Species of the month: Bubble Shell

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