Upcoming field sampling starting this week will update population estimate data for the nationally threatened Glenelg Spiny Crayfish (also known as Pricklybacks) in the South East of SA. You many remember a couple of articles late last year announcing our most recent project on Glenelg...
Our South East SA based volunteers have joined us for some very muddy activities over the past month at Hutt Bay and Mt Burr Swamp.First up, in late October NGT Principal Ecologist Lachie Farrington led a group at Hutt Bay in a workshop on Burrowing...
It’s been a very busy couple of months with a large number of volunteer events and school groups at both Hutt Bay and Mt Burr Swamp as part of the Recharge Farms project being delivered in partnership with the Limestone Coast Landscape Board (in case...
Join us, in collaboration with Mount Gambier based artist Julia Reader for a watercolour painting workshop at Mount Burr Swamp, drawing inspiration from the flora and fauna found at the reserve.All painting materials, and plenty of food will be provided. A special mention to...
As the weather warms up and the north westerly winds move in, members of the Orange-bellied Parrot population will 'hitch a ride' and catch the breeze back to Tasmania for their breeding season. This means the mainland season for the Orange-bellied Parrot is coming to...
The Mt Gambier volunteer crew have been busy recently with a number of activities. A team of eager volunteers joined me for a working bee at Mount Burr Swamp to remove tree guards and do a little hand weeding at the Creations Stories walk area...
You've probably heard of the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) and might be familiar with some or even a lot of this species' story. Over the past few years we've written several posts about the OBP, but I thought it was time to refresh your memory...
You may remember that late last year we introduced you to the new concept of Regional Recharge Farms. In case you missed it, these are locations in the landscape where water is retained in natural wetland features, in our case using nature and the wetland...
We recently held the final two workshops in a series at Hutt Bay; one on local Aboriginal culture and the second an intertidal reef exploration.First up, on Friday the 11th of March, we hosted Aunty Michelle for two sessions on Boandik customs, first with students...
For the past six months, Orange-bellied Parrots have been in Melaleuca, Tasmania where they spend summer at their breeding grounds. As the breeding season came to an end, the recent survey report from the Orange-bellied Parrot Tasmania Program indicated "a lower than average number of...
