Well, we've had the first signs of Spring and just in time as the Spring edition of the cross-border calendar (SE SA/SW VIC) has arrived! Nature Glenelg Trust has pulled together a collection of environmental events happening throughout the South East of South Australia and Victoria's South West. Our...
On Sunday September 13 we're heading out on the back lanes of the Victorian Volcanic Plains near Mortlake for a native grassland tour, and we'd love you to come along if you're in the region! Check out the flyer below or click here for a pdf. Spring is...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Wanderer larvae (Danaus plexippus)[/caption] Out in the field we also take a few snaps of introduced species, and here's a couple of them in one shot! This photo of a Wanderer butterfly larvae (Danaus plexippus) was taken in the Coorong National Park. It's...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Yellow Navel (Omphalina chromacea)[/caption] This shot of a tiny Yellow Navel (Omphalina chromacea) was taken while undertaking bushcare work in the Wannon Falls Scenic Reserve near Hamilton. The Yellow Navel is commonly found on the ground in association with mats of algae, and...
Get involved in the art and science of woodland birds! [caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignright" width="250"] Woodland Birds Through the Lens flyer[/caption] On Friday August 28 at 7pm, BirdLife magazine photographer and ecologist Dean Ingwersen is giving a free talk at City Hall, Mount Gambier. Currently leading the Regent...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Veined Helmet-orchid, SA[/caption] This photo of a Veined Helmet-orchid was taken in the Upper South East of SA, when the crew was out translocating orchids (other species) as part of the Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East (RUEC) project. You can see...
Over the last year or so, NGT has been actively involved in the management of the 304 hectare Mortlake Common Flora Reserve grassland. From the window of a car (and particularly if your mind has already arrived at the Mortlake bakery) it might look like...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Banded Stilts at the Coorong NP, SA (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This shot was taken out at the Coorong National Park, near Pelican Point. Banded stilts are highly nomadic - a recent study tracking their movements recorded a bird journeying 2300km in two...
[caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignright" width="250"] Narrawong P.S. planting days[/caption] Early in June, budding green thumbs from Narrawong Primary School helped to plant more than 400 native trees and shrubs at the Narrawong Swamp (south of East Street), alongside ecologists from Nature Glenelg Trust. The swamp has a history of...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Waterbirds on Lake Linlithgow (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This photo of waterbirds was taken out at Lake Linlithgow this week, about 20 minutes east of Hamilton. 59 waterbird species have been recorded on the lake, and with water slowly returning, so are the...
