It has been an unusual year to say the least! 2020 was a year of challenge and uncertainty and made it difficult to predict what was ahead; at times we doubted whether we would be able to continue all the important work we strive to...
Last month Lauren B and I spent a few days sampling the Surry River estuary in Narrawong, south-west Victoria. This small pilot study aimed to look at possible sampling methods and locations for a longer-term program to build more understanding and community awareness around the...
The recent spring rains across parts of south-eastern Australia have meant significant flows in waterways and the filling of wetlands; some seeming to appear before our eyes. Lachie has provided a great summary of the hydrological impacts across NGT's wetland restoration reserves in another post...
To celebrate Mental Health Week, NGT's Lauren B. shared some wonderful insight into the vast benefits that being in nature brings to us, both in terms of our physical and mental wellbeing. Lately, the areas of nature within our reach have been reduced, either a...
'Whoop-Boom!' Over the past several weeks NGT has been helping with the Glenelg Hopkins CMA's Bittern Recovery Project, by undertaking listening surveys across several wetlands in south-west Victoria. 'Whoop-Boom' is the sound we have been eagerly listening for - the call of the male Australasian...
The Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar) is a species that has mastered elusiveness. They shelter and nest in soil cracks, and utilise surrounding grassy vegetation and rocks to keep well hidden during their daytime movements. These small reptiles are in fact not totally legless -...
Have you you heard about eDNA (or 'environmental' DNA)? Well, Aquasave-NGT's Nick and Sylvia have been awarded a grant through the Nature Foundation to utilise this sampling technique in combination with traditional net sampling to try and detect small bodied fish (up to 15cm length)...
The Surry River estuary at Narrawong in south-west Victoria contains the 'Salt-Wedge Estuaries Ecological Community'; which is one of 25 known representations of this community along the southern Australian coastline, from the South Australian/Victorian border to Wilson's Promontory in Gippsland. The Salt Wedge estuary community...
This year National Tree Day is being held on Sunday August 2nd. This day is Australia's biggest community tree planting event and does a lot for understanding the value of trees and caring for nature - since 1996 this program has supported Australian communities to...
The Murray Crayfish is the world’s second largest freshwater crayfish and once occurred widely over the Murrumbidgee and Murray catchments in southern Australia. The species has experienced widespread declines in range and abundance and is now under threat across sections of its range. Through extensive...
