Author: Lauren Brown

Grampians remote monitoring – The wetlands fill as the fun begins!

Posted at 31 Aug 2021 at 16:13h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Lauren Brown

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At the end of July, Lachie and Tom met with an eager group of volunteers to complete the first round of data retrievals for our remote monitoring project in the Grampians. Field cameras and AudioMoth sound recorders had been deployed a month prior at various...

Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish back in the spotlight

Posted at 31 Aug 2021 at 16:10h in News, Conservation of Glenelg Spiny Crayfish by Lauren Brown

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The karst rising-springs (KRS) around Port MacDonnell represent an important but threatened ecosystem supporting a diverse range of flora and fauna, including the nationally endangered Glenelg Spiny Freshwater Crayfish Euastacus bispinosus and the nationally vulnerable Variegated Pygmy Perch Nannoperca variegata. In South Australia, Glenelg Spiny...

More amazing movements of Mulloway revealed!

Posted at 22 Jul 2021 at 10:11h in News, Mulloway by Lauren Brown

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The Victorian Mulloway Tagging program, funded by the Victorian Fisheries Authority through Recreational Fishing License Fees, has now been running for three and half years. The program has received incredible support from a large number of anglers and has provided valuable new knowledge on the...

Green Futures Now – working with our younger generation to tackle climate change

Posted at 22 Jul 2021 at 10:10h in News by Lauren Brown

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During the past month, I’ve been working alongside Becky Nevin Berger (Youth Development Planner) and Lauren Schneider (Coordinator of the Natural Environment team) at the Warrnambool City Council (WCC) to deliver an exciting youth climate change project. Funded through DELWP, Green Futures Now involves working...

Volunteers gather at Walker Swamp for new Citizen Science project

Posted at 28 May 2021 at 22:11h in News, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Lauren Brown

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On Sunday a couple of weeks ago, Lachie and I met with prospective volunteers at Walker Swamp for an initial ‘meet and greet’ afternoon. The event was held as part of the new Grampians citizen science monitoring program, funded by the Victorian Government through the...

An exciting citizen science opportunity in the Grampians awaits You!

Posted at 27 Apr 2021 at 15:29h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Lauren Brown

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We are in the early stages of developing a volunteer-based wetland monitoring program to learn more about the ecological responses of two restored wetland systems in the southern Grampians.The Walker, Gooseneck, and Brady Swamp wetland complex, and Green Swamp, have undergone significant hydrological changes over...

Getting to know the aquatic life at Mt Burr Swamp – including a threatened crayfish

Posted at 31 Mar 2021 at 09:14h in News, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve by Lauren Brown

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Over the summer months, Sheryl, Bryan, Jess, Taylah - along with students from Grant High School - have been exploring the wetlands at Mt Burr Swamp to obtain a better understanding of the aquatic fauna on the property. While the largest and most prominent wetland is...

Mulloway Tagging Program – Summer Update

Posted at 27 Feb 2021 at 20:05h in News, Mulloway by Lauren Brown

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Since the start of December last year, the Mulloway Tagging Program (funded by VFA through Recreational Fishing License Fees) has recorded thirteen new recaptures. One recaptured fish took me all the way back to December 2017, when Shane Murrell tagged a 66 cm Mulloway at...

Nurturing nature – the many benefits of getting outdoors

Posted at 28 Oct 2020 at 12:28h in News by Lauren Brown

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During Mental Health week this year (12-16th October), I took the opportunity to stop and think about what has been a challenging time for us all. I have been reflecting on the incredible resilience people and communities have shown. People deal with adversity in different...

Tagged Mulloway Travels 400 km from the Glenelg to the Bellarine

Posted at 28 Oct 2020 at 12:02h in News, Fish, Fish conservation, Glenelg River, Mulloway by Lauren Brown

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Since August, we have recorded nine additional Mulloway recaptures as part of our recreational tagging program. Following the recent heavy rain and flows, a local by the name of Mark Asplin was walking along the beach near Ocean Grove last Saturday when he spotted a...

Author: Lauren Brown

Grampians remote monitoring – The wetlands fill as the fun begins!

Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish back in the spotlight

More amazing movements of Mulloway revealed!

Green Futures Now – working with our younger generation to tackle climate change

Volunteers gather at Walker Swamp for new Citizen Science project

An exciting citizen science opportunity in the Grampians awaits You!

Getting to know the aquatic life at Mt Burr Swamp – including a threatened crayfish

Mulloway Tagging Program – Summer Update

Nurturing nature – the many benefits of getting outdoors

Tagged Mulloway Travels 400 km from the Glenelg to the Bellarine

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