Author: Lisa McIntyre

Posted at 31 Oct 2022 at 11:52h in News, Long Point Restoration Reserve by
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The Friends of Forgotten Woodlands (FOFW) is a volunteer group working to recreate the woodland communities that were once a keystone in the ecology of the Victorian Volcanic Plains. Bill Weatherly from the group has spent a great deal of time studying paintings of western...

Posted at 23 Aug 2022 at 19:13h in News, Long Point Restoration Reserve, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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As spring quickly approaches, so does the need (and urge!) for us to be outside and doing things!! So we have a great array of activities and opportunities for you to become involved with and spend some time in these glorious landscapes. Fencing at the northern revegetation...

Posted at 26 Jul 2022 at 11:08h in News, Long Point Restoration Reserve, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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Tom and Rosemary, our Field Ecology and Works Officers in western Victoria, have been really busy at Walker Swamp during June and July, as they, together with a fantastic group of volunteers, have been building a tall macropod-proof fence using recycled posts and wire as...

Posted at 27 Jan 2022 at 09:30h in Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Environmental Education, Volunteer by
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Our first activities at Walker Swamp this year are going to be truly amazing. The project involves two local schools working together: Hamilton Parklands School - a school for children with intellectual disabilities, that supports and prepares students to become active and engaged members of...

Posted at 26 Oct 2021 at 13:29h in News, Long Point Restoration Reserve, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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Last Saturday, a group of very enthusiastic volunteers gathered at NGT's Long Point Reserve, Dunkeld, to help both Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) and the Friends Of The Forgotten Woodlands (FOFW) recreate a masterpiece. Long Point lies north-east of Dunkeld and is named after the peninsula of...