Author: Mark Bachmann

Revisiting the Walker Swamp 2023 community celebration in pictures

Posted at 30 Oct 2023 at 11:21h in News, Walker Swamp 2023 Fundraiser, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Mark Bachmann

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On Saturday the 7th of October, NGT's 6-day long Grand Tour of Ecological Restoration came to a fitting conclusion, with a major community event at Walker Swamp. It was here that we were joined by over 100 members of the community to celebrate a major...

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Final opportunity to reserve a place to join us for NGT’s ‘Grand Tour’ of ecological restoration sites this October!

Posted at 19 Sep 2023 at 22:16h in News, Events by Mark Bachmann

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Places are limited and the countdown to the start of the NGT Grand Tour is now on! After a fantastic experience in last year's South Australian Nature Festival, where NGT hosted a bus tour of the Fleurieu Peninsula, this year we have decided to do...

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Your last chance to book a spot at our special celebration at Walker Swamp this spring

Posted at 19 Sep 2023 at 22:15h in News, Events, Walker Swamp 2023 Fundraiser, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Mark Bachmann

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Part of the land addition at Walker Swamp. Photo: Mark Bachmann As we reported previously, thanks to the generous support of over 200 donors, on 30th June 2023, NGT successfully settled the purchase of an additional 390 acres of land adjacent to the northern end of...

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Two opportunities in Tasmania this October, to hear NGT’s perspective on wetland restoration

Posted at 19 Sep 2023 at 22:15h in News, Events by Mark Bachmann

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In what is already a big October for NGT community events, with the NGT Grand Tour and Walker Swamp Celebration set for the mainland, it is great to be able to announce that NGT's wetland restoration work (like the example shown below) will also feature...

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Renewal of the NGT Board officially marks the end of NGT’s establishment phase

Posted at 19 Sep 2023 at 22:14h in News by Mark Bachmann

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Just over 12 years ago, on the 10th of September 2011, a small group of six colleagues that I had approached over the couple of months prior met with me formally together as a group for the first time. That was the day we formed...

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The sound we were waiting for… the Growlers are calling in the Mt Burr Swamp Stage 2 restoration area!

Posted at 19 Sep 2023 at 22:11h in News, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve by Mark Bachmann

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In the July newsletter, we gave a glimpse into the hydrological restoration of wetlands in the Stage 2 area of Mt Burr Swamp, an area previously planted to blue-gums that you will see reappear in the pdf viewer below in 2023, by clicking through the...

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Are you wondering why NGT talks a lot about peatlands? These fantastic new resources explain why…

Posted at 19 Sep 2023 at 22:09h in News, Peatland Restoration by Mark Bachmann

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In the past couple of weeks, I was sent some fantastic new international resources that help to explain the value of the world's peatlands. Firstly, the Peatland Atlas (which you can download as a pdf here or view at the bottom of this blog) was recently...

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Mainland Forgotten Fauna Part 16: A more complete story of the Thylacine and placing our missing apex predators on the mainland into context

Posted at 19 Sep 2023 at 22:08h in News, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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It has been a while since I wrote an instalment for our blog series on forgotten fauna, but a number of things I have come across lately got me thinking again about this topic, so let's dive back in again!Before I share those interesting links...

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A few recent changes to the team at NGT

Posted at 29 Aug 2023 at 07:40h in News by Mark Bachmann

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It has been a while since we provided an update on the NGT team, so given a few recent staff changes to our aquatic ecology team and the crew in Mt Gambier, here is the latest...

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Calling all NGT supporters! You are invited to our special celebration at Walker Swamp this spring

Posted at 28 Aug 2023 at 17:24h in News, Walker Swamp 2023 Fundraiser, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Mark Bachmann

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Part of the land addition at Walker Swamp. Photo: Mark Bachmann As we reported last month, thanks to the generous support of over 200 donors, on 30th June 2023, NGT successfully settled the purchase of an additional 390 acres of land adjacent to the northern end...

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