For those of you that interact with us at NGT via our website and updates, you'll hear quite a bit about what the Trust is generally up to, but you may not be as aware of the ecological consulting services we provide under two registered...
Hot off the "virtual" press today, I received an email with links to the latest version - Issue 22 - of Wetlands Australia magazine. You can find the whole magazine here, or see below for an article that was published about NGT's work with our partners...
After many years in the making, today I had the privilege of being present at the official announcement that Piccaninnie Ponds is now formally listed as a wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. The announcement was made at Pick Swamp, the restored wetland to...
Given NGT's wetland restoration program will soon begin helping private landholders to restore their swamps - you may have wondered what the "restoration" of wetland habitat looks like on the ground?What better day to share some real examples with you than today, from the newly...
Well that first year certainly went fast! On Monday, January the 16th 2012 NGT was officially launched, and we have been working hard ever since to turn this new NGO into an organisation that really adds value to our region, and complements the great work that...
After running an intensive selection process, during which we had the pleasure of getting to know some great people in a very strong field of candidates, Ken Baker (currently of Coonabarabran) has accepted our offer of taking this project into its exciting next phase. Ken will...
In response to a recent media release and blog, the Portland Observer and Border Watch both ran stories on our call for old landscape photographs of the Discovery Bay coastline. I've had a couple of responses from people in the Portland District with access to some...
Just before Christmas, Nick and I gave a talk to a packed Community Centre in Nelson (largely to members of the Nelson Coastcare Group) about the results of the fish and frog survey work undertaken in Long Swamp. This work, funded by the Glenelg Hopkins CMA...
One of the charitable goals of the RE Ross Trust is to invest in the preservation of Australian flora and fauna - and one way it chooses to do so, is by providing funds to the Norman Wettenhall Foundation to run a Small Environmental Grants...
In some really positive news of the past couple of months, Nature Glenelg Trust is now working in partnership with the Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Group (WCLG), with Lauren Kivisalu taking on the role of Penguin Monitoring Co-ordinator for the 2012-13 Season. Lauren has already been involved...
