I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days at Lake Hattah over the June long weekend and it got me thinking about our view of the landscape and what it tells us. As ecologists, reading the landscape and interpreting what's going on is...
These positions are based out of our Mt Gambier (SA) office, and provide additional capacity to our existing field crew team. We are looking for 1-2 people to work over our busy winter field work season.The field crew undertake a range of on-ground works tasks...
Sounds like a riddle perhaps? But no, the answer is kelp - specifically in this case, bull kelp. Bull kelp (Durvillaea potatorum) is relatively abundant off the southern coast of Australia and the evidence washes up along our coastline in clumps and strands after big...
This month our 'species of the month' is Carex iynx, which - to be honest - is not a plant that any of us knew too much about until very recently. Generally it is observed as an occasional occurrence in grasslands and moist woodlands in...
In the dark of night, they announce their arrival with the leathery snap of their wings. Their wings span up to one metre! If you startle them accidentally, visions of Dracula may briefly flit through your head as they wheel through the sky. It’s that time...
Have you been waiting for an opportunity to join the NGT family? We don't advertise positions very often but we are currently looking to add to the restoration ecology expertise of our south-western Victorian team, based out of our Warrnambool office at Deakin University....
Where do you start when you want to restore a cleared patch of agricultural land back into a functioning, healthy, natural ecosystem, and it’s not immediately obvious what used to grow there? It's a common problem facing us when restoring habitat in fragmented landscapes, and...
Recent wet conditions over spring and summer have resulted in a bumper year for records of the nationally endangered Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus), or 'boomer', known for its deep booming call. In fact, for the first time since restoration, a Bittern was detected in early...
Are you passionate about the natural environment and our native species, or know someone who is? Are you keen to build or extend your experience by working with our committed team of ecologists, joining our not-for profit, purpose driven organisation? If so, then we'd like...
