Victorian-based supporters of NGT now have a new option for financially supporting our work!Nature Glenelg Trust is registered with the Victorian Container Deposit scheme as a charity, which means when you run your eligible single use containers through the recycling machines you can now choose...
For followers of our journey to restore the native vegetation of Mount Vandyke, we can share the positive news that everything is progressing well. The Tussock Grass (Poa labillardierei) planted in June are doing particularly well, some have even flowered and set seed! We're...
Wood Engraving By Adolf Vollmy Every year in November, Facebook reminds me of perhaps the earliest documented case of a citizen science project. The story goes, that in the early morning of November 12, 1833, the sky over North America seemed to explode with falling stars....
Thanks to funding from the Victorian Government, Lisa, Ayesha, Greg, Lachie and Tom have been busy over the past three months introducing young people from around the region to values of Walker Swamp. The short term project had a focus on engaging youth aged between...
Ecologists, much like toddlers, are always asking 'but why?". The complexity of the natural world is fascinating and the questions are endless. Hence, I found myself driving through the Cobboboonee forest looking at the many the delightful Cherry Ballart trees (Exocarpus cupressiformus) and wondering why...
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...
