Author: Melissa Herpich

Threatened Species Day: A year in review of our threatened species work

Posted at 25 Sep 2024 at 21:14h in News, Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains, Threatened mainland fauna by Melissa Herpich

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National Threatened Species Day, on the 7th of September each year, marks the day in 1936 when the last known Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) died in captivity. Few extinction events are marked so specifically, most species slip into extinction quietly and without acknowledgment, but the Tasmanian...

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Wetlands and the carbon store-y

Posted at 29 Aug 2024 at 20:54h in News by Melissa Herpich

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Regular newsletter readers will know that at NGT we have an interest in understanding the complex role of wetlands in the carbon cycle. We know of course that wetlands are and will continue to be dis-proportionally impacted by changes to climate and the subsequent availability...

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Great Southern Bioblitz – Get involved this Spring

Posted at 29 Aug 2024 at 16:44h in News, Citizen Science by Melissa Herpich

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The Great Southern Bioblitz kicked off in 2020, during the heart of the COVID lock-downs and has continued every year since. Participants from across the Southern Hemisphere will login to the iNaturalist app to record observations of wildlife over the period September 20-23rd. It's a great way...

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Landcare Tasmania Wetland Restoration Workshop – August 3rd

Posted at 29 Jul 2024 at 14:49h in News, Events, Wetland Restoration by Melissa Herpich

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If you are in Tasmania and interested in hearing more about wetland restoration then get along to this workshop in August. NGT Senior Wetland Ecologist Bec Sheldon will be sharing her perspectives on NGT's approach to wetland restoration along with a host of other speakers....

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Congratulations to Lisa McIntyre on her Landcare Victoria award!

Posted at 29 Jul 2024 at 14:47h in News, NGT People by Melissa Herpich

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We would like to offer Lisa McIntyre, our Partnerships and Community Coordinator, our heartfelt congratulations on being awarded the prestigious Victorian Farmers Federation/Landcare Victoria Heather Mitchell Memorial Fellowship. Lisa works tirelessly for Landcare and her local community, and on the family farm as well. We can't...

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Introducing new staff members – Lauren Creasey and Taylar Pay

Posted at 29 Jul 2024 at 14:44h in News, NGT People by Melissa Herpich

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Lauren relocated from Melbourne to Victoria’s South West coast to pursue her keen interest in ecology and conservation. After completing her Bachelor of Environmental Science and Marine Biology at Deakin University in Warnrambool, she has joined NGT as a Graduate Ecologist, applying and expanding her...

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Come on a virtual tour around the new Walker Swamp addition

Posted at 29 Jul 2024 at 14:05h in News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Melissa Herpich

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We're very excited about the new addition to our Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve so we thought it would be a good time to share some more images so you can see what all the fuss is about. Firstly, the 80 ha (200 acre) woodland patch which...

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You can now donate your bottles & cans refund to NGT! We’ve joined the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme

Posted at 28 Mar 2024 at 21:42h in News, Fundraising by Melissa Herpich

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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...

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Revegetation program progressing as native grasses thrive at Mount Vandyke

Posted at 29 Jan 2024 at 12:52h in News, Mount Vandyke Restoration Reserve by Melissa Herpich

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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...

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Western Woodlands Bird Survey weekend kicks off after three years of citizen science training

Posted at 28 Nov 2023 at 12:20h in News, Citizen Science, Environmental Education, NGT Education by Melissa Herpich

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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....

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