Author: Rose Thompson

Upcoming planting event at Eaglehawk Waterhole – come and see how the place is bouncing back!

Posted at 06 Jul 2018 at 19:18h in 20 Million Trees, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Rose Thompson

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In just a few weeks, a team of NGT staff and volunteers will be converging on Eaglehawk Waterhole to undertake this year's revegetation plantings - and we'd love for you to join us. The past few years have seen large scale revegetation at this property, NGT's...

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Habitat restoration at Mt Burr Swamp – thank you volunteers!

Posted at 06 Jul 2018 at 19:14h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Rose Thompson

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On Saturday 23rd June, a fantastic crew of volunteers headed out to Mt Burr Swamp to help us with our first community tree planting day for 2018. As a team of nearly 30 people, including two youngsters, we planted about 2700 seedlings on the day....

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School kids get busy planting… to restore corridors between our Native Forest Reserves

Posted at 06 Jul 2018 at 19:12h in ForestrySA Schools Program, News by Rose Thompson

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Students from three schools involved in ForestrySA's biodiversity corridors program have been getting their hands dirty over the past few weeks, taking time out from the classroom to help re-establish habitat. ForestySA's long running program aims to join up existing Native Forest Reserves with a...

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Fungi season – it’s better than Christmas!

Posted at 06 Jul 2018 at 19:11h in ForestrySA Schools Program, News by Rose Thompson

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The long South East winter can be a bit of a struggle sometimes, but I try to look on the bright side: it’s planting time which means plenty of days outdoors getting my hands dirty with workmates and volunteers, and – perhaps my favourite thing...

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Mt Burr Swamp community planting day on Saturday the 23rd June – please join us!

Posted at 15 Jun 2018 at 13:38h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Rose Thompson

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Would you like to help us recreate habitat for threatened species at Mt Burr Swamp? Community Planting Day, Saturday 23 June, 9am - 3pm We have big plans for revegetation at this site in 2018, with direct seeding already carried out last month. At this event we...

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If you go down to the woods tonight, you’re sure of a big surprise!

Posted at 09 Jun 2018 at 00:58h in News by Rose Thompson

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If you go down to the woods tonight, you might see a ghost! Or rather, ghost mushrooms. Omphalotus nidiformus is a bio-luminescent fungi which can be found growing on decomposing wood in pine forests of the South East. This native species has adapted to life in...

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Another planting festival coming up in our region!

Posted at 09 Jun 2018 at 00:56h in News by Rose Thompson

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Hindmarsh Landcare Network is looking to recruit community members to join their planting festival on the weekend of 7-8 July in the Kaniva area in western Victoria. The Landcare group will be aiming to plant 12,000 seedlings at two properties in diverse habitats including creekline and...

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Planting season is nearly here – and yes, you can join us!

Posted at 10 May 2018 at 21:58h in Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Rose Thompson

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It’s nearly that time of year again – planting season is upon us! Along with other staff and volunteers our nursery officer, Ryan, has been working hard all year to produce seedlings for this years’ revegetation efforts. Over the next couple of months we will be planting...

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Millicent High students learn about their local Indigenous history

Posted at 10 May 2018 at 21:56h in Environmental Education, ForestrySA Schools Program, News by Rose Thompson

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As part of ForestrySA’s biodiversity corridors schools program, a group of Millicent High students and I were joined by Elder Doug Nicholls for a cultural outing this week. We visited two significant cultural sites: native wells and a rock shelter, both in the Mt Burr area....

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Changing the future trajectory of the Southern Bent-winged Bat

Posted at 10 May 2018 at 21:11h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by Rose Thompson

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Last month the National Threatened Species Recovery Hub released lists of the top 20 Australian birds and mammals they consider most likely to go extinct in the next 20 years. According to the research, there is a high chance that ten bird and seven mammal species...

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