Earlier in the month, from Wednesday 15 - Saturday 18 June, NGT staff and volunteers camped out at Eaglehawk Waterhole to get this year's 20 Million Trees planting underway. The first day saw a us packing just under 8000 seedlings and gear into the back...
The Community Nursery has a new product on offer - Native Garden Plant Packs! Each pack consists of 20 native seedlings, grown from wild harvested seed and carefully selected for different parts of the South East of SA, and an information pack on the species...
A large crowd of about 55 community members packed out the Port MacDonnell Community Complex last Thursday evening, the 26th May, to learn about our region’s unique Karst Rising Springs (KRS). Speakers Mark Bachmann and Nick Whiterod tag-teamed to first present the history, background, and current challenges...
You may recall a couple of months ago we began experimenting with making seed balls to use in revegetation this year (see previous blog here). Well, seed balls are now being spread out at the ForestrySA restoration site near Glencoe, and we are very interested to...
Following our recent Cork and Hoot event Bryan was invited to speak on ABC South East and ABC Adelaide about the regions owls and the upcoming Barking Owl surveys. In case you missed it you can have a listen to the audio, including Barking Owl calls,...
Recently, on 29th April 2016, NGT hosted nocturnal bird specialist, Ed McNabb, at an event titled Cork and Hoot – where all attendees had a hoot! A light supper was served as members of the public arrived, and attendees had a chance to sample the delicious...
We’d like to invite you to join us at our upcoming planting festival on Saturday 18 June. Eaglehawk Waterhole is a 1700 acre private nature reserve owned and managed by NGT. The former grazing property will be restored over the years ahead for native wildlife, and we...
One of our south-west Victorian staff, aquatic ecologist Lauren Veale, has started up an exciting new event in Port Fairy. Taking inspiration from a similar event in Warrnambool, Port Fairy Green Drinks is a chance for nature lovers of all kinds to get together for an...
Ed McNabb, wildlife ecologist and nocturnal animal expert, will be guest speaking on the fascinating owls of southern Australia. Attendees will learn all about the owls which reside in our region, and hear recordings of their characteristic calls which are a vital surveying tool. This...
Barking Owls are on the radar for the next few months in the Wattle Range district of the South East, with Nature Glenelg Trust coordinating surveys on private and public land to find this elusive owl....
