In far-west New South Wales, on the banks of the Murray River, lies Willingie Station, a 2,362 hectare conservation property. The private property has been managed for conservation for the past decade. The site holds important habitat, particularly for native fish and waterbirds. River regulation...
These photos were taken at NGT reserve Mount Vandyke. Rosemary & Andy are conducting weed control throughout the felled bluegum stumps (first photo), and all over the mount...
This month NGT's Lisa has sent in a collection of photos from Walker Swamp in the southern Grampians. She was on site, getting ready for a visit from the Hamilton Parklands School. The students are coming out to celebrate National Tree Day and will help...
Our aquatic ecology team is always getting amazing things done. Their work is making a big difference in the conservation of threatened native fish species. Our senior Aquatic Ecologist Dr Sylvia Zukowski recently attended a couple of symposiums in Adelaide to spread the word about...
In the spirit of National Volunteers Week - we've had a fantastic group of geocachers out at Walkers Swamp. The group was nearly 40 people strong. This isn't the first time they’ve been here, and they say they love it! They come from all over Victoria...
It has been another busy month for NGT staff - out and about across south-eastern Australia!Firstly, Senior NGT Ecologist Ayesha had a stall in the Cavandish Redgum Festival. The multi-day event includes nature activities, art, music, workshops and more. Set on the banks of the...
The NGT aquatic team recently surveyed some private wetland ponds on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The ponds hadn't been sampled for over 10 years when Nick Whiterod and Michael Hammer found populations of Southern Pygmy Perch here in 2014. This small native freshwater fish is endangered...
A perk of working in conservation is that your kids have the opportunity to get involved. Scott is one of our Senior Aquatic Ecologists, based in Mildura. Scott's 8-year-old daughter Ylva, recently got a taste of the action when she helped release Murray Crayfish into...
ILC (Independent Learning Centre) students visited the NGT Nursery in Mount Gambier twice in March. On their first visit they pricked out seedlings of local sedges, and last week they potted up sedges that had been divided. Their help was much appreciated by Angela and...
Parks Victoria in partnership with Nature Glenelg Trust, are seeking twenty volunteers from the Grampians/Gariwerd region to assist with surveying birds in Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park. The Great Gariwerd Bird Survey (GGBS) is a Citizen Science volunteer opportunity which is delivered over two days in...
