Join us for an informative session in Renmark, where you'll hear hear from scientists (including NGT's Aquasave aquatic ecology team) about how yabbies are responding to the current flooding and the future of Murray crayfish in South Australia. We will hear from: Professor Michael Geddes, who has...
As part of the recent Nature Festival of South Australia, we joined with our restoration partners to showcase all the wonderful work that has gone into restoring Glenshera Swamp at Stipiturus Conservation Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula. A big turnout of about 25 eager participants...
On Saturday the 8th of October, a cast of 38 eager people jumped on the NGT bus bright and early in Adelaide for our 10th Anniversary Tour of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Because the tour was also part of the Nature Festival of South Australia, in...
If you have passed through the city of Adelaide in recent months, you many have noticed the River Torrens looking a little green. No, it's not blue-green algae, it's actually duckweed (Lemna sp.)! It's not necessarily a bad thing at all, though some users of...
Every year, just after Christmas for the past three years, I've made a special trip in search of...
Native plants are sprouting and weeds are drowning at Glenshera Swamp, Stipiturus Conservation Park! Two years after hydrological restoration work began, the early-season rains are really showing results. Our sandbag structures, built with the help of many hardworking volunteers, are redirecting water into the swamp...
Last weekend, NGT's Ben Taylor and Tessa Roberts joined and enthusiastic bunch of volunteer tree-planters in Stipiturus Conservation Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula, SA. The popular community planting event, known as 'SwampFest', is held annually in the park to help re-vegetate historically cleared areas, and...
So what do tea bags have to do with swamps?...
