I'd like to begin by saying a big thank you to all those volunteers out there, including our valued NGT volunteers. Thank you so much for all your help this year! Putting your hand up to help as a volunteer makes so many tasks possible...
Hello there, Tom reporting in from Walker Swamp. After a massive effort from NGT volunteers and staff we have planted around 1600 plants back into the Walker Swamp landscape. We successfully planted the remaining 700 seedlings that were kindly donated to us from Ella Plumanns Pouton at Melbourne...
There has been a busy start to the year up at Walker Swamp with our regular monthly Fieldwork Fridays taking place and many tasks completed, thank you volunteers! The remaining 2023 Fieldwork Fridays will take place on the last Friday of each month. Two Saturday tree...
Last year we had some fantastic fieldwork days at Walker Swamp, where a crew of amazing volunteers helped to plant seedlings, install wildlife cameras, build a kangaroo-proof fence to protect new plants and much more. This year the Walker Swamp Fieldwork Fridays are back -...
Over the past six months we have been holding regular Fieldwork Fridays at NGT's Walker Swamp, where NGT volunteers have been working alongside NGT staff to complete various tasks across the reserve. The biggest task that we have recently undertaken is a new revegetation area...
If you love a good tree planting session, we've got you covered this October. On Saturday the 15th October we'll be planting in partnership with "Friends of the Forgotten Woodlands" along the Wannon River at NGT's Long Point Reserve, on the edge of Dunkeld. Then...
An oldie, but its time for an updated model. Adobe stock photo. There is an old saying, you need the right tool for the job and this is so true. At NGT we are lucky enough to have great neighbours and volunteers who have been willing...
As our woody weed removal project continues in Cobboboonee National Park, it's time for another little update from the field. The aim of the project is to assess and treat emerging woody weeds within the 2020 Mount Deception bushfire zone and surrounding areas. The most...
We have hit the ground running over the past month, with site preparation now complete ahead of predator-proof fence construction at Mt Vandyke. Construction of the fence itself is due to commence in March. Gravel that we are using for the fence base and all-season access...
Over the past few months, I've been enjoying spending time at a number of project sites around western Victoria. A lot of my time has been has been spent in the Cobboboonee National Park looking for and treating woody weeds with the NGT bushcare team...
