Environmental Education

NGT out and about: Photos from the field

Posted at 31 Mar 2023 at 12:10h in News, Conservation of Glenelg Spiny Crayfish, Environmental Education, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Photo of the Month, Photography, Square Waterhole Swamp, Video, Volunteer by Tessa Roberts

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With staff based all the way from Tassie, to Dunkeld in Vic and Victor Harbor in SA, there are plenty of interesting things going on every day. So we've decided to share some photos from the field every month, to give our readers some insights...

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Summer holiday fun at Beachport this January with Coastal Connections

Posted at 20 Dec 2022 at 09:46h in News, Environmental Education by Jess Bourchier

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If you'll be around Beachport, SA this summer holidays check out Wattle Range Council's Coastal Connections program! There's a fantastic line-up of activities for all ages, including rockpool rambles and estuary discovery activities led by NGT's Jess Bourchier plus Indigenous cultural events, shorebird sessions, and...

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Celebrating the launch of the Wetland Field Guide at Walker Swamp

Posted at 20 Dec 2022 at 09:38h in News, Environmental Education, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Lauren Brown

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With a lot of anticipation, back in October Lisa and I met with students from Hamilton Parklands School and Good Shepherd College at Walker Swamp for a final field trip. Since the start of the year, we have been working with students to co-develop a...

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Sustainable fishing fun at Southend

Posted at 20 Dec 2022 at 09:38h in News, Environmental Education by Jess Bourchier

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In late October the year 5/6 class from Newbery Park Primary School joined NGT's Jess and Angus at Southend, SA jetty for a sustainable fishing workshop as part of the school's ongoing environmental and cultural education program. The sun was shining and it looked set...

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Fish, tadpoles, and turtles – a fascinating trifecta for students

Posted at 20 Dec 2022 at 09:38h in News, Environmental Education by Sylvia Zukowski

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Last month, year 11 students from Investigator College and year 4 and 5 students from Adelaide-based schools shed their sneakers, slid into waders and took on the aquatic environment to learn about threatened and introduced aquatic species. Their efforts were rewarded with a bounty of...

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Recharge Farms project community events at Mt Burr Swamp and Hutt Bay are in full swing! Burrowing crays, watercolours, brolgas, and more…

Posted at 31 Oct 2022 at 14:14h in News, Environmental Education, Hutt Bay Wetland, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Regional Recharge Farms by Jess Bourchier

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It’s been a very busy couple of months with a large number of volunteer events and school groups at both Hutt Bay and Mt Burr Swamp as part of the Recharge Farms project being delivered in partnership with the Limestone Coast Landscape Board (in case...

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Turtles, snakes and fish thrill year 5 students at Currency Creek

Posted at 24 Apr 2022 at 13:23h in News, Environmental Education by Sylvia Zukowski

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Students from Investigator College, Victor Harbor, were recently treated to a series of hands-on education sessions about turtles, snakes and fish at the Currency Creek EcoCentre. Students learnt about the adaptations of reptiles as part of their Term 1 Biological Sciences unit. During the excursion...

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Workshop series at Hutt Bay concludes with Boandik culture and unusual reef creatures

Posted at 24 Apr 2022 at 13:08h in News, Environmental Education, Hutt Bay Wetland by Jess Bourchier

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We recently held the final two workshops in a series at Hutt Bay; one on local Aboriginal culture and the second an intertidal reef exploration.First up, on Friday the 11th of March, we hosted Aunty Michelle for two sessions on Boandik customs, first with students...

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The Great Gariwerd Bird Survey: Fostering citizen science to facilitate the collection of long-term broad-scale datasets in south-west Victoria

Posted at 22 Mar 2022 at 13:10h in News, Environmental Education by Greg Kerr

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One of the great challenges in trying to understand how long-term gradual change (caused by drivers like climate) is impacting on the biodiversity of a region, is being able to afford and carry out the monitoring required to obtain the data that shows what is...

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Come along and join us! Workshop series continues with upcoming Boandik cultural event at Hutt Bay

Posted at 28 Feb 2022 at 08:48h in News, Environmental Education, Hutt Bay Wetland by Rose Thompson

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We're very excited about the next event in our workshop series centred around Hutt Bay: this time we'll be learning about the area's Boandik cultural heritage with Aunty Michelle Jacquelin-Furr. Back in 2018 we worked with Aunty Michelle in ForestrySA's biodiversity schools program in which...

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