It is a great privilege to be able to introduce the latest Named Fund to be established within the NGT Foundation, the Baird-McLean Antigone Fund. Brolga Pair. Photo by Greg Kerr. Let's hear from Margaret and Alan in their own words, why they have taken this significant...
Over the past month, I have tried to drop in to a number of our major wetland restoration sites in SA and Victoria, given the unusually wet spring weather which has given most of these sites a real boost heading in to a later-than-usual summer...
It's shaping up to be another "half-decent" year for wetlands around the southern tip of the Grampians. Despite a very dry autumn and winter, spring rains arrived to get the catchment running. The Wannon River has been flowing south of Lynchs Crossing Rd since mid-August...
We know there were many people who hoped to attend the event at Walker Swamp but for one reason or another were not able to make it. But fear not...
When I started working with NGT late last year, I was hoping for a little more time in the bush and perhaps to see eventually a few brolgas. At that stage, I’d seen the occasional one on the plains, and on one special day saw...
With Nature Glenelg Trust turning ten this year, we're kicking off our celebrations next month in the Grampians - and we'd love for you to join us! Over the weekend of 30th April - 1st May, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve will be open for a range...
Friends and supporters will be pleased to hear planning for NGT's 10th anniversary events is well underway. We aim to provide a range of options across Victoria and South Australia, showcasing the variety of wonderful sites, methods, talented staff, collaborations, and stories that make up the...
At the end of July, Lachie and Tom met with an eager group of volunteers to complete the first round of data retrievals for our remote monitoring project in the Grampians. Field cameras and AudioMoth sound recorders had been deployed a month prior at various...
On Sunday a couple of weeks ago, Lachie and I met with prospective volunteers at Walker Swamp for an initial ‘meet and greet’ afternoon. The event was held as part of the new Grampians citizen science monitoring program, funded by the Victorian Government through the...
We are in the early stages of developing a volunteer-based wetland monitoring program to learn more about the ecological responses of two restored wetland systems in the southern Grampians. The Walker, Gooseneck, and Brady Swamp wetland complex, and Green Swamp, have undergone significant hydrological changes over...
