In case you missed it… NGT’s 10th Anniversary hand-outs from Walker Swamp (& Green Swamp)
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...
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...
On the weekend of the 17th and 18th of April, the Hamilton Field Naturalists' Club hosted the South East Australian Naturalists' Association (SEANA) autumn 2021 campout. The event had been cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, so it was great to see it go ahead...
Last Friday I dropped into NGT's Green Swamp Restoration Reserve to download some water level data from a logger we have had out there for the past six years. This is something I do twice a year, usually in spring and then again in March....
Back in August I reported on some wetland levels near the Grampians, and much has changed since then. At that stage we were coming out of what had been a pretty dry winter. However, we were hopeful and awaiting realisation of BOM's long-term forecast suggesting...