Karst springs and their associated alkaline fens are a unique feature of the South East SA, and listed as a highly threatened ecosystem. In 2023 the Limestone Coast Landscape Board (LCLB) purchased a parcel of land in the Eight Mile Creek area containing the threatened...
This month we have been undertaking some vegetation surveys at Ewens Ponds in South Australia, in conjunction with National Parks and Wildlife South Australia. Ewens Ponds is an iconic diving location near Port Macdonnell, on the Limestone Coast. It is renowned for its crystal clear...
This summer we will be hosting a public event at Ewens Ponds, near Port MacDonnell SA, for anyone wanting to learn more about Glenelg Spiny Crayfish and the uniqueness of Karst Rising Spring wetlands. We will talk more about our current project, which is using...
Upcoming field sampling starting this week will update population estimate data for the nationally threatened Glenelg Spiny Crayfish (also known as Pricklybacks) in the South East of SA. You many remember a couple of articles late last year announcing our most recent project on Glenelg...
Over the years at NGT we've worked on wetland restoration investigations and implemented projects at wide range of wetland types. If you have been following these stories for some time, you will have seen how valuable digital elevation data (a Digital Elevation Model or DEM,...
There has been some media lately in the South East of South Australia (the Limestone Coast), that has introduced an exciting new concept in water management for the region - after the local Landscape Board attracted recent investment to establish what have been dubbed "Regional...
This autumn and early winter, thanks to the generous support of the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, we’ve been undertaking a targeted fauna survey in search of the endangered swamp antechinus (see May story here, and April story here). This small carnivorous marsupial is between the...
A 2021 survey site, showing typical wet shrubland habitat with a higher probability of detection for Swamp Antechinus. Photo: Mark Bachmann As a follow-up to last's months story about our exciting find at Hutt Bay, we are pleased to be able to share the news...
