The Basin Waterbird Network is a forum for the sharing of knowledge and building of relationships amongst those working in the area of waterbird science and management across the Murray-Darling Basin. In April, Ben was asked to give a presentation to the Network on...
In previous editions of the NGT newsletter we have covered the restoration of Lake Hawdon North in quite a bit of detail, from baseline (pre-restoration) ecological monitoring, through to construction of the new regulator to retain more water in the lake, and some early post-restoration...
As regular readers will know, NGT has had a long involvement in the restoration of Lake Hawdon North, a 2,745 ha seasonal wetland located 15 km inland from Robe, SA. Completion of the Lake Hawdon North regulator in May 2025 has enabled water levels to...
Environmental restoration projects can be a slow burn, taking years between the initial idea and on-ground implementation. Fifty years ago, in 1975, an ecologist named Warren Jones visited Lake Hawdon North as part of a broader survey of wetlands in the lower South East. His...
Australian Painted Snipe at Lake Hawdon. Photo: Abel Zevenboom During Nature Glenelg Trust’s annual Wetland Bird Survey of Lake Hawdon North in November the weather was wonderful, the abundance of birds plentiful and the lake had far-reaching inundated mudflats. While teams were split up, most of...
Readers will be aware from past blogs that NGT, in collaboration with the South Australian (SA) and Commonwealth Governments, has been investigating the restoration potential of Lake Hawdon North for several years. This 2,500 hectare seasonal wetland fills most years, but drains rapidly due to...
In previous blogs we have introduced readers to Lake Hawdon North, a 2,500 ha wetland located about 15 km inland from Robe in the South East of SA. This seasonal wetland of fresh-brackish habitats is proposed for hydrological restoration (to reduce the impacts of artificial...
