At NGT we are passionate about sharing the complexity of the natural world with you, and hopefully motivating or inspiring you to join us as we seek to put back some of the missing ingredients within our ecosystems. Sharing complex concepts in plain language is...
I was recently invited by ABC South East to have a chat about the incredible journey we've been on together over the past 10 years, since NGT began.Thanks to Becc for the invitation, and for being way more generous with time than I expected -...
Before moving back to Adelaide, Andrew Lines worked and volunteered for NGT primarily at our Eaglehawk Waterhole Restoration Reserve from 2016-2019 where he undertook a range of activities including the preparation of an insect collection. Andy found several rare species at Eaglehawk Waterhole and the...
Last month I was privileged to be invited as a speaker at the 2019 South Australian Landcare Conference in Bordertown. This year the theme was “Landcare Unearthed – Celebrating Diversity, Managing Landscapes”, and the three-day event brought together people from all around South Australia and the...
Although we haven't had a great year for rainfall across most of the regions where NGT works, there has still been enough rain in the South East of SA to begin the diversion of water down the Tilley Swamp Watercourse for the first time in...
Return water, and wildlife will follow! It's not quite that simple, but restoration efforts over the last three years at NGTs Mount Burr Restoration Reserve have re-created wetland habitat for many important fauna species. The "Sunday Mail", recently published an article featuring NGT's Bryan and Rose (see below),...
A Border Watch article (see below) has highlighted how a positive partnership between NGT and OneFortyOne Plantations is actively working towards restoring habitat of the Southern Bent-wing Bat (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) in the Mount Burr Swamp area. The recent discovery of Southern Bent-wing Bats at...
For nearly three decades, Dan Jeutic has tended the gardens of Vansittart Park in Mount Gambier in his role with the City Council. The Park is somewhere you can visit for fresh air and play with children or grandchildren, a picnic with family or friends,...
You might have heard that tiny pieces of non-biodegradable plastics are finding their way into our oceans and waterways. They can be consumed by wildlife that mistake them as food, or consume with their food. Those little plastic fragments potentially affect us too, so what...
Nick and other Aquasave staff at NGT, who specialise in our region's aquatic threatened species, have been doing a great job bringing attention to the plight of Yarra Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca obscura) in the lower Murray system, and highlighting what we need to do to...
