Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve

Posted at 26 Jun 2026 at 16:33h in News, Citizen Science, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, NGT Education, Research by
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We had a fabulous turn-out for our Bandicoot diggings workshop held at Mt Burr Swamp education facility. It's so good to see the community come together, eager to learn about and be active in the protect local threatened species. If you'd like to go back...

Posted at 29 May 2026 at 10:25h in News, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration by
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At NGT we love 'soft' engineering solutions. Our overarching philosophy is to work with nature to achieve rehabilitation solutions that integrate with the environment, mimic natural conditions, and make the most of the existing materials, processes and landforms. For this reason, we really love sandbags,...

Posted at 29 Sep 2025 at 15:49h in News, Hutt Bay Wetland, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve by
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As we explored earlier this year, the south-eastern corner of the Australian mainland west of Melbourne was experiencing a prolonged dry spell that in many areas had become the worst on record. This past few months, the recovery was slow to start after a very...

Posted at 29 Sep 2025 at 15:42h in News, Environmental Education, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, NGT Education by
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Recently, Mount Burr Swamp has been buzzing with springtime activity - as school groups joined Jess to explore water bugs (aquatic macro-invertebrates) and wetland birds, and explore springtime at the NGT reserve.First Choice Early Education Centre's ELC room was first to enjoy the fun, finding...

Posted at 29 Jul 2025 at 11:30h in News, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Mount Vandyke Restoration Reserve, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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Thank goodness for the rain we've received recently. Hasn't it been wonderful to see and hear it! And why am I excited by that? Now that the rains have arrived, we've also just completed our autumn burning program of seven ecological burns in the last...

Posted at 27 Dec 2024 at 14:08h in News, Burdens Marsh, Sloping Main Reserve, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Hutt Bay Wetland, Long Swamp Restoration, Moulting Lagoon and Apsley Marshes, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Rowan Swamp Restoration Trial, Square Waterhole Swamp, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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Over recent months I have managed to drop in on a number of NGT's longer-term wetland restoration sites from across SA, Victoria and Tasmania, to check current conditions. Given that a number of sites have experienced well below average rainfall in 2024, read on if...