Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve

Mt Burr Swamp – Reviewing the ABC South East radio coverage so far…

Posted at 13 Sep 2016 at 23:59h in Fundraising, Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Mark Bachmann

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Thanks to our friends at ABC South East Radio, the Mt Burr Swamp project has been receiving some fantastic attention over the airwaves. For more information, have a listen to one of the segments below! In the first session, I spoke to mornings presenter Selina Green to...

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Latham’s Snipe survey of wetlands in September

Posted at 13 Sep 2016 at 23:58h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands, Species of the month, Wetland Restoration by Bryan Haywood

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Come out to help survey for the migratory Latham’s Snipe on September 17th in sites previously known for Snipe in the South East. Notification of this survey has been prompted through The Latham’s Snipe Project (Dr Birgita Hansen) where it was started by a group of...

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The fundraising counter for Mt Burr Swamp is now live!

Posted at 30 Aug 2016 at 03:01h in Fundraising, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Mark Bachmann

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One week into the fundraising campaign to bring back Mt Burr Swamp and we are off to a great start, but still have a long way to go. I am sure the obvious question everyone is wondering is: "so how is the tally looking?" With our live counter...

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Australasian Bittern – threatened species of the week from Mt Burr Swamp

Posted at 30 Aug 2016 at 02:55h in Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Species of the month by Mark Bachmann

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First up in our review of threatened species that will benefit from the restoration project at Mt Burr Swamp, is the Australasian Bittern. For anyone who hasn't heard of "Robbie the Bittern" - Robbie is the legendary wetland bird who last year put both the previously mysterious Australasian...

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Mt Burr Swamp media wrap: Week 1

Posted at 30 Aug 2016 at 02:54h in Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Mark Bachmann

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Week 1 of the fundraising campaign was huge, thanks to the support of our regional media! As well as kicking things off on the NGT website and email newsletter, the Mt Burr Swamp project: was discussed on local ABC Radio at 9:30am on Wednesday the 24th August...

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Announcing the exciting news… It’s time to create the Mt Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve!

Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:09h in Fundraising, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by Mark Bachmann

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It feels like a lifetime ago, but way back in February 2012, only a few weeks after Nature Glenelg Trust began, I received an email out of the blue that highlighted a potential site for purchase and restoration, only half an hour from Mt Gambier...

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Media Release to mark the launch of the Mt Burr Swamp fundraising campaign

Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:07h in Fundraising, Habitat Restoration Fund, Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Mark Bachmann

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Today marks the beginning of a six-week long campaign to raise the funds necessary to get the Mt Burr Swamp project "over the line"...

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Photo of the Week – Mount Burr Swamp – pre-restoration panorama

Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:02h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Photo of the Month by Mark Bachmann

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To fit with the theme this week, as we launch the Mt Burr Swamp fundraising campaign, here is a nice panoramic shot taken at sunset by NGT's Lachlan Farrington - looking over Mount Burr Swamp early this winter, before the drains had started to run. We...

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A big and very exciting NGT project is coming soon: Be part of creating another “Pick Swamp”!

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:37h in Habitat Restoration Fund, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by Mark Bachmann

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If you haven’t heard of or seen Pick Swamp (a 230 hectare property next to Piccaninnie Ponds, now also a reserve), then you haven’t witnessed the incredible recovery potential of drained wetlands - but the results (see below) speak for themselves. Finally, after 10 years, it’s time to...

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