On a sunny day in November last year, I was doing fish sampling in various wetlands at Mt Burr Swamp when something caught my eye. In the net I had captured something tiny that I had seen before; I recognised it by the beautiful orange...
Over the summer months, Sheryl, Bryan, Jess, Taylah - along with students from Grant High School - have been exploring the wetlands at Mt Burr Swamp to obtain a better understanding of the aquatic fauna on the property. While the largest and most prominent wetland is...
This winter we've held several planting days at Mt Burr Swamp and with our supporters' help have got 3000 seedlings in the ground at out main two-day planting event in early September. A number of areas around the main wetland were prepared for planting with...
It was great to recently be provided with a copy of the OFO 2019 Annual Review, which has a neat little summary of the partnership project with NGT at Mount Burr Swamp. The review highlights a few of the key achievements so far from this...
Nature Glenelg Trust is proud to announce a cultural learning area at Mt Burr Swamp Restoration Reserve. A site overlooking the wetland is progressively being created to facilitate story-telling and learning about cultural heritage on Boandik country. The descendants of Annie Brice, a Boandik woman...
Last month, Mount Gambier TAFE SA students headed out into the bush with NGT to undertake seed collecting as part of their Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management studies. Students visited a number of local environments to learn about the diversity of plant species, seed types...
The year may have only just begun, but NGT volunteers have already been actively involved in a range of projects and activities around the region. A number of volunteers have been doing a fantastic effort in helping Ryan manage the native plant nursery as part of...
During a recent overnight stay at Mount Burr Swamp, water levels were close to maximum and I took the opportunity to set five fish traps to see what was about. Checking the traps the next morning I was thrilled to find two tiny fish (pictured). Nick...
Exciting news for wetland data enthusiasts! It is now possible to view real time water levels in Mount Burr Swamp online. Thanks to support from the Growing Data Foundation a solar powered water level sensor has been installed in deep water within the wetland. This sends...
The 2019 Private Land Conservation Conference (PLC19) was held at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide on October 8-10th. This annual conference of the Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) attracts delegates from around Australia and overseas to learn about and share the latest conservation initiatives...
