Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve

Posted at 31 Oct 2019 at 11:54h in Long Swamp Restoration, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, OBP Recovery, Our Blog, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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[caption id="attachment_35263" align="alignright" width="300"] The completed bird observation tower at Walker Swamp, Vic[/caption] National Bird Week, from the 21st to 27th of October, celebrates our appreciation and love of Australia's native birds. It is also a time to be inspired to get involved in bird conservation...

Posted at 19 Sep 2019 at 15:09h in Eared Worm Lizard Research Project, Fish conservation, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, OBP Recovery, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Threatened mainland fauna, Threatened Orchids, Volunteer, Wetland Restoration by
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National Threatened Species Day is celebrated annually on the 7th September to commemorate the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) in Hobart in 1936. Although the origin of National Threatened Species Day is sad and gloomy, it is a good time to reflect on...

Posted at 19 Sep 2019 at 15:08h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration by
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With the spring weather upon us, Mount Burr Swamp has burst into life. The wetland is just five centimetres below full, which is a fantastic result given the relatively dry winter we have just experienced. It highlights the value of focussing wetland restoration on strategic...

Posted at 29 Aug 2019 at 14:33h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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The 2019 Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) Conference, PLC19, will be held at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide from 8th to 10th October, hosted this year by Nature Foundation SA. This annual conference brings together many of Australia’s key nature conservation organisations working on...

Posted at 29 Aug 2019 at 14:33h in 20 Million Trees, Community Nursery Project, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Video, Volunteer by
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Wouldn't it be nice to say you've planted 20 million trees!! Well we haven't managed to do that yet, but we have contributed to the overall target with 13,000 in the ground so far this planting season, thanks to the massive effort of our amazing...

Posted at 26 Jul 2019 at 09:21h in 20 Million Trees, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Fieldwork Friday, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Volunteer by
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Planting season is here, and we have two large community planting events coming up. We would love to see lots of you come along! First up is our annual planting and camping event at Eaglehawk Waterhole on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August 2019. This...

Posted at 26 Jul 2019 at 09:19h in Community Nursery Project, Fieldwork Friday, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Volunteer by
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It's been a busy month in the world of Nature Glenelg Trust's volunteers! We've made a start on our planting for the year and have also been busy in the nursery, getting ready for propagating new seedlings for our planting projects. We've recently had a group of...

Posted at 24 Jun 2019 at 21:52h in Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Volunteer by
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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),...

Posted at 07 Jun 2019 at 11:59h in Habitat Restoration Fund, Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration by
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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...