Would you like to help us recreate habitat for threatened species at Mt Burr Swamp? Community Planting Day, Saturday 23 June, 9am - 3pm We have big plans for revegetation at this site in 2018, with direct seeding already carried out last month. At this event we...
It’s nearly that time of year again – planting season is upon us! Along with other staff and volunteers our nursery officer, Ryan, has been working hard all year to produce seedlings for this years’ revegetation efforts. Over the next couple of months we will be planting...
Back in February 2017, I went along to one of the most interesting and - given NGT's focus on restoration science and practice - most relevant conferences I have ever attended. The Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate (RRR) Conference in Armidale was a fantastic opportunity to rub shoulders...
The dry summer and autumn might be contributing to the lowering of the water level at Mt Burr Swamp, but the aquatic life on the swamp is still thriving, with dragonflies and damselflies maintaining good numbers and diversity. A variety of waterfowl are also still hanging around...
In December 2017, the Australian Government announced the final round of grant recipients under the 20 Million Trees Program. Of the 52 projects approved for funding nationally, NGT was extremely fortunate to receive funding for two projects, to continue revegetation work on our two restoration reserves:...
Lauren and Michelle recently hosted two fantastic aquatic workshops at Mt Burr Swamp for students from Newbery Park Primary School and Millicent High School. The clinics are part of the ForestrySA Schools Program which focusses on biodiversity education, including corridors. This workshop was aimed at...
On Saturday 12th August 2017, approximately 70 people gathered at Mount Burr Swamp to join Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) for an informal afternoon to celebrate the successful fundraising campaign that led to the purchase of the property almost a year ago. With water levels rising and the...
For the first time since it was drained decades ago, Mt Burr Swamp will hold water through the autumn months until the coming winter - which is absolutely fantastic news. While obviously the wet spring last year provided us with the welcome rainfall we needed...
A few weeks ago, I was invited in to the ABC South East studio for a chat with Selina Green about the latest news from Mt Burr Swamp - so we spent a while discussing the results of the February 2017 Growling Grass Frog survey. You...
An enthusiastic Year 3/4 class from Newbery Park Primary School, Millicent, recently ventured out to Mt Burr Swamp to learn about aquatic macroinvertebrates - also known as waterbugs! It was the students’ first visit to the property and they gathered in the shearing shed to learn...
