In my other article this month, I mentioned how rainfall has not fallen evenly across the landscape surrounding the Grampians this year, leading to highly variable conditions for local wetlands. Although the plains around the Grampians-Gariwerd National Park remain quite dry, the higher elevations in...
Following a couple of wet days in August, I was in the neighbourhood of the Aldinga Washpool and stopped in for a look. The Washpool, one of Adelaide's last coastal lagoons, was full and spilling over the concrete weir into the outlet channel and the...
On the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide, there are many examples of a critically endangered ecosystem, Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Most Fleurieu Swamps have been removed and degraded since colonisation, with only about 25% of their original extent remaining in relatively good condition. Swamps...
It is proving to be a very 'patchy' season for wetlands in the cross-border zone between South Australia and Victoria.For instance, uneven rainfall distribution in the southern Grampians region means that while Gooseneck and Brady Swamp have received inflows from the Wannon River, NGT's neighbouring...
Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT), in partnership with NRM South, have been undertaking independent eco-hydrological assessments and developing hydrological restoration plans for priority properties within or adjacent to the Moulting Lagoon and Apsley Marshes Ramsar sites since 2020. Investigations at Devil’s Corner commenced in 2025 and...
While there hasn’t been a major project assigned to Eaglehawk Waterhole for a few years now, we’ve luckily managed to maintain a volunteer caretaker on site (Andy Lines) and have undertaken an annual revegetation planting day for volunteers to participate in. Eaglehawk Waterhole was NGT’s...
It’s been almost a year since we commenced our eco-hydrology assessment and restoration planning for the Tasmanian Land Conservancy’s (TLC) Silver Plains Reserve. Now, the trial restoration process has begun, following a draft restoration plan which was completed in June 2026. You can read some...
Recently the Hamilton Parklands School senior students came to Walker Swamp, NGT's reserve in the Southern Grampians, to help replant after the bushfire. As you may recall, this reserve was impacted by a large bushfire in early 2025. The students planted trees grown by the...
It's that time of year again! If you're in the vicinity of Mount Gambier, come and see Angela at our annual spring plant sale. With our planting season coming to a close, it's time for the remaining plants to find a home. Come and get...
A bunch of fieldwork and education activities were completed recently over July and August in the Limestone Coast. These included a planting day at Mt Burr Swamp organised by Rosemary and Andy (NGT) with Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation rangers and field crew, and NGT volunteers; a...
