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Posted at 30 Aug 2016 at 02:56h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by
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Last week I took the opportunity to check back in on some of the restoration sites we have been working on around the southern Grampians, and I have some good news! Let's start the journey a bit further east, and up the Bunnugal drain, to one...

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

Posted at 30 Aug 2016 at 02:55h in Fish conservation, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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This year, I’ve spent some time kayaking the crystal clear waters of Eight Mile Creek and other unique karst spring systems in search of the Ewens (or variegated) pygmy perch. This species has an incredibly small range, occurring only in Eight Mile Creek (including Ewens...

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

Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:07h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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The planting season has finally come to end, with all of our threatened flora planted out at their respective sites this month. The above average rainfall this winter has allowed for later planting than normal but has also delayed planting in wet sites. The Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities...