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Photo of the Week – Mount Burr Swamp – pre-restoration panorama

Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:02h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Photo of the Month by Mark Bachmann

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To fit with the theme this week, as we launch the Mt Burr Swamp fundraising campaign, here is a nice panoramic shot taken at sunset by NGT's Lachlan Farrington - looking over Mount Burr Swamp early this winter, before the drains had started to run. We...

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A big and very exciting NGT project is coming soon: Be part of creating another “Pick Swamp”!

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:37h in Habitat Restoration Fund, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by Mark Bachmann

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If you haven’t heard of or seen Pick Swamp (a 230 hectare property next to Piccaninnie Ponds, now also a reserve), then you haven’t witnessed the incredible recovery potential of drained wetlands - but the results (see below) speak for themselves. Finally, after 10 years, it’s time to...

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Mainland Forgotten Fauna: Part 4 – Remembering the last Dingo at Mt Richmond… and, why did the fox run rampant?

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:35h in News, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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We've now reached a point in this series where the stories told so far intertwine. The undeniable reality is that, without realising it, the early settlers had paved the way for the establishment and explosion of the fox population – by deliberately persecuting, suppressing and, successfully eradicating from many districts, the only...

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Students brave the elements to increase Red-tailed Black Cockatoo habitat

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:33h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by Rose Thompson

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[caption id="attachment_15580" align="alignleft" width="300"] Students discussing their find[/caption] On the first day back of Term 3, 25 July, students from Glenburnie Primary School joined NGT staff at a bush block in the Wattle Range region to plant Stringybark seedlings for the endangered Red-tailed Black Cockatoo. The...

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Wet flats a positive for both wetlands and farming at Aringa North

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:33h in News, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Lachlan Farrington

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Over the past couple of years we've been working with Aringa North owner and manager, Hoges.   A beautiful property, situated about 10 km north of Port Fairy, Aringa North has a large number of wetlands which provide habitat for brolga, swans, frogs and an...

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Glenelg Information Night – Friday 12 August at the Nelson Pub – Everyone is welcome!

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:32h in Fish conservation, Long Swamp Restoration, Mulloway, News by Mark Bachmann

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Come along to the Nelson Hotel to learn all about what NGT has been up to in the Glenelg River region. Supper provided. These three short talks kick of at 7:30pm (Vic time): The Glenelg Ghost! Hear how anglers from Nelson and elsewhere are helping us learn more about...

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Threatened flora happenings – winter news from the South East

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:31h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Threatened Orchid translocation, Threatened Orchids by Rose Thompson

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In recent threatened flora news we have two sub-projects of RUEC to talk about: Avenue Cassinia (Cassinia tegulata) and threatened orchids. Avenue Cassinia is a critically endangered shrub endemic to the area between Kingston SE, South Australia, and Edenhope, Victoria. There are only about 1200 known...

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Photo of the week – Turtle at Bool Lagoon, SA

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:30h in News, Photo of the Month by Jonathan Tuck

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Steve Bourne snapped this long-neck turtle emerging from its slumber as Bool Lagoon awakes, receiving flows from Mosquito Creek once again. Great photo Steve - and thanks for sharing it with us! [caption id="attachment_15596" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Long-neck turtle at Bool Lagoon[/caption]...

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NGT hits a couple of social media milestones!

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:28h in Media, News by Rose Thompson

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For those of you who follow our other social media, you may already be aware that we have passed some milestones recently - namely, 500 likes on Facebook, and 200 followers on Instagram! We enjoy sharing our news with you across these diverse formats, and appreciate...

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Mainland Forgotten Fauna: Part 3 – The event that changes everything – foxes establish in the region

Posted at 23 Jul 2016 at 03:38h in News, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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Not long after 1893, when the stories shared in Part 1 of this series were recorded, the fox became seriously entrenched in the region and the environment started to undergo a significant transformation. But first, what can the records tell us about this period, and how that transformation...

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