[caption id="attachment_11168" align="alignright" width="300"] Sylvia counting fish, with a little help from her friends.[/caption] We recently completed an autumn round of fish sampling of the Torrens River with over 17,000 fish across 11 species recorded. The catch was again dominated by freshwater generalists and introduced species,...
If you enjoyed last week's before and after images of our recent back filling of the drain from Brady Swamp, then you're in for another treat. This week, the next floodplain on the Wannon River downstream of Brady Swamp - the Duck Pond - is our...
[caption id="attachment_11154" align="alignleft" width="225"] Fun at Wild Wetlands Day[/caption] Wild Wetlands Day was held at the beautiful Riverglades Wetlands at Murray Bridge on Saturday 18 April. There were more than 250 people through the door and the organisers have received overwhelming positive feedback from those who attended. The...
... well, in a virtual sense that is! During the week I was contacted by John O'Brien from Ireland, who uses his blog to draw attention to critically endangered species that are not so charismatic as the ones we usually hear about. It seems that our work on...
On Monday, in the first of two days we're putting in this week to get the Phase 3 restoration trial closer to completion, we have almost reached what I think of as a significant 'tipping point'. I realise this may not make a lot of...
Several hundred sandbags later, after a another big day of community sandbagging on Thursday, and the restoration trial structure on the Nobles Rocks outlet is over 2/3 complete. So we are well on the way...
If you read our blogs on your mobile phone or tablet, then you might have noticed that we don't currently have a mobile friendly version of the website. Over the coming weeks that will all change, with a website upgrade currently being prepared by Nat Peek...
It has been a hectic time for NGT in the upper Wannon River catchment, with Adam busy coordinating the permanent restoration works for Brady Swamp that are well underway, thanks to the support of the Victorian Government (Living Victoria Fund), Parks Victoria and local private...
On Sunday, a slightly smaller but very dedicated and energetic crew of volunteers headed down to Nobles Rocks, to pick up where we left off on Thursday. And what can I say - the results speak for themselves! [caption id="attachment_10961" align="aligncenter" width="553"] Looking up the channel towards...
From Bryan Haywood: Wasn’t the weather amazing over the Easter long weekend? Sunshine, warm and calm conditions, then came the rain on the Monday, what more could you ask for? A team of 35+ volunteers camped out and explored two conservation reserves up in the heart...
