The latest edition of From the Ground Up is now out, and the community nursery project is featured in a great little story on page 11. Just in case you missed it, you can check out the article below - which can also be enlarged by...
[caption id="attachment_7419" align="aligncenter" width="511"] Have you been hearing them lately too?Spring is the time of year for frogs to be out and about in our wetlands![/caption] Yes, it is that time of year again...
A final reminder that - yep - Friday the 29th is echidna (and goanna) day in Mount Gambier! [caption id="attachment_6627" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr Peggy Rismiller talk at City Hall[/caption] We warmly welcome Dr Peggy Rismiller OAM to the Mount for a busy Friday, including an ABC SE...
Volunteer Profile – Tanya Prider Tanya is a keen bushwalker and especially enjoys heading over to the Grampians to get out and about. She has been volunteering with us for about a month and has already been involved in a wide variety of nursery tasks such...
With the end of winter nigh, the sun has finally come out...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Island from the air, Southern Coorong (Photo: N. Whiterod)[/caption] This stunning in-flight shot of one of the many islands dotted through the Coorong lagoon was taken by NGT's Nick Whiterod. You can see previous photos of the week here....
[caption id="attachment_6627" align="alignright" width="300"] A short-beaked echidna (photo S.Bourne)[/caption] There’s only a week to go until the world’s foremost echidna expert Dr Peggy Rismiller arrives in Mt Gambier and we’re getting excited… It’s not every day that we manage to get a legend of Australian ecology...
Here at the Cross-Border Community Nursery we really appreciate the work done by our fantastic volunteers, who make up our dedicated group of Friends of the Community Nursery. We’d like to periodically use this blog to shine the spotlight on our volunteers and show our...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Red and Black Spider (Ambicodamus crinitus) on Ranunculus robertsonii at Maam Reserve, Vic (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This shot was taken by NGT's Jonathan Tuck at Maam Reserve in Allansford, near Warrnambool, Vic. Maam Reserve is a small wetland reserve with a number of significant flora populations,...
Yes, you heard right - Nature Glenelg Trust is embracing the world of social media having joined both Facebook and Instagram this week! [caption id="attachment_7039" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Follow us on Instagram @nature_glenelg_trust[/caption] Social media platforms are increasingly important tools for not-for-profit organisations in this digital age –...
