Open day at Eaglehawk Waterhole a huge success!
Well we certainly couldn't have asked for much more...
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What weed is that? Weed ID workshop – Thursday May 22, 10.30am – 3.30pm
On Thursday May 22, Chris Brodie from the State Herbarium will be visiting the NGT Community Nursery in Mount Gambier for a free weed ID and community herbarium workshop! See the details below, or download a pdf of the event flyer here. [caption id="attachment_4152" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Weed...
The Long Swamp Restoration Trial Gets Underway!
This was a day that many people in the local community had long been waiting for! On Friday the 9th of May 2014, forty-five willing volunteers from several community groups and environmental organisations from both Victoria and SA descended on the Nobles Rocks area within Discovery...
Don’t miss out on the Eaglehawk Open Day – Sunday May 18 from 10.30am
There’s been a great response to the Eaglehawk Open Day with plenty of people registering their interest from all over the region. It's shaping up to be a big day out! The Border Watch in Mt Gambier also kindly ran a story last week that...
Fish, fish and more fish
After six long weeks, annual autumn fish monitoring in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges and Lower Lakes has come to an end. In total, tens of thousands of fish were sampled from 92 sites in rain, hail and (mostly) sunshine. Monitoring was undertaken for projects...
Meeting the Warrnambool Field Naturalists Club
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of giving a talk to the Warrnambool Field Naturalists Club. They were interested in hearing about Nature Glenelg Trust after a reference by a previous speaker, some weeks beforehand. When you consider that the club was...
How bat friendly is your property?
Have you ever wondered how you could attract more eco-friendly insect controllers (bats!) to your property? Or do more for some of our native wildlife? Chances are your property already has many bat friendly features and more could be added through a few simple actions!...
Come out to the Eaglehawk Waterhole Open Day! Sunday May 18, 10.30am – 2.30pm
Posted at 24 Apr 2014 at 16:57h
in Community Biodiversity Events 2014, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, News
by Jonathan Tuck
Join us for a day out at the recently acquired Eaglehawk Waterhole habitat restoration reserve on Sunday May 18! See the details below, or download a pdf of the event flyer here [caption id="attachment_4152" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Eaglehawk Waterhole Open Day flyer[/caption] Eaglehawk Waterhole is a 684Ha property in...
New ideas for collecting spatial information
Every now and then while I'm travelling across the region, I hear a story on the radio that really catches my attention. This ABC Radio National Sunday Profile is one that is worth sharing...
Who’s been flying through? An update on the Community Bat Survey project
[caption id="attachment_5823" align="alignright" width="150"] Setting up an Anabat unit and replacing the compact flash card - all ready for recording![/caption] The Community Bat Survey project has been up and running since January this year, with great results. So far we have surveyed eighteen different properties using...