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...
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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...
The updated mammal chapter of the Census of SA Vertebrates is now available on-line!
In the last couple of weeks I received the following message from Helen Owens from the Science, Monitoring and Knowledge area of DEWNR in Adelaide: Science Monitoring & Knowledge Branch in conjunction with the South Australian Museum are pleased to announce the release of the Mammal Chapter in...
Fantastic Workshops & Forums about plants coming up – supported by the NGT Community Nursery
Fantastic Workshops & Forums coming up We are pleased to announce another in our series of expert workshops here at the Nursery. This time Chris Brodie, Weeds Botanist with the State Herbarium of South Australia will be hosting a workshop on weed identification and setting...
A taste of native fish conservation at the Adelaide zoo!
On a recent visit to the Adelaide Zoo nocturnal house, it was great to see that our native freshwater fish and other aquatic species are being given some prominent space - helping bring aquatic species conservation issues to a much wider audience. In addition to the...
Cross-border Community Nursery Update – April 2014
The Nursery has been a hive of activity the last couple of months. As well as hosting a 4 week botanical art course and a plant identification workshop hosted by Neville Bonney we have been moving along with the development of the Display Gardens, organising...
An “Up Close” search for the Silver Xenica
On March 23 2014, an enthusiastic bunch of butterfly spotters from both sides of the SA-Vic border joined naturalist Bryan Haywood from ForestrySA for a day out at Donnybristle – near Dartmoor - as part of the 2014 Up Close events. The day was all...
Nature Glenelg Trust officially recognised as a charitable institution in Australia
In the last month, I have been advised by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) that Nature Glenelg Trust's application for registration as a charitable institution in Australia has been endorsed. The certificate (below) arrived a few days ago, and the details of our registration...
NGT welcomes a new full-time staff member to Warrnambool – Lauren Veale
After undertaking a brief stint of casual work with NGT last year, Lauren Veale has returned to work full time with us, based out of Warrnambool - with her first day being on Monday this week. Lauren has a research background in estuarine fish ecology, and...
The botanical illustration course draws to a close! Head to the coast for more Up Close action
Each Wednesday evening for the last 4 weeks the seed-sieves, secateurs and smoke water were moved aside as the NGT community nursery transformed into an art studio for the ‘Up Close’ botanical illustration course. Local artist and botanist Yvonne Riley ran the course for an enthusiastic...