The day that I caught up with Kate Hill at Eaglehawk Waterhole, she also interviewed Cassie Hlava, an ecologist with Natural Resources South East who is co-ordinating a habitat restoration project in the Bangham district. [caption id="attachment_4961" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cassie Hlava looking out for birds at...
Scientists are increasingly relying on genetic studies to help them correctly describe and classify species. Sometimes genetic analysis techniques are used as a way of ensuring that a newly discovered population of a species is correctly assigned, but wider studies are also increasingly being used...
The continuing interest in NGT's purchase of Eaglehawk Waterhole has been fantastic, with a article coming out in last week's Stock Journal. Naracoorte-based journalist Catherine Miller came out for a look with me a few weeks ago, and we spent an hour or so chatting...
Since sharing the recent good news about Long Swamp, I was forwarded a copy of some very interesting new research on the Ancient Greenling Damselfly (NGT's logo!). This work occurred in Long Swamp, which is a key habitat area for the Ancient Greenling, and found...
This season has thrown a number of significant challenges at our seabirds of the south eastern coast. As mentioned in previous blogs, a neutral ENSO phase this year has contributed to rough oceanic weather and currents, as well as high sea surface temperatures, resulting in lowered food...
A few days ago, recipients of Victorian Communities for Nature Grants were announced on the DEPI website. Nature Glenelg Trust is extremely pleased to report that we have been awarded a $20,000 grant towards the next phase of work for improving the conservation of wetland...
The latest edition of the Wetlands Australia magazine produced by the Australian Government has just been released, and can be viewed or downloaded on-line here. NGT's Lachlan Farrington contributed an article summarising the wetland restoration program on private land. To have a read, you can download...
As you may know, NGT has a strong interest in wetland and waterway conservation and management, and we have particular focus on, and expertise in, the conservation of native freshwater fish (via our Aquasave work). Not only are many species of native freshwater fish threatened...
Last Tuesday, Cath and I caught up with Kate Hill from ABC South East up at Eaglehawk Waterhole to talk about the purchase of the property and some of NGT's other current projects. [caption id="attachment_4770" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cath being interviewed by Kate Hill about her current...
On Saturday 1st February, why not head to Penshurst for a nature walk at the Yatmerone Wildlife Reserve? The walk will be followed by BBQ and presentations by Dr Rob Bird of the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club and NGT's Lachlan Farrington. Please RSVP by the 27 January by...
