It is a great privilege to be able to introduce the latest Named Fund to be established within the NGT Foundation, the Baird-McLean Antigone Fund. Brolga Pair. Photo by Greg Kerr. Let's hear from Margaret and Alan in their own words, why they have taken this significant...
Orange-bellied Parrots (OBPs) have made their way to their winter feeding grounds on the mainland. Each year in autumn the critically endangered species migrates from their summer breeding grounds at Melaleuca, Tasmania, to the mainland where they feed over the winter. In 2017, the species...
Oaklands Wetlands, in the south-western suburbs of Adelaide, has been an important breeding habitat for some threatened native fish since late 2021. Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon, which are critically endangered, were introduced here after many years of preparation (see our previous post). These colourful little fish...
In late March and early April, I was back on the Fleurieu Peninsula, near Mt Compass (SA), overseeing the latest round of works to rehydrate a couple of the most important remnant peatlands in this part of the world: Square Waterhole Swamp and Glenshera Swamp....
Last time we took a group of people to tour Glenshera Swamp, it was 2017 and our hydrological restoration works on the Fleurieu Peninsula had only just begun. It didn't take long for water to be returned to this unique ecosystem, via blocking old agricultural...
If you are keen to see the saltmarsh remediation works completed recently adjacent to Moulting Lagoon for yourself, then this is your last chance to register your interest to attend NGT's next Tasmanian Field Day! The main levee built by convicts in the 1800s being backfilled...
Nursery Coordinator Angela (right), and volunteer Sue, working in the NGT nursery In Mount Gambier the NGT nursery has been a hive of activity getting plants ready for the winter planting season. In the photo above, Sue and Angela are busily tending to the growing of...
If you are a regular reader of our newsletter, you'll know we have been investigating the Wannon River system for a few years now, which begins in the Grampians National Park and influences several important wetlands, such as Walker Swamp and Brady Swamp. You can...
Over the past few years we have been investigating flow patterns in the upper Wannon River, and providing comparison to past data. This investigation is part of a three year project and important for the future health of the Wannon River, which is the main...
Sounds like a riddle perhaps? But no, the answer is kelp - specifically in this case, bull kelp. Bull kelp (Durvillaea potatorum) is relatively abundant off the southern coast of Australia and the evidence washes up along our coastline in clumps and strands after big...
