On the 5th of January I visited Lake Hawdon South, 15 km inland from Robe, with members of the South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board (SEWCDB). The purpose was to explore some of the management issues where the artificial Bray Drain enters the wetland....
Maiko and Nick have been busy undertaking Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) listing assessments as part of Species Expert Assessment Plans (SEAPs) for Australian freshwater fish and spiny crayfish. Prior to these SEAPs, only 40 freshwater fish and just three spiny crayfish were listed...
Like every one of the almost 11 years that have now passed since NGT began, 2022 has definitely been another big one!Something that has made this 10th Anniversary Year extra special has been the chance to meet so many partners, friends and supporters of NGT...
With the pandemic causing such a major interruption to things for the past couple of years, it has been a while since we've been able to get the bulk of the NGT team together in person - that is, until a few weeks ago! Although...
Our volunteers make a huge difference to the amount and scale of work we are able to achieve here at NGT. As we work across a large geographical area of Australia, our volunteers are involved in a diverse range of tasks with us. With the...
Over the past month, I have tried to drop in to a number of our major wetland restoration sites in SA and Victoria, given the unusually wet spring weather which has given most of these sites a real boost heading in to a later-than-usual summer...
Over the past couple of months the Orange-bellied Parrots have been making their way from south-eastern mainland Australia back to Melaleuca, Tasmania for their summer breeding season. Every year in mid-December a census of the species is undertaken. As birds arrive at the feed tables in...
If you'll be around Beachport, SA this summer holidays check out Wattle Range Council's Coastal Connections program! There's a fantastic line-up of activities for all ages, including rockpool rambles and estuary discovery activities led by NGT's Jess Bourchier plus Indigenous cultural events, shorebird sessions, and...
This summer we will be hosting a public event at Ewens Ponds, near Port MacDonnell SA, for anyone wanting to learn more about Glenelg Spiny Crayfish and the uniqueness of Karst Rising Spring wetlands. We will talk more about our current project, which is using...
With a lot of anticipation, back in October Lisa and I met with students from Hamilton Parklands School and Good Shepherd College at Walker Swamp for a final field trip. Since the start of the year, we have been working with students to co-develop a...
