The recent spring rains across parts of south-eastern Australia have meant significant flows in waterways and the filling of wetlands; some seeming to appear before our eyes. Lachie has provided a great summary of the hydrological impacts across NGT's wetland restoration reserves in another post...
It seems a lifetime ago now, but over 66 days in 2019, I met with more than 50 experts across cities and towns in five countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Republic of Ireland and Sweden) as part of my Churchill Fellowship. My focus was ‘To...
Back in the July newsletter, we released a discussion paper and revisited the story of Hanna Swamp, a long drained and modified (formerly in-stream) wetland of Strathaird Creek near Wallan, situated in the approved urban growth corridor north of Melbourne.Not long after the release of...
During Mental Health week this year (12-16th October), I took the opportunity to stop and think about what has been a challenging time for us all. I have been reflecting on the incredible resilience people and communities have shown. People deal with adversity in different...
To celebrate Mental Health Week, NGT's Lauren B. shared some wonderful insight into the vast benefits that being in nature brings to us, both in terms of our physical and mental wellbeing. Lately, the areas of nature within our reach have been reduced, either a...
So far 2020 has certainly been a year of extremes and, with the arrival of a La Niña event this spring, that trend appears to be continuing. A rather disappointing winter for our wetlands that produced limited runoff has now given way to a cool...
Despite winter having some long dry spells, good autumn and spring rainfall in 2020 has filled Hutt Bay Wetland, NGT's coastal reserve located a short drive west of Port MacDonnell. By full, we don't mean to historic, pre-drainage levels, but to the level set by...
As part of our Fieldwork Friday program over the past month or so, volunteers have been tackling Arctotheca populifolia at NGT's Hutt Bay Wetlands Reserve. Like many weeds in our region, this plant is native to South Africa and it goes by many names including...
At NGT we pride ourselves on working collaboratively and respectfully with a wide range of people, across all sectors and walks of life in south-eastern Australia, especially in rural landscapes. So it is with great pleasure that I am able to announce the establishment of...
This is not so much good, but great news!! Both of the ecological burns we conducted in the past year or so at Cassinia tegulata sites have successfully stimulated germination of seedlings. The first burn took place in spring 2019 at Avenue (SA), the eastern-most...
