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NGT volunteers update & don’t forget our free BBQ and Clean Up Australia Day Event

Posted at 20 Feb 2020 at 18:07h in Community Nursery Project, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Fieldwork Friday, Frogs, Hutt Bay Wetland, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Our Blog, Rail Trail, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Weeds by Lu-Wei Spinks

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The year may have only just begun, but NGT volunteers have already been actively involved in a range of projects and activities around the region. A number of volunteers have been doing a fantastic effort in helping Ryan manage the native plant nursery as part of...

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Are butterflies our local ‘canary in the coal-mine’?

Posted at 20 Feb 2020 at 18:05h in Environmental Education, Invertebrates, News by Bryan Haywood

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Invertebrates (or more specifically insects) are a widely studied group of animals throughout the globe, with more studies than you can 'poke a stick at'. These studies range from understanding more about individual species or populations in a given area through to particular guilds of...

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Sharing some fascinating old and new perspectives on Long Swamp

Posted at 20 Feb 2020 at 17:51h in News, Long Swamp Restoration, Wetland Restoration by Mark Bachmann

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It is time to share a couple of fascinating, but vastly different perspectives on the award winning Long Swamp Restoration Project - now that the restoration works are complete. One perspective is from the sky, and the other is from the past.Firstly, let's go back...

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Nick is officially a Churchill Fellow

Posted at 20 Feb 2020 at 17:48h in News by Nick Whiterod

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Following approval of my Fellowship report, I've officially become a Churchill Fellow! My Fellowship focused on the conservation translocation of threatened Australian freshwater species, namely, 'To develop world leading reintroduction strategies for threatened South Australian aquatic species'. My Fellowship report summarises the main activities of my overseas travels...

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2020

Posted at 20 Feb 2020 at 17:44h in News by Lauren Kivisalu

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The 11th February 2020 was the United Nation's 'International Day of Women and Girls in Science' - a day that promotes gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, and is part of a resolution to achieve full and equal access to and participation...

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The 2019 NGT Annual Report is now available to download

Posted at 20 Feb 2020 at 17:44h in News by Mark Bachmann

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For anyone interested to learn a little more about the inner workings of NGT, our 2019 Annual Report is available to download as a pdf from our website. So much happens in the course of a year; it is always a little hard to know where...

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January 2020 news – Highlighting the importance of ecological restoration as NGT turns 8!

Posted at 23 Jan 2020 at 12:55h in News by Mark Bachmann

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On the 16th of January, NGT quietly passed another milestone, marking eight years since we launched the organisation from humble beginnings back in January 2012. We're recognising this milestone by shining a light on a few timely announcements that really promote our core theme of putting...

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Big NGT news ahead of World Wetlands Day 2020! – Announcing… Green Swamp Restoration Reserve

Posted at 23 Jan 2020 at 12:54h in News, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve by Mark Bachmann

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To mark the upcoming occasion of World Wetlands Day on the 2nd of February 2020, we have some wonderful news to share publicly for the first time!We've worked to restore some pretty amazing wetlands over the past 8 years (for some examples, see the second half...

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New surprises at Green Swamp – some very special birds appear at this important summer refuge habitat

Posted at 23 Jan 2020 at 12:50h in Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, News by Greg Kerr

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One of the great joys of wetland restoration comes from the follow up surveys undertaken to monitor the outcomes of on-ground actions. Restoring productive wetlands that are able to hold water through summer and into autumn provides much sought after habitat for birds that are...

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NGT bushcare ‘hits the road’ to protect native grasslands!

Posted at 23 Jan 2020 at 12:46h in News by Jonathan Tuck

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In Spring 2019, NGT’s bushcare crew was involved in protecting some of south-west Victoria’s native grasslands, carrying out careful weed control work in important roadside grassland reserves near Dunkeld. With temperate native grasslands being mostly cleared or degraded by past agricultural development, most remnants in the...

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