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Eaglehawk Waterhole update and completion of 20 Million Trees grant

Posted at 20 Aug 2017 at 21:46h in 20 Million Trees, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Bryan Haywood

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Saturday July 29th saw the last of our plants from our 3-year 20 Million Trees grant (from the Federal Government, National Landcare programme) put in the ground. This funding has enabled NGT to establish over 15,000 trees, shrubs and grasses over 70ha, to help species like...

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A grand total of 12,358 seedlings call a corridor home!

Posted at 20 Aug 2017 at 21:46h in ForestrySA Schools Program, News, Volunteer by Nicole Mojonnier

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Glenburnie Primary School, Newbery Park Primary School and Millicent High school have been busy over the last 8 weeks. As part of the ForestrySA Biodiversity Corridor Schools Program, a grand total of 12,358 native plant seedlings have been put into the ground at the Honan...

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Working bee success at Narrawong, East Street Wetland

Posted at 20 Aug 2017 at 21:45h in Cross-border Community Events Calendar, Narrawong East St Wetland Restoration, News, Volunteer by Nicole Mojonnier

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Some busy bees were out and about at the Narrawong East Street wetland on Saturday the 15th of July! The Narrawong Wetland revegetation project is an initiative of the Narrawong District Primary School, supported by NGT, and once again it was time for some extra care, supplementary plantings,...

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Welcoming new volunteers for Orange-bellied Parrot surveys!

Posted at 20 Aug 2017 at 21:45h in News, OBP Recovery, Volunteer by Nicole Mojonnier

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On the first of July, NGT held an Orange-bellied Parrot workshop for anyone interested in the recovery efforts of this unique and highly endangered species. Rachel Pritchard (from DELWP) gave an update on the current recovery efforts and on how the winter count data collected...

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The NGT blogs are back – and there is a lot to catch up on!

Posted at 23 Jun 2017 at 00:43h in Glenshera Swamp restoration, Long Swamp Restoration, News by Mark Bachmann

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To say we've been a little busy at NGT over the past couple of months would be a serious understatement, with a plethora of project reports to finalise before the end of financial year - and unfortunately this has kept us a bit quieter than usual...

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New habitats recorded for the western swamp crayfish in the Southern Grampians

Posted at 23 Jun 2017 at 00:42h in Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by Lauren Brown

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Back in May, Lachie and I headed out for some field work to conduct some snap shot fish surveys in two recently restored wetlands near Dunkeld - Green Swamp and Brady Swamp. Brady swamp is part of a wider wetland complex along the Wannon River, while...

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Eaglehawk Waterhole Update – planting, weeding and fauna surveys coming up!

Posted at 23 Jun 2017 at 00:40h in 20 Million Trees, Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, News by Bryan Haywood

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Saturday July 29th will be our final planting day this season for 6500 seedlings to go into the 70ha+ revegetation site we've been tackling over the last 3 years. We recorded a very handsome 90% survival rate from last year’s plantings and with Sam and Andy...

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Southern Brown Bandicoots are now on the radar

Posted at 23 Jun 2017 at 00:36h in ForestrySA Schools Program, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Southern Brown Bandicoot by Bryan Haywood

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Well it was this time last year (in 2016) that we reported on how the third 'once in a decade' digging abundance survey for the Southern Brown Bandicoot was back underway. Through the Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities project, NGT ended up completing the survey in 2016...

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Orange-bellied Parrot mainland-release and winter surveys

Posted at 23 Jun 2017 at 00:34h in News, OBP Recovery, Volunteer by Nicole Mojonnier

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In mid-April 2017, 11 Orange-bellied Parrots were released in a restricted area near the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee. This first mainland release is part of a four-year trial Program which is seeking to release small flocks of OBPs into suitable habitat. All released birds have...

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Long Swamp fish monitoring update

Posted at 23 Jun 2017 at 00:31h in Fish conservation, Long Swamp Restoration, News by Lauren Brown

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Many community members would remember the feeling of satisfaction after helping build a trial stricture (made of 7000 sand bags) to regulate the final artificial outlet from Long Swamp at Nobles Rocks. This weir successfully resulted in the recovery of approximately 200 hectares of aquatic habitat...

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