NGT's Scott Huntley has been finding lots of cute turtles during surveys recently. This little Short-necked Turtle on the right looks like he's smiling! Long-necked Turtle at Lyrup Lagoon in the SA Riverland. Photo: Scott Huntley Short-necked Turtle at the Pike RIver in the SA Riverland. Photo:...
During our recent Walker Swamp Celebration event (also the last stop of NGT's Nature Festival Grand Tour of Ecological Restoration) the group got to explore the newly acquired land addition at Walker Swamp. The area of Manna Gums is spectacular, and now under our permanent...
What a lovely day for a bird survey - check out Sam's list of species from her latest survey (below). We've also been hosting an environmental education program at Walker Swamp, with school and TAFE student getting some first-hand experiences in conservation work, and a...
The NGT team had a second planting day at Mount Vandyke in early August, where added another 5000 poa grasses as part of our grassland restoration project at the site. This safe-haven (predator-proof) reserve adjacent Cobboboonee National Park (north-west of Portland in Victoria) will one...
It's planting season! NGT's Mount Gambier field crew have been busy planting natives at Timberlands, Penola. The team have been adding habitat complexity with a range of locally occurring shrub and tree species: NGT Mt Gambier field crew from left Angus Samson, Tom Josephs, Blake-Alexander Kerslake NGT's...
Recently NGT hosted three different education events: a 'Trees on Farms' field day, a Glenthompson Shorebird Workshop and a nature education day with Daylesford Dharma School. It was wonderful to work with the individuals behind these events, whom had all heard of NGT and wanted...
As usual the NGT crew has been busy out in the field this month. Here's a selection of photos to show you what we get up to behind the scenes. First up, insights into a days field work on the east coast of Tasmania. NGT's...
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...
With staff based all the way from Tassie, to Dunkeld in Vic and Victor Harbor in SA, there are plenty of interesting things going on every day. So we've decided to share some photos from the field every month, to give our readers some insights...
Much of what goes on in a wetland after we've undertaken remedial works to restore hydrology or manage other threats, goes on quietly without fuss. For fish, frogs, crayfish and many of the smaller water birds, you actually have to go looking closely to find...
