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...
Although the title of this article may sound like a Dr Seuss rhyme, I assure you it's not about a made up species! A few years ago on a quick trip up to Birdsville (in far south-west Queensland, just over the South Australian border), I...
When my son Dale got home from his seasonal (DELWP) fire crew work out in the south-western Victorian bush the other day, it was just like any other day...
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...
The Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar) is a species that has mastered elusiveness. They shelter and nest in soil cracks, and utilise surrounding grassy vegetation and rocks to keep well hidden during their daytime movements. These small reptiles are in fact not totally legless -...
Yes, NGT love wetlands! Wetland restoration and research has been a big part of what the organisation has been about, right from the start. The team have worked across a vast array of different wetlands across south-eastern Australia. So for May 2020 we have a few...
For the past few months my family and I have been charmed by very special visitors - Gang Gang Cockatoos! They are often exceptionally quiet, and if it weren't for catching out the corner of one eye the pieces of eucalypt nuts falling to the...
This photo of the month was taken near Newdegate Pass in Mount Field National Park, which we were lucky to visit while on a recent hiking trip to Tasmania. Cushion plants occur in alpine areas across the world. Rather than one large plant, they’re a community...
With NGT's wetland reserves still holding water, flocks of waterbirds have been keeping the team on point as they look to identify who is around … and it seems that they have been getting some extra help from above! For those of us who don't have...
The Swamp Bluet (Coenagrion lyelli) is a damselfly endemic to Australia, and also the only species of this genus known from Australia. Until recently, the Swamp Bluet was recorded in south-east Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, central and eastern Victoria. In 2012, one male was photographed...
