Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East

Posted at 11 May 2016 at 02:11h in Conservation of Glenelg Spiny Crayfish, Fish conservation, Media, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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The lower South East coast is home to a unique type of wetland called Karst Rising Springs. These environments are spring-fed wetlands and are found close to the coast from the Victorian border to near Bray (SE of Robe). Spring-fed wetlands or Karst Rising Springs (KRS)...

Posted at 11 Mar 2016 at 12:59h in Community Nursery Project, Cross-border Community Events Calendar, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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Eucalypt expert, Dean Nicolle, visited the South East last week as guest speaker at our Nuts about Gums events. The public talk Friday night and bushwalk Saturday morning were a combined event for the Community Nursery and Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities (RUEC) projects. Dean has dedicated...

Posted at 11 Mar 2016 at 12:59h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month by
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Dryland Tea-tree (or Moonah) is in full bloom at the moment throughout the region. [caption id="attachment_14338" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Patch of 'Moonah' near Dingley Dell[/caption] The botanical name for Moonah is Melaleuca lanceolata. Melaleucas are trees and shrubs in the Myrtacaea family commonly known as paper-barks, honey-myrtle or...

Posted at 02 Mar 2016 at 14:42h in Heath Mouse, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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Late last year, I shared a photo of a Heath Mouse, from the spring 2015 survey in the South East of SA. Here it is to refresh your memory: [caption id="attachment_14082" align="aligncenter" width="553"] The Heath Mouse (Pseudomys shortridgei)[/caption] Did anyone work out the unique mark on this...

Posted at 12 Dec 2015 at 21:29h in Media, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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The latest edition of "From The Ground Up" has recently arrived from Natural Resources SE, and with it a couple of articles from NGT that are worth a closer look. So in case you've missed out, here they are! [caption id="attachment_14048" align="aligncenter" width="620"] NGT's article on Bringing...

Posted at 06 Dec 2015 at 12:03h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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Hackett Hill and Honan Native Forest Reserves are a carpet of colour at the moment in the Swamp Gum grassy and herb rich woodland areas.  Native daisies of various species, Vanilla and Fringe lilies, Scurf Pea and native mints are blooming nicely at the moment. The Dusky...

Posted at 06 Dec 2015 at 12:01h in News, Photo of the Month, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by
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The southern water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized skink species found in New South Wales, Victoria (incl. Bass Strait islands) and South Australia. Typically, they have three colour bands along their body of olive-brown on top with dark flecks, a black band along its flanks...

Posted at 26 Nov 2015 at 16:09h in Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by
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 As mentioned last week in the first of this series of Eaglehawk updates, there has been a lot of action on and around the property in recent months. One important, and ongoing, task at Eaglehawk is weed control, and from September to November new casual NGT...