Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East

If you didn't get a copy of the latest edition of FTGU, it had a couple of NGT articles that we can share with you here, one about Robbie the Bittern and another about Malleefowl. Enjoy! [caption id="attachment_11944" align="aligncenter" width="378"] Article on Robbie the Bittern from...

If you’re keen to make a difference to habitat in the upper South East, there's a big planting day coming up early next month! It all kicks off on Saturday July 4 from 10am til 4pm at the St Aubin’s property (just across the road from...

From Bryan Haywood: Wasn’t the weather amazing over the Easter long weekend? Sunshine, warm and calm conditions, then came the rain on the Monday, what more could you ask for? A team of 35+ volunteers camped out and explored two conservation reserves up in the heart...

From Bryan Haywood: Fumigating rabbit warrens is hard yacka but an essential part of land management - especially when they are in moderate to large numbers. These introduced ground-dwelling herbivores are a major pest in agricultural situations and also in native vegetation and revegetation areas. [caption...

From Bryan Haywood: Are you wondering what you could do over Easter? Well, we have just the activity for you! The Bangham district - just north of Frances - has not seen a biological survey for small mammals and reptiles for some 25 years. With the relatively...

[caption id="attachment_10624" align="alignleft" width="230"] Malleefowl banner[/caption] From Bryan Haywood: The RUEC team and Vicki Natt (Malleefowl Project Officer) had some success at the Lucindale Field Days last weekend. Maps and banners were on display encouraging landholders to talk to us about Malleefowl and if and when they...

January 15-17th, 2015 A party of nine made the trek to Eaglehawk Waterhole for a two night working bee campout. On the first night while the weather was calm the crew went out spotlighting for rabbits (out on the sandy hills) throughout the property. Over 25 were seen out...

[caption id="attachment_8408" align="alignright" width="300"] The mound monitoring team at Gum Lagoon[/caption] I have just returned from a few days out with Vicki Natt monitoring malleefowl mounds as part of the annual grid monitoring program. This activity is considered a key component of the South East Regional...