To keep cool in the hot late-February weather, a dedicated group of volunteers have been working hard under the air-conditioner in our Mt Gambier Community Nursery, sorting through our mountain of seed. Regular volunteers Carole and Samuel with the seed mountain Over December and January, many seeds...
Last year we had some fantastic fieldwork days at Walker Swamp, where a crew of amazing volunteers helped to plant seedlings, install wildlife cameras, build a kangaroo-proof fence to protect new plants and much more. This year the Walker Swamp Fieldwork Fridays are back -...
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...
Things have been ticking along nicely at Kurrawonga - NGT’s beautiful brown stringybark (Eucalyptus baxteri) and rough-barked manna gum (E. viminalis ssp. cygnetensis) woodland property. This 100 acre woodland is on the edge of Nelson and the Lower Glenelg National Park, in the far south...
Our volunteers make a huge difference to the amount and scale of work we are able to achieve here at NGT. As we work across a large geographical area of Australia, our volunteers are involved in a diverse range of tasks with us. With the...
We've said it before, and we'll say it again - NGT could not achieve all we do without the support of our amazing volunteers. Whether it is planting trees, sorting seeds, surveying flora and fauna, or filling sandbags to restore water levels in a drained...
If you love a good tree planting session, we've got you covered this October. On Saturday the 15th October we'll be planting in partnership with "Friends of the Forgotten Woodlands" along the Wannon River at NGT's Long Point Reserve, on the edge of Dunkeld. Then...
For the last 12 months, NGT’s bushcare crew has been working steadily away near the end of the Glenelg River at Nelson, on a DELWP-funded project tasked with battling invasive woody weeds.The key objective of the project is to help protect and improve key native...
Data collected as part of the 2021 Census has highlighted that the number of people undertaking unpaid or volunteer work fell by 19% compared to 2016. COVID has played a big part in this decline but it's not the only factor, the decline has been...
As spring quickly approaches, so does the need (and urge!) for us to be outside and doing things!! So we have a great array of activities and opportunities for you to become involved with and spend some time in these glorious landscapes. Fencing at the northern revegetation...
