Did you know that while we sleep, bats work all night across our region consuming large quantities of insects - including agricultural pest species!Next month, together with the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, we'll be hosting two events focussed on bats and their prey, near Naracoorte...
As usual, we have a range of opportunities to get out and about with us over the next few weeks. All are welcome and no particular skills are necessary.Friday 29 Jan, Kurrawonga working bee, Nelson, VicJoin Nicole in some property-edge weed monitoring or...
Hello from NGT’s new Volunteer Coordinator! My name is Taylah and I have just started volunteering with NGT. Considering that volunteers are of immense value to the organisation's work, I am hoping to help create some excellent opportunities for people to get involved to receive...
This year we had a fantastic Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) season in south-west Victoria. With our first confirmed sighting in many years, we had a very exciting start to the season. Now towards the end of November, we do not expect to see any more OBPs...
The days are getting longer and the Orange-bellied Parrots are slowly making their way back to Tasmania. Despite the challenges of 2020 we’ve had a great OBP winter season. We would like to thank everyone involved. Without you we would not have had a confirmed sighting...
By Nicole Mojonnier & Jonathan TuckNelson is a small town at the Victorian coast only a stone’s throw away from the South Australian border. It’s nestled along the beautiful Glenelg River, not far from the river mouth, and surrounded by the Lower Glenelg National Park....
It’s been roughly a year since we’ve had an update from Eaglehawk Waterhole, NGT's first Restoration Reserve located near Frances, SA. Over the past 12 months, we’ve managed considerable community interest in spending time at Eaglehawk Waterhole on a range of activities, including: bird watching and...
I had moments of doubt when I wondered if this day would ever come...
Over the past 8 and half years, I have been regularly asked all sorts of questions about Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) - usually when out and about at community events or when giving presentations to community groups - I guess mainly because NGT seems a...
Orange-bellied Parrots (OBPs) have just started their journey to their winter habitat on the mainland. After an excellent wild breeding season in Tasmania the numbers of migrating parrots are higher than what they have been for the last 10 years. A controlled burn in 2017...
