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Join us for volunteer activities at two of NGT’s wetland restoration demonstration sites: our very own ‘Regional Recharge Farms’

Posted at 24 Apr 2022 at 13:21h in News, Hutt Bay Wetland, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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You may remember that late last year we introduced you to the new concept of Regional Recharge Farms. In case you missed it, these are locations in the landscape where water is retained in natural wetland features, in our case using nature and the wetland...

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Hamilton schools working together to produce wetland field guide

Posted at 27 Jan 2022 at 09:30h in Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Environmental Education, Volunteer by Lisa McIntyre

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Our first activities at Walker Swamp this year are going to be truly amazing. The project involves two local schools working together: Hamilton Parklands School - a school for children with intellectual disabilities, that supports and prepares students to become active and engaged members of...

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Workshop series continues with Rockpool ramble and water bug fun at the coast!

Posted at 15 Dec 2021 at 19:56h in News, Environmental Education, Hutt Bay Wetland, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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Over the past month we have continued our Hutt Bay workshops and working bees project with a rockpool ramble at Cape Douglas and aquatic macro-invertebrates (aka water bugs) at Hutt Bay. A community rockpool ramble was held at Cape Douglas where we were joined by some...

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Upcoming volunteer events – nursery, wetland, and coast

Posted at 26 Oct 2021 at 13:33h in News, Community Nursery Project, Environmental Education, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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The end of year is fast approaching but we still have a few events and volunteer opportunities to finish off 2021. See our full schedule below. As well as our regular nursery sessions (held every Friday at the moment), we have two workshops coming up...

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Grampians remote monitoring – The wetlands fill as the fun begins!

Posted at 31 Aug 2021 at 16:13h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Lauren Brown

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At the end of July, Lachie and Tom met with an eager group of volunteers to complete the first round of data retrievals for our remote monitoring project in the Grampians. Field cameras and AudioMoth sound recorders had been deployed a month prior at various...

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Volunteers gather at Walker Swamp for new Citizen Science project

Posted at 28 May 2021 at 22:11h in News, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Volunteer, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by Lauren Brown

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On Sunday a couple of weeks ago, Lachie and I met with prospective volunteers at Walker Swamp for an initial ‘meet and greet’ afternoon. The event was held as part of the new Grampians citizen science monitoring program, funded by the Victorian Government through the...

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Lily’s experience as a Volunteer Field Assistant with NGT (and volunteering tips)

Posted at 28 May 2021 at 22:05h in News, Volunteer by Rose Thompson

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In recent weeks NGT has been undertaking a swamp antechinus survey in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, aiming to update knowledge on the species since it was last surveyed 20 years ago. You can read more about the swamp antechinus survey here and...

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Fran shares her thoughts on community and volunteering at Kurrawonga, Nelson

Posted at 28 May 2021 at 22:02h in News, Kurrawonga, Volunteer by Volunteer Coordinator

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Frances Thompson and her partner Rick moved to Nelson from the NSW Hunter Valley where they owned a large bush block and enjoyed birding. Since they moved to our region in 2018, they have become regular volunteers at NGT's Reserve in Nelson, Kurrawonga. Fran recently...

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Come along to the Orange-bellied Parrot ID workshop in Koroit

Posted at 28 May 2021 at 21:59h in News, OBP Recovery, Volunteer by Jess Bourchier

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Are you interested in learning more about the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophemea chrysogaster) and where to find them?Please join us in Koroit on Saturday 5th June for the south-west Victoria Orange-bellied Parrot Workshop from 2pm at the Koroit Theatre Supper Room.You’ll have the opportunity to learn...

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New Coordinator for Orange-bellied Parrot monitoring in SW Victoria

Posted at 27 Apr 2021 at 15:29h in News, National Landcare Programme, OBP Recovery, Volunteer by Nicole Mojonnier

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For the past four years I have spent my winters looking for the Orange-bellied Parrots in south west Victoria and I have loved every minute of it. I got to explore some amazing places along our magnificent coastline, met so many wonderful volunteers, and with...

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