I recently had the opportunity to do something a little different to normal (that is, at least for an ecologist like me!), being invited to attend and participate in the second Dunkeld Writers Festival from the 17th - 20th August. Nature Glenelg Trust is very...
As we reported last month, we successfully reached our funding target and were able to settle the strategic expansion of the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve - debt free - with just a few days to spare. To those of you who have donated, volunteered or...
Walker Swamp is a large and complex wetland system, that NGT originally purchased in 2018 for restoration (read more about our initial restoration works here).Understanding how large wetland systems like Walker Swamp respond to restored cycles of inundation (flooding) over time and space, requires a...
First of all, welcome to a massive June newsletter full of exciting news from NGT's work across south-eastern Australia! But before we get into the rest of the stories from the team, given the number of interesting things that have happened lately I'm also going...
With settlement now just days away, scheduled for this Friday the 30th June, it is wonderful to be able to share the news that over the past few days we've met our fundraising target of $500,000. This means we will now be able to complete...
There has been a busy start to the year up at Walker Swamp with our regular monthly Fieldwork Fridays taking place and many tasks completed, thank you volunteers! The remaining 2023 Fieldwork Fridays will take place on the last Friday of each month. Two Saturday tree...
Time is flying by, and it has now been four weeks since we shared the exciting news about the potential to expand NGT's Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve. But before we get to the numbers, let's pause for a moment to take in the view!The image...
Area under contract that would expand the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by 390 acres in 2023. After a busy few weeks behind the scenes we are delighted to announce that just over a week ago Nature Glenelg Trust signed a contract giving us the opportunity to...
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 -...
World Wetlands Day was on the 2nd of February and the theme for this year is worth sharing, because it speaks so clearly to one of our core purposes at NGT. Yes, we couldn't have picked a better theme! It's time for wetland restoration While we often...
