Wetland Restoration on Private Land

Getting out and about in western Victoria this June

Posted at 04 Jul 2015 at 12:44h in Community Biodiversity Events 2015, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Lachlan Farrington

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The financial year has certainly rounded out with a bang for getting around and talking to people about what we've been up to at NGT. Last week I was invited to talk at a Victorian Volcanic Plains Research and Development Forum, hosted by Corangamite CMA...

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Robbie the Bittern puts Pick Swamp (and wetland restoration) on the map!

Posted at 07 May 2015 at 22:39h in News, Piccaninnie Ponds, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Mark Bachmann

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So what do rice growers in the NSW Riverina district and coastal wetlands in the South East have in common? Until recently, we might have simply answered “not much” – but nature is full of surprises – with early results from a fascinating new project...

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A nice story about Mt Koroite wetland and NGT’s Wetland Restoration Program

Posted at 09 Feb 2015 at 19:44h in News, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Mark Bachmann

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Late last year, Lachie and I took part in a wetland field day organised by the Hamilton - Coleraine Railway Line Landcare Group. A local journalist who attended the day, Katrina Weatherly, wrote a really nice article about the day that appeared in the December...

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Meeting the Warrnambool Field Naturalists Club

Posted at 10 May 2014 at 23:01h in News, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Lachlan Farrington

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A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of giving a talk to the Warrnambool Field Naturalists Club. They were interested in hearing about Nature Glenelg Trust after a reference by a previous speaker, some weeks beforehand. When you consider that the club was...

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Update #2 on Wetland Restoration Case Study 1 – Near Heywood

Posted at 14 Mar 2014 at 12:39h in Wetland Restoration Case Study 1, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Lachlan Farrington

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With Autumn now upon us we are busy working on some big and exciting restoration projects before the season breaks and this pretty significant dry spell comes (hopefully) to an end.  Such has been the level of activity for the first quarter of the year...

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World Wetlands Day with the friends of Yatmerone

Posted at 14 Feb 2014 at 10:13h in Community Biodiversity Events 2014, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Lachlan Farrington

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On Saturday the 2nd of February I had the pleasure of joining the Friends of Yatmerone Wildlife Reserve for a "World Wetlands Day" celebration. World Wetlands Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention), all the...

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Wetlands Australia Issue 24 features the wetland restoration program on private land

Posted at 31 Jan 2014 at 13:28h in News, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Mark Bachmann

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The latest edition of the Wetlands Australia magazine produced by the Australian Government has just been released, and can be viewed or downloaded on-line here. NGT's Lachlan Farrington contributed an article summarising the wetland restoration program on private land. To have a read, you can download...

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Celebrate World Wetlands Day at Penshurst on Saturday the 1st of February!

Posted at 24 Jan 2014 at 01:30h in Community Biodiversity Events 2014, News, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Mark Bachmann

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On Saturday 1st February, why not head to Penshurst for a nature walk at the Yatmerone Wildlife Reserve? The walk will be followed by BBQ and presentations by Dr Rob Bird of the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club and NGT's Lachlan Farrington. Please RSVP by the 27 January by...

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Update #1 – Wetland Restoration on Private Land Case Study 2 – Coleraine District

Posted at 16 Jan 2014 at 11:49h in Wetland Restoration Case Study 2, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Lachlan Farrington

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Back in December I kicked off the annual monitoring of the "wetland restoration on private land" sites, visiting one at Coleraine where we installed a regulator last year. I'm pleased to report that this wetland was still full and a large number of birds are...

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A day out “swamping” with the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club

Posted at 28 Nov 2013 at 12:39h in Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by Lachlan Farrington

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Last Saturday I spent a day out with members of the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club. It was one of this Novembers typically damp and cold days but it was a great day to be out in the swamps and a great opportunity to share our...

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