A few weeks ago I has the chance to head across to meet with the Warrnambool Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP) Group, and was also joined by our local NGT staff member Lachlan Farrington. The evening provided us with an opportunity to introduce NGT, touch...
In addition to Ken (below), who started a few weeks ago now, we've also welcomed Dan Anderson and Rose Thompson over the past couple of weeks to the NGT team. [caption id="attachment_2216" align="alignnone" width="300"] From the Ground Up - Autumn 2013 Edition, Page 2[/caption] Rose is doing...
Given NGT's wetland restoration program will soon begin helping private landholders to restore their swamps - you may have wondered what the "restoration" of wetland habitat looks like on the ground?What better day to share some real examples with you than today, from the newly...
Lots of behind-the-scenes things are happening with the Wetland Restoration Project - so it must be time for a quick update...
Last Wednesday I attended the Brolga Recovery Group Meeting in Hamilton. We were hosted by the Southern Grampians Shire Council at the Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning. After the group meeting, I presented a quick summary of the Wetland Restoration on Private Land project and...
Lachlan, Cath and Alix have been in the Kingston area over recent weeks, undertaking the field work trials for the Wetland Condition Assessment Tool (WetCAT) Project, and talking to people about the Wetland Restoration Program for Private Land. Below is a great little article the Coastal...
A lightning trip to Adelaide last week for the breakfast launch of the new Naturelinks Website, included the official signing-up of Nature Glenelg Trust and the National Trust, as new partners in the NRM Alliance. The alliance is now comprised of 11 NGO's active in...
Hot off the press is the latest BRG Newsletter October 2012, introducing this community group to Nature Glenelg Trust and our interest in wetlands. Anyone who is interested in restoring drained wetlands that may benefit Brolgas, is welcome to get in touch with Lachlan who is...
The early "word of mouth" response to the announcement of the wetland restoration program has been fantastic, with Lachlan and I getting around various parts of the region over recent weeks to meet with people interested in being involved. [caption id="attachment_1329" align="alignnone" width="300"] A wetland we visited earlier...
Last Thursday evening I made the short trip down to Portland to speak to the South West Coastal Action Network. This provided me with an opportunity to introduce the concept of wetland restoration, and NGT's wetland restoration program on private land, being co-oridnated by Lachlan. Many thanks to members of...
