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...
On the evening of Wednesday the 17th of October, Becky and Lachlan will be giving presentations about their projects (Cross-border Community Nursery and Wetland Restoration on Private Land) at a Landcare Seminar in Hamilton. The Hamilton to Coleraine Landcare Consortium are hosting the evening, which includes dinner. If you are interested...
The latest edition of the Australian Government published Wetlands Australia magazine has just been released, and can be downloaded here. For anyone with an interest in wetlands, this publication gives a great overview of wetland projects, research and management information from across Australia. If you look through...
Today the Technical Committee being convened by Nature Glenelg Trust to help guide the science (including site prioritisation and monitoring of restored sites) for the cross-border Wetland Restoration Program on Private Land met for the first time in Heywood. The group (of 12) is made up of a...
The Warrnambool Standard newspaper ran the following article on the wetland restoration program, which was coupled with a news story on their website: http://www.standard.net.au/story/310469/glenelg-group-out-to-reverse-decades-of-drainage/?cs=72. [caption id="attachment_1006" align="alignnone" width="337"] Warrnambool Standard Article - 8th September 2012[/caption]...
While the wild weather has been less than ideal for field work, NGT has been out and about in the region this week. Once you get warm and moving, it can actually be quite envigorating to be out in a wetland in the rain! Nick and...
For those that don't know, "From the Ground Up" (FTGU) is a great little publication that goes into all South East regional post boxes four times a year. Cathy Ashby, who is based in the Natural Resources Centre in Mount Gambier, has been doing a great...
Last Wednesday, Lachlan and I had the pleasure of presenting at the Hamilton to Coleraine Railway Landcare Group meeting. I ran through some visual examples of wetland restoration, before Lachlan and I explained what the new wetland restoration program is all about. The group then had some excellent questions which triggered...
This article appeared in last week's Portland Observer that I thought might be of interest. It is great to see the wetland restoration program gaining attention in the local media. Please have a read...
I just thought I'd post a copy of Lachlan's recent interview on ABC South East with Stan Thomson (from a couple of weeks ago) when he introduced our new Wetland Restoration Program to regional listeners. The audio is in two parts, and you can listen to the...
