People who travel a lot around the near-border region of SA and Victoria and take an interest in wetlands, are currently rejoicing in the fact that many wetlands that haven't filled in years are bursting with life - and this is happening right now, as...
Being out on Brady Swamp in a kayak, looking up at the Grampians and listening to the awe-inspiring sound of growling grass frogs (also called southern bell frogs) was one of those moments of self-reflection. A time to stop and truly appreciate how lucky you...
Have you gone for a wander around a freshwater wetland lately or even a dam? Well, if you haven't I suggest on the next sunny day that you do. Apart from avoiding the scaly things 'that slip and slide around' and the things that 'suck...
I recently had the pleasure of attending the annual Australian Society for Limnology (ASL) Conference in Ballarat. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Waters of past and present: shaping pathways for future management‘ and focused on decision making in times of uncertainty. This theme...
Thanks to the fantastic help of volunteers from the Millicent Field Naturalists Society and the support of the current owners, a few weeks ago NGT installed a temporary structure in the artificial channel that drains Mt Burr Swamp - in readiness for settlement. This might not be the biggest...
After the recent post about a Platypus sighting, we received some fantastic feedback from our newsletter subscribers. Ryan Duffy from Parks Victoria said the sighting caused a bit of excitement in their Grampians office, because the only official records and recent sightings from within the National Park are on the...
The South East Flows Restoration project is about restoring historic flows from the South East back to the Coorong, via Tilley Swamp (inland of the coast, north of Kingston), and has been under development for several years since 2007. The project is largely funded by the...
Special thanks to Todd Burger from Glenthompson for sending this fantastic snap of a juvenile Eastern Long-necked Turtle, found on the road near Brady Swamp. [caption id="attachment_26434" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Eastern Long-necked Turtle. Photo by Todd Burger[/caption] And just in case you are wondering just how big this cute...
There are approximately 25,000 species of orchids in the world, with 1,800 here in Australia. In the Limestone Coast, we have a few unique species, which can only be found in this region, like the Little Dip Spider Orchid and the Maroon Leak Orchid at Piccaninnie...
It has been a long-time coming, but finally over much of the region people are saying "this is what a wet year looks like", or "it reminds me of the 80s or early 90s". My first visit to the region was in 1996 and there was...
