Wetland Restoration

Posted at 20 Sep 2016 at 14:44h in Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, News, Photo of the Month, Wetland Restoration by
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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...

Posted at 13 Sep 2016 at 23:58h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands, Species of the month, Wetland Restoration by
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Come out to help survey for the migratory Latham’s Snipe on September 17th in sites previously known for Snipe in the South East. Notification of this survey has been prompted through The Latham’s Snipe Project (Dr Birgita Hansen) where it was started by a group of...

Posted at 30 Aug 2016 at 02:56h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Green Swamp Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration, Wetland Restoration on Private Land by
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Last week I took the opportunity to check back in on some of the restoration sites we have been working on around the southern Grampians, and I have some good news! Let's start the journey a bit further east, and up the Bunnugal drain, to one...

Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:09h in Fundraising, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by
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It feels like a lifetime ago, but way back in February 2012, only a few weeks after Nature Glenelg Trust began, I received an email out of the blue that highlighted a potential site for purchase and restoration, only half an hour from Mt Gambier...

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:37h in Habitat Restoration Fund, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by
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If you haven’t heard of or seen Pick Swamp (a 230 hectare property next to Piccaninnie Ponds, now also a reserve), then you haven’t witnessed the incredible recovery potential of drained wetlands - but the results (see below) speak for themselves. Finally, after 10 years, it’s time to...