Wetland Restoration

Posted at 02 Nov 2016 at 23:59h in Long Swamp Restoration, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration by
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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...

Posted at 23 Sep 2016 at 22:56h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by
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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...

Posted at 23 Sep 2016 at 22:50h in Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, News, Wetland Restoration by
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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...

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...