Wetland Restoration

Posted at 10 May 2018 at 21:54h in Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Long Swamp Restoration, News, Wetland Restoration by
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Next up in this series (note: you can see Part 1 here) of short 2-page papers I wrote-up after presenting at the Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate  (RRR) Conference in Armidale last year, is a story describing how NGT worked with a wide range of people to progress two proposed restoration projects...

Posted at 20 Apr 2018 at 01:31h in News, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Scale Swamp restoration, Wetland Restoration by
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Back in February 2017, I went along to one of the most interesting and - given NGT's focus on restoration science and practice - most relevant conferences I have ever attended. The Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate  (RRR) Conference in Armidale was a fantastic opportunity to rub shoulders...

Posted at 25 Mar 2018 at 20:14h in 20 Million Trees, Community Nursery Project, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Wetland Restoration by
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The dry summer and autumn might be contributing to the lowering of the water level at Mt Burr Swamp, but the aquatic life on the swamp is still thriving, with dragonflies and damselflies maintaining good numbers and diversity. A variety of waterfowl are also still hanging around...

Posted at 14 Feb 2018 at 22:16h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, News, Wetland Restoration by
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To celebrate World Wetlands Day 2018, on the 2nd of February the Australian Government released the latest edition of Wetlands Australia. This time around, the magazine features an article on the restoration work NGT has commenced in the Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula, in partnership with DEWNR,...

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:57h in News, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, Wetland Restoration by
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While at Glenshera Swamp for a couple of days in late September, we were able to see precisely how responsive an already wet catchment above the swamp is to small amounts of rainfall - with 8.5 mm of rain falling overnight on the 24th of September. So after...

Posted at 29 Oct 2017 at 09:55h in News, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, Wetland Restoration by
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On the 24th and 25th of September, NGT's Mark Bachmann and Ben Taylor teamed up with DEWNR's Randall Johnson to guide visitors around some of the recent restoration works at Stipiturus Conservation Park, 6 km west of Mount Compass. NGT's Ben Taylor kicks off one of...

Posted at 08 Sep 2017 at 18:12h in Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Wetland Restoration by
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Thanks to the wet spring last year, we finally saw NGT's Eaglehawk Waterhole (our restoration reserve in the Upper South East), back to looking at its best - with large areas of shallow seasonal wetland inundating the SA blue gum and buloke woodland flats for the first...