On this page you’ll find links to our quarterly environmental events calendar to help you find out about what’s happening in your region. There are so many great groups and organisations hosting a range of activities throughout the South East of SA and Victoria’s South West, and we wanted to help spread the word about the opportunities on offer. Working bees, talks, outings, monitoring, training, field days, art exhibitions….you name it, it’s happening in our region.
Autumn 2015
The new Autumn cross-border community environmental calendar is now available! Check out the images below for what going to be happening in your region as the weather heats up – whether you’re interested in open days, workshops, birding outings, working bees or dog’s breakfasts at the beach(!), there’s bound to be something for you!
Take a look at the latest calendar here 2015_Autumn-Environmental-Events (0.3Mb)
Does your group/organisation have an upcoming event over the SUMMER months (Dec, Jan, Feb)? Contact the NGT team by FRI 31 OCTOBER 2014 for your event to be included in the next calendar.
The 2014 Biodiversity ‘Up Close’ events
NGT along with a host of partners brings you the Biodiversity ‘Up Close’ events – a series of walks, talks and opportunities for you and the family to meet the experts and learn about the amazing things nature offers across the South East of South Australia and Victoria’s South West. Visit the Up Close page here for more details!
- Discovering the last sheoak of Walker Swamp June 25, 2021
If you pay attention out at Walker Swamp, some very interesting ecological processes and transitions are underway. This little update is about letting the pictures do the talking… so let’s go for a stroll and read the landscape together!
First up, let’s start with the big picture, and this oblique aerial view. Looking over Walker Swamp ...
- Mt Vandyke fundraiser – a final update before June 30… June 24, 2021
It has been 4 weeks since we launched the new NGT fundraiser for Mt Vandyke, and together we’re making some good progress…
At last count, 68 different donors have so far contributed a little over $40,000 which, after being matched, has now seen the loan balance drop by more than $80,000, from $268,193 just a month ...
- Interesting times for small mammal trials on the mainland… and where does Mount Vandyke fit in? June 24, 2021
While the Mt Vandyke land purchase fundraiser is already in full swing (click here to see the latest update), I am now pleased to report that (as of last week) NGT’s project team – led by our ecological experts Leah Kemp and Rose Thompson – have just kicked off the all-important and complex job of ...
- Geegeela Biodiversity survey results and webinar June 24, 2021
The Scientific Expedition Group recently assisted Nature Foundation SA and Nature Glenelg Trust to undertake a biological survey in a new nature reserve in the South East of South Australia. Geegeela Nature Reserve is a 100 acre patch of diverse woodlands, donated to Nature Foundation SA, adjoining the Geegeela Conservation Park, 45 km south of ...
- Goolwa pipis – New video showcases this iconic species June 24, 2021
The Great Goolwa Cockle Challenge aims to engage and educate recreational fishers and the wider community whilst promoting the Goolwa Cockle and our coastal environment: A video has been produced showcasing this iconic species, including Indigenous, ecological, research and social aspects. Please take a look below! We’d love for you to share the video with ...
- Introducing Tom, tackling environmental weeds in Cobboboonee National Park June 24, 2021
Hello there, it’s Tom here and welcome to my first blog for NGT. Well actually, my first ever blog! I’m a brand new addition to the NGT family.
My introduction to the Trust has been filled with meeting the NGT team and visiting a number of NGT Reserves, both in western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia. ...
- News from Aldinga Washpool: logger installed and Drew Kilner, Cultural Liaison Officer, joins NGT June 24, 2021
Another new face joined the NGT team recently, with Drew Kilner, Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri man, coming on board as Cultural Liaison Officer on our project investigating the restoration potential of the Aldinga Washpool. Drew is working with Ben as we seek to understand the history of this wetland, one of the last coastal lagoons remaining ...
- Minor ‘surgery’ to restore another wetland on the Wannon River floodplain! June 24, 2021
There are some days at work that stand out from others. They’re usually around this time of year, when the air is crisp, water droplets glisten on the trees and you are all alone in the bush. After emerging from Victoria’s circuit-breaker lockdown a couple of weeks ago, I desperately needed some time in the ...
- Fish ‘back from the dead’ – and now they are breeding! June 24, 2021
Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon, once thought to be regionally extinct, were found in Third Reedy and Middle Reedy Lakes near Kerang, Victoria in 2019. Recently, a collaborative team of stakeholders including Aquasave-NGT ecologists collected 25 fish from the wild to begin an exciting breeding and reintroduction program. The fish were divided between two hatcheries including the ...
- Preliminary Swamp antechinus survey results ready to share June 24, 2021
This autumn and early winter, thanks to the generous support of the Limestone Coast Landscape Board, we’ve been undertaking a targeted fauna survey in search of the endangered swamp antechinus (see May story here, and April story here). This small carnivorous marsupial is between the size of a mouse and a rat, and feeds on ...
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