24 Jun Walker Swamp – water and donations flow
Out at Walker Swamp the water is building up. Mountain Duck pairs are hanging about, and we can hear the Brolga calling in the distance ...
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24 Jun Wetland restoration and an elusive little fish
Aquasave-Nature Glenelg Trust ecologists Lauren Brown and Nick Whiterod (with help from Ruan Gannon and Dan Macleod) have successfully completed the first survey of Australian Mudfish in the South East since 2010-11 (Mudfish monitoring - 2019 report). But first, some background to the story of the...
24 Jun Three years on – a lot to celebrate at Mount Burr Swamp Restoration Reserve
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in Media, Mt Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Volunteer
by Lauren Kivisalu
Return water, and wildlife will follow! It's not quite that simple, but restoration efforts over the last three years at NGTs Mount Burr Restoration Reserve have re-created wetland habitat for many important fauna species. The "Sunday Mail", recently published an article featuring NGT's Bryan and Rose (see below),...
24 Jun Walker Swamp recovering
Walker Swamp is slowly recovering. Everywhere there are signs of regeneration. Here are just a few photos of how the wetland is responding. [gallery size="large" columns="2" ids="34100,34082,34083,34094,34087,34088,34089,34090,34091,34092,34093,34096,34099,34086,34122,34123"]...
24 Jun The fascinating world of fungi!
Saturday 8th June - Our fungi journey began on a beautiful morning in the local Bolwarra bushland in Victoria. Nicole and I joined the Portland Field Naturalists on a fungi survey led by fungi expert and mycologist, Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher. Sapphire introduced us to a wide...
24 Jun Reconciliation Week – green thumbs at Narrawong District Primary School
Early winter rain and wetter soil created the perfect conditions to plant out the indigenous resource garden at the Narrawong District Primary School. All of the students gave Nature Glenelg Trust's Lauren K. a helping hand in planting some local and culturally important native species...
24 Jun NGT recognised in the 2019 Glenelg Hopkins Environmental Achievers Awards
Nature Glenelg Trust received two awards atthe Glenelg Hopkins Environmental Achievers Awards ceremony held recently in Hamilton. We were presented with the Waterways Award for the Walker Swamp project and, in a new category for this year, Lauren Brown's Mulloway Tagging project received the Innovation Award. The...
24 Jun Nick’s Churchill Fellowship begins
On Wednesday 26th June at 8:15am, I embark on my Churchill Fellowship travels to explore world's best practice for the translocation of aquatic species (namely small fishes and freshwater crayfish). This is thanks to the generosity of Henry Rischbeith and his family through the Richard...
24 Jun Introducing Dave – volunteer profile
Volunteer Profile - David Lawson I’m a Taswegian and have been living in the South East of South Australia since 2007 when doctors told me to go somewhere warmer for my arthritis. You don't get any snow here, but I’ve found the weather in the South East...
07 Jun Walker Swamp update – making progress in fundraising, and a great time to get on board!
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in Habitat Restoration Fund, News, NGT Foundation, Walker Swamp, Wetland Restoration
by Jodie Honan
It has been a couple of weeks since the last update, but thanks to the fantastic support of dozens of donors we are steadily moving towards clearing the land-purchase debt for Walker Swamp. and the live tally is ...