19 Dec Are you looking for a last-minute Christmas gift idea? Then look no further than the award winning Walker Swamp!
It is that time of year where we've all had our thinking caps on for Christmas gift ideas...
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19 Dec Reflecting on a great Arts Therapy placement with NGT in 2019
Where would a person who loves wetlands do arts therapy? Nature Glenelg Trust have generously hosted me on placement since February 2019 as part of my Masters in Therapeutic Arts Practice with The MIECAT Institute. The placement and inquiry has now finished (and I passed my...
19 Dec A surprising discovery at Mount Burr Swamp
During a recent overnight stay at Mount Burr Swamp, water levels were close to maximum and I took the opportunity to set five fish traps to see what was about. Checking the traps the next morning I was thrilled to find two tiny fish (pictured). Nick...
19 Dec Good news… You can now monitor the water level in Mount Burr Swamp anytime, online!
Exciting news for wetland data enthusiasts! It is now possible to view real time water levels in Mount Burr Swamp online. Thanks to support from the Growing Data Foundation a solar powered water level sensor has been installed in deep water within the wetland. This sends...
19 Dec Our Southern Bell Frog conservation facility is go…with tadpoles!
Our Southern Bell Frog (aka Growling Grass Frog) conservation facility at Clayton Bay on the shores of Lake Alexandrina reached an important milestone recently. After over a year of construction and preparation, more than 20 tadpoles have arrived at the facility over the past few...
19 Dec Big bittern survey of Long Swamp reveals some rare finds
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in Discovery Bay, Glenelg River, Long Swamp, Long Swamp Restoration, News, Volunteer, Wetland Restoration
by Jonathan Tuck
Last Saturday, the Bittern Recovery Project and NGT ran a field survey for Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) in Long Swamp, near Nelson in south-west Victoria. Since NGT’s hydrological restoration work at Nobles Rocks, the wetland has seen an increase in suitable habitat for the nationally-endangered...
19 Dec The story of the long-lost giant purple wallaby-grass of Gorae West
Tasmania might have the Thylacine, but Gorae West has a long-lost giant purple wallaby-grass! Last seen in the 1960s by legendary naturalist Cliff Beauglehole, this wallaby-grass is a stunner. Dr Graeme Lorimer introduced me to the species when I did his native grass course about a...
19 Dec ‘Tread Lightly’ – bringing stories of environmental change into focus this festive season…
NGT is proud to be a local partner supporting 'Tread Lightly' - a novel project shining a light on environmental change through endurance sport - which is happening between Christmas and New Year this year! [caption id="attachment_35891" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr Rowan Brookes[/caption] Dr Rowan Brookes, who is...
28 Nov Ecological burning to recover threatened plants at Avenue in South Australia
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in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month
by Bryan Haywood
Prescribed burning is a well documented and necessary management tool for improving the viability of a number of our threatened plant populations, especially those with germination cues that are triggered by this form of natural disturbance. In a previous 'species of the month' post we...
28 Nov Schools “jump in” to help save critically endangered fish species
Urrbrae High School and Alberton Primary School students have been doing something very cool - breeding Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon! The schools are working with Aquasave-NGT and the Department of Environment and Water with funding from Australian Government National Landcare to manage a hatchery and...