You may recall a couple of months ago we began experimenting with making seed balls to use in revegetation this year (see previous blog here). Well, seed balls are now being spread out at the ForestrySA restoration site near Glencoe, and we are very interested to...
It has been a while since we last checked in to see how the Long Swamp Restoration Trial in the far south west near Nelson is faring, so let's have a quick look at the latest...
Hello all, Very exciting news has reached us from the Bellarine Peninsula, with three OBP’s sighted by a volunteer at a remote location – the last sighting there being early in the 2014 season! Back in the far south-west of the state, there were no observations of...
Nature Glenelg Trust is holding a Working Bee on Sunday 5th June, starting 11am at a little wetland site at the end of East street in Narrawong. NGT has been working with the Narrawong District Primary School at this site since 2014 to restore the endangered...
Magnifying glasses, dip nets and colourful gumboots were present en-masse at the Surry River on the 4th May. I was fortunate to be joined by Liam and Lauren V from NGT to hold an interactive “Waterwatch” session with students from the Narrawong District Primary School. Always...
The start of wintering season for the Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) brings positive news, with two adult OBPs sighted in the western Port-Phillip region in late April, who appear to be staying put so far and foraging contently on available food plants. [caption id="attachment_14811" align="aligncenter" width="340"] Orange-bellied...
Late Autumn is always a time of anticipation and feelings of contradiction in the world of wetland restoration. Often we are scrambling to finish works before the rain arrives, wishing for a good rainy season but secretly hoping it can hold off just one more...
After all the talks I have given over the years in various places about Piccaninnie Ponds (e.g. Mt Gambier, Adelaide, Portland, Hamilton, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Wellington (NZ) and Prague (CZ) - to name a few!), last year I was approached and asked to provide an...
A Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) at its day roost in the Dry Creek Native Forest Reserve. This bird was seen halfway up a Blackwood tree while mapping vegetation communities near one of the Heath Mouse sites in Caroline Forest. The prey in its talons is a Common Ringtail...
Following our recent Cork and Hoot event Bryan was invited to speak on ABC South East and ABC Adelaide about the regions owls and the upcoming Barking Owl surveys. In case you missed it you can have a listen to the audio, including Barking Owl calls,...
