Over the past 12 months we have been working with Port Fairy Consolidated School and environmental educator Tracey Gray to develop education resources to share knowledge about our cryptic burrowing crayfish. Depending on where you are in south west Victoria you're likely to come across either...
In last week's blog about Gooseneck Swamp, we saw up close just what the recent dry run of weather has meant for upper Wannon River wetlands that rely on the river for their inflows. This week, we take a look at the continental scale data that...
Kevin Sparrow of the Australian Plant Society recently sent us a few photos of the Biodiversity Bed his group, together with NGT and the Warrnambool City Council created last year. Despite a few losses, overall the garden is looking good one year on with many...
Over the last week, I was sent a link to this story about a stream restoration project in Canada, bringing salmon back to an urban waterway. The messages in this segment are relevant all over the world, including here in Australia. VIDEO: Salmon_returning_to_Burnaby_stream Another story about the same area...
Have you ever wondered what plants might be sleeping in your swamp, or others in your area? Join us to find out! We'll visit at least one restored wetland, and hear from wetland botanist Michelle Casanova and NGT's own Lachlan Farrington on the types of...
Despite being ready to celebrate the permanent restoration of Gooseneck and Brady Swamps after the completion of earthworks in autumn this year, nature has deciced to make us wait a little longer...
Tea-tree Fire-tail Cicada The Tea-tree Fire-tail cicada has recently emerged in the lower south east of South Australia. It is a very high pitched and soft calling species that prefers Swamp Gum woodlands in the moist parts of the region especially around Glencoe and Port MacDonnell. [caption...
A couple of weeks ago, I came across the tell tale signs of Red-tailed Black Cockatoos in the forest, and thought I'd stop and take a few photos to share with you. The first thing that caught my attention was the mess on the track! [caption id="attachment_13543"...
NGT nursery staff recently headed over to Port Fairy Consolidated School to plant out our final native plant display garden with the school's environmental science students. Different groups of students worked diligently throughout the day on planting and watering duties, and some had such a good...
The recent long weekend saw about 20 people make the journey to Eaglehawk Waterhole Restoration Reserve for a few days of birding, with a good amount of insect and plant hunting thrown in, and even some fencing! Cassie Hlava from Natural Resources planned the event as...
