Yvonne and I recently headed over to Portland to have a look at how the Native Plant Display Garden there is progressing. The garden, which was planted in July last year, is in great shape and has been growing like gangbusters thanks to committed volunteers...
[caption id="attachment_9731" align="alignleft" width="300"] Parnka Point, Coorong (Photo: N. Whiterod)[/caption] Photo of Parnka Point on the Coorong by Aquasave - NGT's Nick Whiterod You can see previous photos of the week here....
Happy new year everyone, and welcome back to the blogs for 2015! It is hard to believe, but today, the 16th of January 2015, marks exactly 3 years since NGT formally appeared on the environmental scene in Victoria and SA. Time and has simply flown by,...
In recognition of the amazing diversity of plants and animals in Australia, some of which we have the fortunate opportunity to study and help conserve, we have introduced a 'species of the month' blog. Fittingly we kick off with NGT's logo, the ancient greenling Hemiphlebia mirabilis [caption id="attachment_9615" align="alignleft"...
Since October, the Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Group and community volunteers have been engaged in annual monitoring of the Little Penguin. Every fortnight, a small group of volunteers head over to Middle Island, Warrnambool, and counts the penguins as they return from a day’s fishing. During the...
On a recent seed collecting outing near Penola, Yvonne spied a seed-filled emu poo, and given the success of the first poo germination trial, quickly gathered it up. The new scat appeared to be full of Flame Heath (Astroloma conostephioides) seed, a plant we know emus...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Common Blue-banded Bees (Photo: B. Haywood)[/caption] NGT's Bryan Haywood took this shot of Common Blue-banded Bees (Amegilla cingulata) in the Mount Benson area. You can see previous photos of the week here....
With the end of year upon us, the blogs might go a little quiet for the next few weeks - so to make sure you have a good NGT read over the Christmas / New Year period, you might like to download and print a...
In the last 24 hours we have received some good news - an application for funding submitted by NGT to the Australian Government's 20 Million Trees program has been successful. It is one of 57 projects funded nationally, and one of eight projects in South...
After two successful years of the Gooseneck Swamp restoration trial, and given the dry spring which has made equipment access feasible, it is great to be able to report that works got underway last week to permanently reinstate the lunette bank between Gooseneck and Brady...
