As you may know, NGT has a strong interest in wetland and waterway conservation and management, and we have particular focus on, and expertise in, the conservation of native freshwater fish (via our Aquasave work). Not only are many species of native freshwater fish threatened...
Last Tuesday, Cath and I caught up with Kate Hill from ABC South East up at Eaglehawk Waterhole to talk about the purchase of the property and some of NGT's other current projects. [caption id="attachment_4770" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cath being interviewed by Kate Hill about her current...
On Saturday 1st February, why not head to Penshurst for a nature walk at the Yatmerone Wildlife Reserve? The walk will be followed by BBQ and presentations by Dr Rob Bird of the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club and NGT's Lachlan Farrington. Please RSVP by the 27 January by...
There’s been a lot happening in the Nursery lately, with much seed collecting and propagating going on and the production of the first edition of our nursery newsletter. One of the reasons we have managed to get 2014 off to such a flying start is due...
I guess it was always going to happen eventually, given the hot summer weather (driving evaporation), lack of rainfall and a reduction of inflows from the Wannon River, but levels in Gooseneck Swamp have finally started to drop after holding relatively steady between September and...
They say that time flies when you are having fun - and we sure have had an interesting ride over the first 2 years at NGT since the organisation was formally launched on the 16th January 2012!The first couple of years have seen us introduce...
The Naracoorte region is home to one of our rarest and most visible native orchids in the South East, the Bell-flowered Hyacinth-orchid. It is currently flowering throughout its range and, as a beautiful and highly noticeable species, has created a lot of interest in the...
Back in December I kicked off the annual monitoring of the "wetland restoration on private land" sites, visiting one at Coleraine where we installed a regulator last year. I'm pleased to report that this wetland was still full and a large number of birds are...
Over the past six months Nature Glenelg Trust has been working on a collaborative project with the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, ForestrySA and private consultants to bank the seed of some of the South East’s most threatened orchids. For this project, a...
On Saturday the 4th of January, a few of us involved with NGT decided to camp-out at Eaglehawk Waterhole, beginning the process of getting acquainted with the property - given that the site that will be a big focus for us over the years ahead. Thanks...
