This season has thrown a number of significant challenges at our seabirds of the south eastern coast. As mentioned in previous blogs, a neutral ENSO phase this year has contributed to rough oceanic weather and currents, as well as high sea surface temperatures, resulting in lowered food...
A few days ago, recipients of Victorian Communities for Nature Grants were announced on the DEPI website. Nature Glenelg Trust is extremely pleased to report that we have been awarded a $20,000 grant towards the next phase of work for improving the conservation of wetland...
The latest edition of the Wetlands Australia magazine produced by the Australian Government has just been released, and can be viewed or downloaded on-line here. NGT's Lachlan Farrington contributed an article summarising the wetland restoration program on private land. To have a read, you can download...
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...
