An article on some of the work that Michael and I have done over the past few years on the conservation of Southern Purple-Spotted Gudgeon in the Lower Murray appeared in the 34th edition of RipRap, which focused on ‘bringing back native fish’. RipRap is a...
Hi everyone, The last few weeks has seen me getting out and about talking to some amazing people about the Cross-border Community Nursery and Seed Collections Project. I started at the inaugural South West Landcare Gathering on Sunday 7th October at Hamilton, organised by the Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Authority and where...
Lachlan, Cath and Alix have been in the Kingston area over recent weeks, undertaking the field work trials for the Wetland Condition Assessment Tool (WetCAT) Project, and talking to people about the Wetland Restoration Program for Private Land. Below is a great little article the Coastal...
After a busy week away without an NGT blog update, welcome back! The International River Symposium I attended last week in Melbourne was a great opportunity to hear about some of the great projects that are underway to improve water management and restore rivers all over...
By Alix Baltais To date we have conducted 2 ½ rounds of our tile grids with the other half to be completed within the week. There has been a distinct increase of diversity and numbers as the weather has warmed and our escapee rate has decreased...
A lightning trip to Adelaide last week for the breakfast launch of the new Naturelinks Website, included the official signing-up of Nature Glenelg Trust and the National Trust, as new partners in the NRM Alliance. The alliance is now comprised of 11 NGO's active in...
Hot off the press is the latest BRG Newsletter October 2012, introducing this community group to Nature Glenelg Trust and our interest in wetlands. Anyone who is interested in restoring drained wetlands that may benefit Brolgas, is welcome to get in touch with Lachlan who is...
Hi everyone I’ve been busy in the background getting the Growing our Future: Cross-border Community Nursery & Seed Collections Project underway, and now here’s your chance to have input into what comes next! I have put together an information sheet, which not only gives you an overview of the project,...
A few weeks ago, I came across this fascinating snippet in the Portland Observer, referencing an article from 50 years ago. [caption id="attachment_1335" align="alignnone" width="567"] Devils have not been long gone, but seem to have been forgotten...
The early "word of mouth" response to the announcement of the wetland restoration program has been fantastic, with Lachlan and I getting around various parts of the region over recent weeks to meet with people interested in being involved. [caption id="attachment_1329" align="alignnone" width="300"] A wetland we visited earlier...
