Year 9 students from Grant High School recently visited Mount Burr Swamp Restoration Reserve to assess the health of the swamp. Nature Glenelg Trust ecologists Nicole and Bryan met with the students and helped them to develop a greater understanding of the function and role...
All the chatter about National Bird Week this year got me thinking about some of my most interesting past bird encounters. A younger version of yours truly, checking traps in similar habitat, back in about 2000. Back in the days when I was regularly out and about...
Hayfever aside, the Spring flowering of species in the Grasslands and Grassy Woodlands of south-western Victoria is a sight to behold - especially following good rains. In early November NGT's Lauren K., Jonathan and Sheryl joined others for a wildflower walk at the Balmoral Recreation Reserve, just...
[caption id="attachment_35263" align="alignright" width="300"] The completed bird observation tower at Walker Swamp, Vic[/caption] National Bird Week, from the 21st to 27th of October, celebrates our appreciation and love of Australia's native birds. It is also a time to be inspired to get involved in bird conservation...
Our 1st Anniversary celebration at the Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve on Sunday the 29th of September 2019 was a great day out!It was cool and cloudy, so we lit the campfires and had a hot cuppa ready to welcome almost 100 guests from as far...
It’s been a long time coming ...
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to participate in a DELWP-hosted discussion about the future of quolls in Victoria. The discussion was prompted by several Indigenous groups around the state who are concerned about the loss of quoll species - and our native predators...
Have you heard? There is a beautification project brewing for the Rail Trail in Mount Gambier between Bertha Street and White Avenue! Nature Glenelg Trust is partnering with Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier City Council and the Limestone Coast Rail Trail Sub-committee, and we are excited...
The fourth edition of the Mulloway Tagging Newsletter is now available. Since the last edition in February 2019 we've seen an additional 198 fish tagged, bringing the total to just under 500. The majority of fish have been tagged from the Glenelg River (139 to...
October is a wonderful time to be exploring Kurawonga. With longer and slightly warmer spring days the first orchids have started popping their heads up like little jewels of the bush; perfect timing for our last working bee of the year! After spending the morning grid...
