After taking a bit of much needed time to catch up on a number of things away from NGT, I'll finally be properly back on deck in a couple of weeks, just in time to see our wetlands bursting into life this spring! [caption id="attachment_32187" align="alignright"...
NGT supporters are awesome! Some have donated a few dollars, some much more, and all those dollars are adding up. Thank you! The live tally is ...
Planting season is here, and we have two large community planting events coming up. We would love to see lots of you come along! First up is our annual planting and camping event at Eaglehawk Waterhole on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August 2019. This...
It's been a busy month in the world of Nature Glenelg Trust's volunteers! We've made a start on our planting for the year and have also been busy in the nursery, getting ready for propagating new seedlings for our planting projects. We've recently had a group of...
As we have just farewelled Kimberley Height, who did a fantastic job of developing NGT's volunteer program over the past several months, we are currently seeking a new Volunteer Coordinator. This is a volunteer position and an excellent work experience, internship or volunteering opportunity for anyone...
NGT spent a few sunny days in the salt-marshes of south west Victoria collecting Beaded Glasswort (Sarcocornia quinqueflora) seeds. These tiny seeds will hopefully provide some valuable information towards the ongoing research supporting the Orange-bellied Parrots in their fight against extinction. Many hours were spent collecting...
[caption id="attachment_34329" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Australasian Bittern near Nobles Rocks[/caption] This curious and nationally endangered Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) was snapped on our wildlife camera during NGT’s Long Swamp restoration works near Nobles Rocks. This project was funded with the support of the Victorian Government, and was...
NGT staff have been busy with a range of bushcare projects this autumn and winter. In one of these, the Glenelg Hopkins CMA called us in to work with Parks Victoria on woody weed removal at a remote spot in the Discovery Bay dune system. The...
Since our last post about the Mulloway Tagging Program in March 2019, we have recorded a number of new interesting recaptures. There are currently 75 anglers across Victoria dedicating their time to tagging Mulloway. Collectively, they have tagged almost 500 Mulloway, and so far we have...
As regular readers will know, Glenshera Swamp (including Stipiturus Conservation Park) is one of the largest and most intact examples of the critically endangered Fleurieu Pensinsula Swamps, and a site that NGT have been helping to restore in South Australia. Back in July 2016, several months...
