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Posted at 07 Jun 2019 at 11:59h in Habitat Restoration Fund, Media, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration by
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A Border Watch article (see below) has highlighted how a positive partnership between NGT and OneFortyOne Plantations is actively working towards restoring habitat of the Southern Bent-wing Bat (Miniopterus orianae bassanii) in the Mount Burr Swamp area. The recent discovery of Southern Bent-wing Bats at...

Posted at 07 Jun 2019 at 11:53h in News by
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Mark's post describing spinifex (Triodia sp.) in the Grampians caught the attention of a few readers. Phil Robertson and Greg Müller responded to the post, also recently seeing Triodia in the Grampians with a student group. Phil wrote that they found: “...

Posted at 23 May 2019 at 15:55h in Fundraising, News, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve by
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The restoration of Walker Swamp began just over a year ago, when NGT purchased 500 acres (200 hectares) encompassing the former swamp and adjacent red gum woodlands. Since then we’ve continued to work, and fundraise, to double the restoration area to 1000 acres (400 hectares); linking...

Posted at 23 May 2019 at 15:52h in Eaglehawk Waterhole Habitat Restoration Reserve, Habitat Restoration Fund, National Volunteer Week 2019, News, Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands, Volunteer by
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We have had a fantastic National Volunteer Week catching up with volunteers, meeting new people, and doing what we do best - conserving the environment! We have celebrated our volunteers at the NGT Mount Gambier Open Day, searched with keen eyes for the Orange-bellied Parrot,...

Posted at 23 May 2019 at 15:49h in Frogs, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, National Volunteer Week 2019, News, Volunteer by
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[caption id="attachment_33621" align="alignright" width="300"] Listening for frogs at Mount Burr Swamp (Photo: Kimberley Height)[/caption] In one night, keen volunteers drove and walked to over 30 of the 60 wetlands on the Mount Burr Swamp property. Their aim; to listen and record the frogs in search of...

Posted at 23 May 2019 at 15:47h in News, Tilley Swamp restoration, Wetland Restoration by
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Last week I attended a small gathering near Kingston in the south-east of South Australia, held at the location of the new regulator installed on Blackford Drain. The regulator and off-take channel at the site are key pieces of infrastructure in the South East Flows...