In conjunction with the recent work completed for Hesperilla Conservation Park, Natural Resources SA MDB also asked NGT to provide a broader view and understanding of landscape change in the wider Tookayerta Catchment (around Mt Compass) on the Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide - with a view...
Over the past four years, we have continued monitoring populations in the Murray River that had suffered significant (80% decline) population loss due to the 2010‒11 extreme blackwater event. Over that time, we have only observed a gradual increase in the abundance of affected populations,...
Fish stocking for fishery purposes is routinely undertaken, but conservation translocations remain relatively uncommon in the aquatic world (in terrestrial ecosystems however they are more widespread). On a sunny day in late July 2017, a small but important step toward the recovery of Murray crayfish...
With the impacts (and fishing closures) occurring in New South Wales, Victoria now maintains the geographically largest recreational fishery for the species. With this in mind, it is timely that we have just finalised the most comprehensive assessment of the Victorian recreational fishery in Victoria ever...
After four years of searching, which included over 7700 net hours (number of nets per site times by the number of hours each net was set for - that’s also 321 net days), at almost 30 sites we have failed to detect a single Murray crayfish...
Lauren and Michelle recently hosted two fantastic aquatic workshops at Mt Burr Swamp for students from Newbery Park Primary School and Millicent High School. The clinics are part of the ForestrySA Schools Program which focusses on biodiversity education, including corridors. This workshop was aimed at...
Thanks to the wet spring last year, we finally saw NGT's Eaglehawk Waterhole (our restoration reserve in the Upper South East), back to looking at its best - with large areas of shallow seasonal wetland inundating the SA blue gum and buloke woodland flats for the first...
It's been another busy time over recent months, and NGT are fortunate to have been joined by another couple of fantastic recruits to our team: Ben Taylor, as a Senior Wetland Ecologist based out of Adelaide, and Michelle Sargent, a recent graduate who has recently...
If you've been out for a drive lately around the region, you might have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of some of our wetland wildlife making the most of the swamps still filling as we head into the spring. One species that is definitely enjoying...
If you are, then the final Cross-Border Community Nursery workshop is just right for you! The nursery will be holding a final workshop with very special guest Jenny Guerin from the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre. Jenny will be sharing...
