Students get a taste for wetland assessments at Mt Burr Swamp

Posted on 15 Dec 2021 at 19:56h in News, Environmental Education, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve 0 Comments

Late spring and early summer is a great time to get outdoors and our environmental education events have continued over the past few weeks, through our wetland science program with Grant High School. In classroom sessions, year 9 science students were introduced to the function...

Say g’day to Lisa, Regina and Justine – doing great work for NGT in Victoria, SA & Tasmania

Posted on 23 Nov 2021 at 10:07h in News 0 Comments

In recent months, we’ve had a few friendly new faces join the team at NGT, so it must be well and truly time for some introductions! Lisa McIntyre has joined NGT to provide a local contact point for our community activities in the Southern Grampians,...

Aquatic species conservation and research update – Aquasave-NGT 2020/21 Year In Review

Posted on 31 Aug 2021 at 16:09h in News, Fish conservation 0 Comments

As long time readers of the Nature Glenelg Trust newsletter will know, a significant focus for our organisation is freshwater species conservation and research. These activities have been conducted under our ‘Aquasave-NGT’ banner since mid-2012, and continue the legacy of high quality aquatic research commenced...

A huge thank you to the NGT team and volunteers: An amazing effort through a year of challenge

Posted on 17 Dec 2020 at 15:11h in News 0 Comments

It has been an unusual year to say the least! 2020 was a year of challenge and uncertainty and made it difficult to predict what was ahead; at times we doubted whether we would be able to continue all the important work we strive to...

Grassroots recovery of an endangered species

Posted on 29 Sep 2020 at 18:03h in News, Frogs, Southern Bell Frog 1 Comment

The “Help the Southern Bell Frog Bounce Back” project reached a milestone this week as volunteers released the first generation of captive bred Southern Bell Frogs into their breeding pens. The Southern Bell Frog or Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) was once common throughout south...

Tiny art to highlight Australia’s threatened species

Posted on 25 Jun 2020 at 22:54h in News 0 Comments

From Orange-bellied Parrot monitoring in south-west Victoria, to the Silver Xenica translocation, to the Southern Bell Frog conservation facility, to prescribed burning to support Avenue Cassinia regeneration, and rare plant propagation in our nursery, a lot of NGT’s work centres around our local threatened species. More...

Hutt Bay Wetland – Flashback to the first hydrological restoration works in 2006

Posted on 04 Feb 2019 at 14:42h in News, Hutt Bay Wetland 1 Comment

In 2005, as a wetland project officer in the lower South East, I became aware of a potential wetland restoration opportunity near Port MacDonnell, a 170 hectare wetland situated behind the coastal dunes near Middle Point. The owner of the area, Robert Thompson, invited me...

Mt Burr Swamp community planting day on Saturday the 23rd June – please join us!

Posted on 15 Jun 2018 at 13:38h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News 0 Comments

Would you like to help us recreate habitat for threatened species at Mt Burr Swamp? Community Planting Day, Saturday 23 June, 9am – 3pm We have big plans for revegetation at this site in 2018, with direct seeding already carried out last month. At this...

Mt Burr Swamp – Update on water levels, weeds, research, revegetation works and our first Water Rat record!

Posted on 25 Mar 2018 at 20:14h in 20 Million Trees, Community Nursery Project, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Wetland Restoration 0 Comments

The dry summer and autumn might be contributing to the lowering of the water level at Mt Burr Swamp, but the aquatic life on the swamp is still thriving, with dragonflies and damselflies maintaining good numbers and diversity. A variety of waterfowl are also still hanging around...

Growlers Bouncing Back at Brady Swamp

Posted on 06 Dec 2016 at 12:03h in News, Brady Swamp Restoration Trial, Gooseneck Swamp Restoration Trial, Wetland Restoration 0 Comments

Being out on Brady Swamp in a kayak, looking up at the Grampians and listening to the awe-inspiring sound of growling grass frogs (also called southern bell frogs) was one of those moments of self-reflection. A time to stop and truly appreciate how lucky you...

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