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Past editions of the NGT monthly email newsletter
Dig through the archives… you can click on the image or hyperlinked text below to see each edition of the monthly NGT newsletter as it appears when we mail out the newsletter to our subscribers. These are listed in reverse chronological order, back to the...Insights from some of NGT’s wonderful volunteers to Celebrate National Volunteer Week 2022
NGT certainly couldn’t achieve all that we do without our fantastic volunteers! To mark National Volunteer Week in 2022, this week on social media we have been sharing stories from volunteers around our region – and we thought they were worth including here too. Read...Talking about ecological drivers: An evening with Friends of the Great South West Walk near Mt Vandyke
The Friends of the Great South West Walk (FoGSWW) are currently hosting their annual supported walk, where a small group of about 15 hikers complete the full 250 km circuit – with a little bit of extra help (in terms of meals and equipment) provided...NGT’s Long Point Reserve near Dunkeld: A place of picnics & preservation
Posted on 26 Oct 2021 at 13:29h
in News, Long Point Restoration Reserve, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve 1 Comment
Last Saturday, a group of very enthusiastic volunteers gathered at NGT’s Long Point Reserve, Dunkeld, to help both Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) and the Friends Of The Forgotten Woodlands (FOFW) recreate a masterpiece. Long Point lies north-east of Dunkeld and is named after the peninsula...
First Nations participate in burn to manage Themeda Grasslands of Limestone Coast
Native grasslands and grassy woodlands once sprawled across large areas of the South East of South Australia and western Victoria, generally on heavier soils and maintained by regular burning by First Nations people. After European colonisation of the region, these open grassy areas were immediately...Announcing… Mount Vandyke – NGT’s new restoration trial in the heart of Cobboboonee National Park
Posted on 28 May 2021 at 22:30h
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For any readers who have previously completed the stretch of the Great South West Walk through the Cobboboonee forest, you might recall that not long after you leave the Fitzroy Camp, a small in-lying parcel of private farmland suddenly appears, situated on a volcanic peak...
An uncommon sighting of a Common Wombat…
Before I start, a quick warning – if you are squeamish about looking at dead wildlife on our roads – then this post is not for you! The other day I came across and interesting sighting in pine forest on the track that runs along...What do saltmarsh near Geelong, Glastonbury Abbey and wild rabbits have in common? The fascinating story of James and Thomas Austin
It has been bubbling away quietly in the background for the past 12 months, but NGT are now in the final stages of an eco-hydrological assessment to evaluate restoration options for an area of important saltmarsh habitat that has been declining in condition over several...The mysterious case of the disappearing sandbag structures…
Posted on 19 Mar 2020 at 17:30h
in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News 0 Comments
Glenshera Swamp, the largest and most intact example of the critically endangered Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps ecological community, has been the focus of NGT hydrological restoration for over three years now. In April 2017 we back-filled several old drains that had been cut through the peat...