Downstream benefits of peat wetland restoration on the Fleurieu Peninsula

Posted on 26 Jul 2019 at 09:01h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News 0 Comments

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...

Stipiturus Conservation Park two years on – winter rains transform an ecosystem

Posted on 07 Jun 2019 at 12:12h in News, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, Wetland Restoration 1 Comment

Native plants are sprouting and weeds are drowning at Glenshera Swamp, Stipiturus Conservation Park! Two years after hydrological restoration work began, the early-season rains are really showing results. Our sandbag structures, built with the help of many hardworking volunteers, are redirecting water into the swamp...

Fleurieu Swamps update: SwampFest 2018 a big success

Posted on 09 Jun 2018 at 00:57h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Glenshera Swamp restoration, News 0 Comments

Last weekend, NGT’s Ben Taylor and Tessa Roberts joined and enthusiastic bunch of volunteer tree-planters in Stipiturus Conservation Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula, SA. The popular community planting event, known as ‘SwampFest’, is held annually in the park to help re-vegetate historically cleared areas, and...

Positive Feedback for NGT at the SA State NRM Science Conference

Posted on 20 Apr 2018 at 01:30h in News 0 Comments

The SA NRM Science Conference is the largest regular gathering of NRM scientists and practitioners from across South Australia and beyond. The biennial conference is an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest thinking in climate science, threatened species recovery, landscape restoration, water management and...

Closing out a huge 2017 with the NGT staff workshop and the 2016-17 Annual Report

Posted on 06 Dec 2017 at 02:02h in News 0 Comments

In recent days, NGT staff from far and wide across our focal region between Melbourne and Adelaide gathered in Nelson for our annual staff workshop. To get things started, I gave an overview of the organisation’s performance over the last 12 months and presented our annual...

Sharing the restoration plans for Square Waterhole Swamp (Hesperilla CP)

Posted on 08 Sep 2017 at 18:14h in News, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Square Waterhole Swamp 1 Comment

Well, it’s been quite a journey over the past 12 months in getting to know another important wetland on the Fleurieu Peninsula at Hesperilla CP (just south of Mt Compass), a small remnant portion of the originally much larger Square Waterhole Swamp. After digging through the...

Wetland restoration update: the dry June is a distant memory for Fleurieu Swamps and Stipiturus CP

Posted on 20 Aug 2017 at 21:48h in Glenshera Swamp restoration, News, Wetland Restoration 0 Comments

Things were looking a little bit bleak for our wetlands back in June when much of southern Australia experienced near record low rainfall for the month; but fortunately, back to back wet months in July and August have really got things moving… So on recent...

The NGT blogs are back – and there is a lot to catch up on!

Posted on 23 Jun 2017 at 00:43h in Glenshera Swamp restoration, Long Swamp Restoration, News 0 Comments

To say we’ve been a little busy at NGT over the past couple of months would be a serious understatement, with a plethora of project reports to finalise before the end of financial year – and unfortunately this has kept us a bit quieter than usual...

Summing up the final round of Tookayerta Catchment consultation

Posted on 23 Apr 2017 at 10:40h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, News 1 Comment

Thanks to everyone who came along just before Easter to our final round of workshops with the community in Mount Compass (on Wednesday evening 12/4) and technical experts in Mount Barker (Thursday 13/4) for the Tookayerta Catchment (wetland restoration feasibility) Assessment project. Despite a much...

Restoration works at Stipiturus CP are hopefully just around the corner – Register your interest now!

Posted on 15 Mar 2017 at 12:14h in Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, News, Wetland Restoration 0 Comments

It is hard to believe, but it has been 12 months since we completed the restoration options report for Glenshera Swamp, in Stipiturus Conservation Park, and if all goes to plan then the first steps towards improving the hydrology of this important wetland will hopefully get...

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