Monthly Archives: May 2014

Posted by Eric Kataoka From January to February 2014 I was part of the annual Student’s Volunteer Botanical Internship Program at the Australian National Herbarium (ANH). The initiative is held by the ANH and the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity … Continue reading →

The aim of Gondwana Link is to conserve and reconnect the natural vegetation of south Western Australia. Part of the Gondwana Link initiative is the Peniup project. The Peniup project was started in 2007 when a 2406ha property was purchased … Continue reading →

The CSIRO is one of the largest science agencies in the world, working on improvements to everything from oceans to energy, metals to medicine, and sustainability to food. I was lucky enough to participate in a sub-project contributing to the … Continue reading →

20 km north of Balranald, NSW, in the Murrumbridge catchment, is a low-lying floodplain called Paika Lake. Due to levee banks and roads, this wetland has been isolated from surrounding floodplains and thus has been deprived of water. It had … Continue reading →

In early May this year I helped with Mulligans Flat annual survey of Eastern Bettongs. We worked in teams of three, checking traps for bettongs from 2am until dawn. Eastern Bettongs are nocturnal, rabbit-sized, marsupials, they kind of look like … Continue reading →

I would not consider myself a radical greenie, although maybe one day I might like to be. I have not chained myself to a tree, and I still have a car. However, I try not to consume palm oil, and I am worried about the Great Barrier … Continue reading →

What is the largest living organism in the world? An elephant? A blue whale? No, it is not an elephant, or a blue whale. It is, Armillaria mellea, a species of Honey Fungus. Could it be true that this small … Continue reading →

The last few Fridays, myself and a few other biodiversity conservation students have been participating in the Fridays @ the fair activities at Mount Majura Nature Reserve. Each week a small group of volunteers gather to undertake activities aiming at … Continue reading →

Heading out to Mount Majura for the first time, I was quite nervous.  I had been there before, when I was little (apparently, I cannot remember), but nothing in the landscape looked familiar. Suddenly I had a feeling of déjà … Continue reading →