Monthly Archives: September 2020

The first half of my work experience hours were with Friends of Grasslands a community-based group that is dedicated to the conservation of natural temperate grassy ecosystems in south-eastern Australia. I spent my time with them at Stirling Park, located … Continue reading →

U6664609: Greta Owen It is well known that Australia’s distinct biodiversity is battling threatening processes such as climate change, land use change, invasive species and habitat fragmentation (SOE, 2016). Historically, the effort to conserve biodiversity has been restricted to securing … Continue reading →

Petrea Harrison U6674509 (Word Count: 500) Through work experience, I gained insight into the consultancy and planning processes of community Park Care initiatives whilst also being involved in planting native grasses to regenerate landscapes. Conservation in a Changing Environment The … Continue reading →

U6665234 – Audrey Cooper Over the past few weekends, I helped with land care projects at two sites and worked on conserving bushland in two very different ways. With the Friends of Aranda Bushlands, I was helping plant native species … Continue reading →

By Alexandra Antich My work experience occurred with the wildlife conservation group – Wildlife Stations. Wildlife Stations is a community run conservation initiative in Kangaroo Valley. I initially did work with them in January, right after the bush-fires went through … Continue reading →

By u6361378–Haoyue Liu The Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus) is a mouse-sized and nocturnal marsupial that only endemic in the alpine and subalpine regions of eastern Australia. However, this species has a tiny population around 2405 adult in the wild, it … Continue reading →

By Heidi Birkby, u6671871 For the past three weeks I have been fortunate to complete work experience with the National Botanic Gardens National Seed Bank. Nestled in amongst the beautiful gardens, the seed bank is a wealth of history, knowledge, … Continue reading →

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Author: Niam Foxcroft, u6384642. Over the past few weekends, I have had the pleasure of planting a range of grasses with the Friends of Aranda Bushlands (FoAB) and Friends of the Grasslands (FoG) at the Aranda Bushland and Stirling Park … Continue reading →

 A Diary of the Experience By Tan Jin Heng u6164329 My experience involved following Thea O Loughlin, a field ecologist in environmental offsets of the Parks and Conservation Service of the ACT Government. We examined the Striped Legless Lizard in … Continue reading →