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Category Archives: biodiversity conservation
Scottsdale Reserve: an integrated ecological restoration project
Sian Hardy U6951596Word count: 546 Scottsdale Reserve is located on Ngunawal/Ngunnawal/Ngambri country 75km south of Canberra, in the locality of Bredbo. Previously a sheep-grazing farm, the site was bought by the private conservation organisation Bush Heritage Australia in 2006 with … Continue reading
Fed up with Feral Foxes: community conservation at Mulligan’s Flat ‘Echidna Sweep’
I took part in the annual ‘Echidna Sweep’ at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary, where a group of volunteers and scientists collaborated to monitor echidna numbers within the Sanctuary. by Sophie Pinner (u7125901) Our Prickly Protagonist The beloved short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus … Continue reading
Our waterways…BUGGER! How water bugs are used to illustrate the health of our waterways
By Bex Hadfield (u7522737), Word Count: 500 A day of work experience sampling and recording water bugs to measure the water quality of freshwater rivers in the ACT and upper Murrumbidgee catchment area. This is part of long-term citizen-science research … Continue reading
Sharing is Caring: Biodiversity in Urban Areas
u6361657 How does urbanisation affect biodiversity? Urbanisation is a continuously growing modern phenomenon that shapes the world we live in today. Currently, according to World Bank, 86% of Australia’s population live in urban areas, and 57% of the global population … Continue reading
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Verbascum thapus – a threat to biodiversity in the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
References ALA, 2021. Verbascum thapsus L., Atlas of Living Australia. Available at: https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/weeds-australia/profile/Verbascum%20thapsus (accessed 16 September 2022). DCCEEW, D. o. C. C., Energy, Environment and Water, 2021. Australia’s State of the Environment 2021, Available at: https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/overview/pressures/invasive-species-and-range-shifts GCT, 2021. Weed Managment … Continue reading
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Connecting Habitat for Biodiversity
I recently sat down (virtually!) to chat with Lori Gould from GrassRoots Environmental about her work with Land for Wildlife and Rivers of Carbon. Lori has over 20 years of experience in Natural Resource Management in Australia, specialising in riparian … Continue reading
The future of ecological restoration is in our hands, literally
Ming Hui Choy (u6575435) Scottsdale Reserve On the 9th of October, I headed down to Scottsdale Reserve with Dr David Freudenberger, his team, and two other fellow students. Scottsdale Reserve is located 75km south of Canberra and the entire reserve … Continue reading
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Planting for the Future: Regenerative and Restorative Agriculture
AUGUSTA MUTTON U6077630 Perrumba, an Aboriginal word for wattle blossom, is a permaculture-based farm in Bungonia, New South Wales. This land has been under the care of Debbie Hunt and Kieron Malone for over 7 years now, where they are … Continue reading
Carbon credit calculations at Scottsdale Reserve
I am very interested in the concept of carbon sequestration credits, and the idea that companies with high emissions can put money towards projects that work to remove carbon out of the atmosphere, namely through planting trees. However, due to … Continue reading
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