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Category Archives: Restoration ecology
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
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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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
One man’s rodent, is another man’s treasure
I volunteered with Kiarrah Smith, a PhD student at ANU, over two mornings in early September. Kiarrah’s research is based on the fundamental questions of best practice for rebuilding mammal communities and the effects of these reintroductions on the recipient … Continue reading
The Practicalities of Habitat Regeneration at Mt Majura
Thomas Paine – U7013853 Habitat loss is the largest threat to biodiversity and whilst fires in the Amazon capture headlines, degradation has occurred much closer to home. Recently I had the opportunity to understand the historical degradation of a box … Continue reading
Agriculture or Biodiversity Conservation: Do We Need To Choose?
As the world’s human population reaches 7.6 billion people[i], it is striking to consider the sheer magnitude of the agricultural practices that are required to keep up with feeding this expanding population. Increased land clearing to accommodate large-scale, commercial agriculture … Continue reading
Trees growing on ‘minefields’ – Andres Gordon
Trees growing on ‘minefields’ Throughout the last 800 years of human history, conflicts between different groups have opened paths for the use of imaginative and controversial tools to stop, injure and most of the times destroy one another (Truver, 2012). … Continue reading
Scottsdale Reserve: An ambitious project
On Friday October 6, I ventured down to Scottsdale Reserve, Bredbo, with ANU senior lecturer Dr. David Freudenberger and some fellow classmates. Our goal was to assess tree health and growth of previous tree plantings by Greening Australia and previous … Continue reading
Biodiversity Conservation 