Category Archives: Scottsdale Reserve

Improving the State of the Protected Area Estate

For many people, the words ‘biodiversity conservation’ engender images of national parks, reserves, and other protected areas. Collectively, these areas form the ‘National Reserve System’, Australia’s protected area estate. Despite its expansion in recent years, the protected area estate has … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Scottsdale Reserve: A world of pure conservation

75km south of Canberra off the Monaro Highway sits Scottsdale Reserve, a haven of biodiversity conservation and scientific experimentation. Scottsdale Reserve is home to a diverse range of species, with 142 animal species and 217 plant species present within two … Continue reading

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