Regeneration after the Margaret River Bushfires
The ferocious bushfires that engulfed the seaside hamlets near Margaret River, Western Australia, last November created a moonscape quite alien to what it looked like before. The dune systems that…
Dry July
Many Australians voluntarily gave up alcohol during July to help raise money for adult cancer. The movement is called ‘Dry July’, a phrase which this year applied to more than…
A rare treat
While in the field very late Friday afternoon, I watched as three Carnaby’s Cockatoos, one of my very favourite species of Australia fauna, flew in low across the paddock I…
From flower to seed
It’s a wonderful thing to have a mixture of field and office work in your day! While out doing a vegetation assessment this morning, I came across many Xanthorrhoea brunonis subsp….
Elephants in Australia…
There’s been a lot of discussion in the media this week around an article in Nature by David Bowman calling for the introduction of elephants into Australia to help with…
