The Sydney Red Gum, Angophora costata, has just been named 2023 Eucalypt of the Year! It's no wonder the tree is so well-loved, with those fantastically wiggly limbs that capture the imagination, and smooth red bark that calls out to be touched!
Tag: biodiversity
Eucalypt of the Year 2023: Who will get the Gum Gong?
Each year on National Eucalypt Day (23 March), Eucalypt Australia announces the Eucalypt of the Year, as decided by the public...
Rethinking burning for biodiversity
Management of bushfire regimes through planned burning represents an opportunity to deliver positive outcomes for fire-sensitive plants and animals – if we can get it right.
Extinction is a process, not an event
Setting aside a single day of the year for threatened species awareness posits extinction as an event. But extinction is a process.
Getting to know Gariwerd
Back in 2006, a major wildfire burned approximately 85,000 hectares of the Grampians National Park. Lightning sparked the blaze and a burning question – how will the system respond to this large, high intensity fire?...
The Bulldogs aren’t the only good thing in the West
When I think of Melbourne’s western suburbs, excellent wildlife-watching is not the first thing that springs to mind. This side of the city’s long, industrial history has taken a heavy toll on natural areas. Yet it would be incorrect to blithely write western Melbourne off as a wildlife wasteland...
Melbourne’s Parasites: Biodiversity Unseen
Parasites include a huge proportion of the Earth’s biodiversity, with some categorising more than half of the world’s animal species as parasites. This is an aspect of biodiversity rarely seen and even more rarely thought about. However, this group includes some of the most fascinating animals found in the natural world...