Issue 2 - September 2025 It's Time - A word from the President. Peter Dixon Time is the essential ingredient in bush regeneration. In his latest report, AABR President Peter Dixon reflects on the patience, persistence, and long-term commitment needed to truly restore ecosystems — and how AABR helps give nature the time it needs. [...]
Collecting and recording data using iNaturalist and with input from others A recent (October 2024) comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River in western Sydney has shed light on the rich ecological tapestry of this urban corridor. Led by Thomas Mesaglio, the study not only catalogued an impressive array of [...]
Having Fun with iNaturalist Kate Watson. AABR Member and iNaturalist addict. iNaturalist is a powerful tool for conservation. It is the largest citizen science platform in the world, with more than eight million people contributing to it. The Australian branch is backed by CSIRO and the data feeds into the Atlas of Living Australia. The [...]
iNaturalist and bush regeneration Petra Holland tells us about iNaturalist and its value for bush regenerators and how Hornsby Council use it. iNaturalist background iNaturalist is one of the world’s most popular biodiversity observation platforms. It is an online, biodiversity-focused, citizen science platform and app. Its main goal is to create a nature-based social network [...]
IT breakthroughs in Conservation and Bushcare. Paul Angel (Bushland Coordinator, Canterbury Bankstown Council) , Dorothy Luther (Data Scientist, retired) Canterbury Bankstown Council area is situated in the south-west of Sydney. Council owns/manages over 200Ha of bushland- predominantly dry-sclerophyll eucalypt forest and woodland. Our work, in managing this urban bushland, mostly revolves around weed control, reducing [...]
President's Perspective - Planning for Ecological Restoration Projects -Peter Dixon Giving for Guidance - AABR is raising funds to develop guidance materials for the ERIK project. Prickly Pear Treatment Pilot Study -Lyndal Sullivan and Marianne Bate Restoration of Lowland Subtropical Rainforest at Coramba Nature Reserve on the Orara River - Kris Grace-Hely Crowdy Bay NP [...]
By Lyndal Sullivan and Marianne Bate December 2024 Figure 1- Location Map of Red Hill prickly pear pilot study site, ‘Gleniston’ north-east of Mudgee. In December 2022 a small trial of herbicide treatment of Prickly Pear (Opuntia sp.) was undertaken in the Mudgee area. It pointed to the effectiveness of spraying with Fluroxypyr. [...]
By Kris Grace-Hely Ecological Restoration Strategies, Coffs Harbour NSW Coramba Nature Reserve At nine hectares, Coramba Nature Reserve is the largest intact remnant of Lowland Subtropical Rainforest on Floodplain in the southern Clarence Catchment. The Reserve is located west of Coffs Harbour on the NSW mid north coast, near the township of Coramba. [...]
Author: Todd Dudley, President, North East Bioregional Network The site in 2014 The St Helens Sports Complex is located on the outskirts of the town of St Helens, north east Tasmania. While it is primarily set aside for sporting activities, it has viable remnant patches of bushland within its environs. In 2014 the [...]
Spanish Moss living in Oak and Old Mans Beard, Savannah Photo L Brodie A study by STEP STEP is a community-based environmental organisation covering suburbs in northern Sydney from Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby local government areas and surrounding suburbs with a membership of over 550. Its primary aim is to work for the conservation [...]
