In a wonderful example of ecological restoration Lake Pillans in Lithgow is now a functioning wetland system, providing habitat for local wildlife and an effective way to detain floodwater and filter stormwater. Read more in Lithgow Area Local News: lithgowlocalnews.com/2023/05/25/cit…

Thanks for the update Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative

New work from Mike Letnic, Mathew Crowther, Heidi Parker, Elaine Ostrander and I in Molecular Ecology finds most DNA tested wild dingoes were pure. Prior DNA studies frequently misidentified pure dingoes as hybrids. doi.org/10.1111/mec.16… UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Science E&ERC 1/n

Wild dogs are dingoes! A new DNA test developed by Dr Kylie Cairns busts the wild dog myth and shows that most wild dogs are dingoes. In a clip from Australia's Wild Odyssey I discuss the wild dog myth while collecting samples from a dingo-tree for DNA testing onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

australiangeographic.com.au/news/2023/06/d… It’s not debatable that dingoes can impact livestock producers, but is there any other native animal being aerially baited in National Parks? The balance isn’t right.

This cedar wattle has a great view!

Spotted this female Australian bagmoth at Kanangra Boyd NP NSW Australia on the weekend. Turns out the female can't fly so it has to walk everywhere!

Major damage on Megalong Valley Rd. It's not indicated on Live Traffic yet. I can't give you official details but I can share this BMCC image.

We tested water quality in Hawkesbury River floodwaters this week. The water was overloaded with faecal bacteria (E.coli). Flood waters are highly contaminated!

Waratah Flowering in April at Wentworth Falls Blue Mountains NSW

Beautiful Turpentine Syncarpia glomulifera as impressive as ever! #plants

Even for an experienced #nature lover, seeing the height of debris after #flooding still makes me go #Wow

The lovely Eucalyptus notabilis (Mountain Mahogany). Thanks to Dr Judy Smith & Dr Peter Smith for running a wonderful #Eucalypt ID workshop today.

And we depend on the #energy stored in life, water, soil, rocks, air. #conservation of #Energy is the #first #law of #thermodynamics hahahaha love a good house of cards analogy.

Whoa Stinkhorn!!

Today we planted water gums at Magdala Creek, on Dharug Country to stablise a silt flat. The dynamic beauties Pittosporum revolutum and Pterostylis nutans were putting on a show.

Restore Nature Now march in London – in pictures theguardian.com/environment/ga…

Can someone explain the timescale on the department of home affairs visa site? #DataVizFail