Aquatic surveys: Investigating Tasmania’s waterways and their natural values
Aquatic surveys are a vital part of any natural values assessment. Tasmania’s rivers, wetlands and estuaries support a rich variety of life, from threatened fish…
Threatened Flora Surveys
Stopping the spread: Phytophthora cinnamomi management in Tasmania
Phytophthora cinnamomi (PC), commonly known as root-rot or cinnamon fungus, is one of Australia’s most serious plant pathogens. This soil-borne water mould (now known not…
Ramsar significant impact assessments
As part of the controlled action pathway under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBCA), one of our current projects in northeast…
Pteridomania hits the North Barker fern workshop
In August 2023, the North Barker team took part in specialised botanical training to further develop our skills in identifying Tasmania’s unique and diverse ferns.…
Southern mousetails rediscovered on the eastern Central Plateau
Southern mousetail (Myosurus australis) has a very limited history of observations in Tasmania, with the first at Jericho in 1970 and the next on the…
Two fireweeds back from the dead: the rediscovery of Senecio longipilus and Senecio extensus from the Tasmanian Central Highlands
Senecio longipilus and Senecio extensus were rediscovered from the Tasmanian Central Highlands in late December 2019 and early January 2020, respectively. The rediscovery of S. longipilus…