Abstract In the drive for financial and environmental sustainability natural assets can be used in parallel with or to replace some traditional approaches and hard assets. An infrastructure project to reduce risk of flooding that may, for example, have previously used hard assets like a dam or a levee built from materials trucked in to …
Workshop presentation discussing formative pruning
ABSTRACT Paul is Senior Horticultural Curator at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Every day he witnesses staff and visitors reap the benefits of decisions made 20, 50 or more than 100 years ago by past gardeners, curators and directors who planted the trees that now dominate the landscape. He has a background in visual arts and …
ABSTRACT Linda has been a volunteer flying-fox rehabilitator, trainer, consultant and researcher for 33 years. She has worked in numerous colonies throughout New South Wales and Queensland with a range of roost canopies including rainforest, Bangalow palms, casuarinas and mangroves. Linda is currently working as a consultant for wildlife care groups and stakeholders responsible for …
Managing the challenge of Tree Conservation and Fruit Bat Colony Conservation Read More »
ABSTRACT Lilith is a horticulturist at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens where her responsibilities include tending the plantings associated with the First Creek Wetland and the International Rose Garden. Beyond her work as the Botanic Garden she is a passionate advocate for native revegetation, particularly of road verges, and she is volunteer grower for Trees For …
ABSTRACT Kelly has worked in a variety of roles in the with the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium’s Public Programmes team since 2015. Kelly has a multidisciplinary background and experience in public programming, community engagement, and education and training delivery in scientific and cultural institutions. Kelly’s experience includes compliance and operational management in the education …
ABSTRACT Planting locally unfamiliar tree species to assess their performance under urban conditions has been a major focus since TREENET was founded. Early species trials now provide valuable information, but they are limited in quantity, species diversity and spatial distribution. Familiarity with a wide range of resilient tree species is fundamental to addressing urban forestry’s …
ABSTRACT After graduating in forestry from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Patricia completed a Master of Natural Resources Ecology and Management at the Oklahoma State University. Her research has included studying industrial plantation forests, investigating above and below ground biomass growth, and evaluation of silvicultural operations from nursery to harvest for national companies in …
Monitoring newly planted street trees using remote sensing Read More »
ABSTRACT Many peri-urban areas in Australia have been devastated by wildfires, leading to the decline of hollow-bearing trees and, subsequently, the loss of suitable habitat for hollow-dependent species. Fauna boxes were proposed as a temporary solution and were installed as a substitute for natural tree hollows; however the visitation rate of hollow-dependent species was low. …
TREENET acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
