People interacting with ecosystems in and around Adelaide city.
16/01/2019
Trash Hero Adelaide begins following conversations on how to address global plastic pollution. Hence a volunteer activity that starts in our own backyard.
Beach clean up today. Seacliff to Brighton.
BEST Collaborators - beach goers keen to learn about Trash Hero.
WORST Offenders - cigarette butts, takeaway cups, bottle tops.
Next week at Glenelg Beach Wed 23 Jan 10am. Join us!
10/02/2018
We are back up and exploring the Mount Lofty summit. Here the leaf litter below the Stringybarks increases the water-holding capacity of the soils and provides important habitat for detrivores that break down the plant matter into nutrients.
10/12/2017
The Bicentennial Conservatory in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens provides a quiet refuge from the bustle of Christmas in the city.
20/11/2017
Coastal shrubs provide a stabilising function on the fore-dune at Cape Douglas, a secluded hamlet 450km from Adelaide.
12/11/2017
The changing tide sends us homeward from our shore explorations at Hallett Cove.
11/11/2017
Slow rambling across the rockpools at Hallett Cove. Mostly in awe of the Permian geology.
10/11/2017
Grange Beach just before sunset, yet suburban Adelaide seems miles away and the calm waters of the Gulf of St Vincent draw us in.
10/11/2017
The Central Forest at Flinders University Tonsley Campus.
10/11/2017
Narrow-leaf Bitter Pea in the Mount Lofty Ranges.
09/10/2017
Vehicle activity at Port Gawler adjacent to the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary is impacting shorebird feeding sites and salt marsh restoration through regular compaction.