by Zerianna Edwards – Environmental Scientist (Graduate) | Feb 6, 2025 | Environment
Pit Lake Formation The extraction of mineral can occur via open cut and underground mining methods, depending on the mineral being targeted (American Geosciences Institute, 2024). For minerals near the surface or mineral with low grade and large volumes are typically...
by Zerianna Edwards | Oct 30, 2024 | Environment
Plants found outside their natural range are considered ‘introduced’, however, when its introduction causes environmental or economic harm to the region, it is regarded as an ‘invasive’ plant (National Geographic, 2023). An example of this is Acacia longifolia subsp....
by Amy Martin | Apr 4, 2024 | Environment
The name Phytophthora comes from the Greek meaning “plant destroyer”. Sadly, this is a pretty accurate description of what this plant pathogen is doing to native vegetation across the southwest of Western Australia. Phytophthora dieback is a highly destructive plant...
by Briana Marino—Environmental Scientist (Graduate) | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, First Nations
While the weather generally starts to cool down in Perth during March, the Western and Central deserts remain hot, and it is time for Mulyamiji March. Mulyamiji is the Manyjilyjarra name for the Great Desert Skink (Liopholis Kintore); it is a reptile native to the...
by Zerianna Edwards – Environmental Scientist (Graduate) | Feb 29, 2024 | Environment
An endemic species is only found in a single geographic location, such as an island, country, state, bioregion, or subregion (Iberdrola, 2024). The extent of this geographic location is referred to as the species range. When the range is restricted to less than...
