Some reports and popular books, such as Bill Gammage’s Biggest Estate on Earth, have argued that extensive areas of Australia’s forests were kept open through frequent burning by First Nations people....
Indigenous rangers in the Western Desert area of northern Western Australia recently spotted a small mole covered in silky golden hair, marking the second sighting in six months. The desert region is home to unique species adapted to the hot, dry environment. The rangers play a crucial role in monitoring and protecting these...
A 20-year experiment conducted by Colorado State University researchers in Yellowstone National Park found that restoring apex predators like wolves was not a quick fix for ecosystems degraded by their absence. While wolf reintroduction lowered elk populations, willows and aspens did not recover as strongly as expected even...
Silvia Pinca purchased 80 acres of land in New Zealand that was previously used as a pine plantation. She is working to rewild the land by removing invasive species like pines, pampas grass, and banana passionfruit and replanting native trees and shrubs. So far she has removed over 32,000 pines and planted hundreds of native...
Residents of Colaton Raleigh village in Devon, England were upset after discovering that 100 ancient beech trees located on a conservation site had been felled without consulting the local community. The Forestry Commission approved an application by a local landowner to cut down the trees. Residents said the trees were an...
The article discusses a new Australian innovation called PYROCO that uses high heat to turn waste like sewage sludge and food waste into a carbon-rich product called biochar. This process removes pathogens and can turn waste into resources like fertilizer or materials for batteries. The technology has undergone trials and shows...
The North East Forests Alliance is calling for ministerial intervention to protect fire-affected habitat after a disappointing Land and Environment Court ruling today....
Some midwestern fields are still bordered by hedgerows, but most US farmers don’t plant hedgerows and are skeptical of their benefits, worrying that they might introduce pests or predators to their farmland....
Federal and state agricultural ministers have agreed to continue researching a herpes virus for potential release into Australian waterways overrun with carp, but an expert says doing so risks wasting time and money....
Our new study, published today in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found that previously unquantified groundwater inputs are the largest source of new nutrients to the reef....
Not enough has been done to increase cultural burning since the Bushfires Royal Commission recommended incorporating more Indigenous land management practices, a leading cultural burning practitioner says....
Across Earth’s ecosystems, the carbon cycle circulates carbon in solid or gaseous forms between rocks, soils, vegetation, the ocean, and the atmosphere....
Australia's tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived—and we shouldn't be burning them (phys.org)
Some reports and popular books, such as Bill Gammage’s Biggest Estate on Earth, have argued that extensive areas of Australia’s forests were kept open through frequent burning by First Nations people....
Rare pic of blind mole captured in outback (www.abc.net.au)
Indigenous rangers in the Western Desert area of northern Western Australia recently spotted a small mole covered in silky golden hair, marking the second sighting in six months. The desert region is home to unique species adapted to the hot, dry environment. The rangers play a crucial role in monitoring and protecting these...
Asbestos as "recovered fines" can also be sold in soil mixes. Why not give "structural soil" a go? It's just rocks, biochar, compost, and some minerals. No recovered wood pieces. (aussie.zone)
More info and pictures: aus.social/...
Apex predators not a quick fix for restoring ecosystems, 20-year study finds (phys.org)
A 20-year experiment conducted by Colorado State University researchers in Yellowstone National Park found that restoring apex predators like wolves was not a quick fix for ecosystems degraded by their absence. While wolf reintroduction lowered elk populations, willows and aspens did not recover as strongly as expected even...
Australian Cannabis Cultivation (i.postimg.cc)
Well, the next best thing....
Federation with <0.19.1 Instances - *updated by u/lodion*
Usually I post to slrpnk.net and they are currently on 0.18.5. None of my posts/comments (2 posts, 1 comment) are federating....
“How I'm Restoring Native Bush to Boost Biodiversity – and Hope” (www.rewildingmag.com)
Silvia Pinca purchased 80 acres of land in New Zealand that was previously used as a pine plantation. She is working to rewild the land by removing invasive species like pines, pampas grass, and banana passionfruit and replanting native trees and shrubs. So far she has removed over 32,000 pines and planted hundreds of native...
‘Horrified’: Devon village in shock at felling of 100 ancient beech trees (www.theguardian.com)
Residents of Colaton Raleigh village in Devon, England were upset after discovering that 100 ancient beech trees located on a conservation site had been felled without consulting the local community. The Forestry Commission approved an application by a local landowner to cut down the trees. Residents said the trees were an...
Research Explores Capacity of Biochar to Combat Climate Change, Improve Forest Soils (yubanet.com)
now.humboldt.edu/…/research-explores-capacity-bio…...
Aussie innovation turns waste into energy ‘gold’ (www.rmit.edu.au)
The article discusses a new Australian innovation called PYROCO that uses high heat to turn waste like sewage sludge and food waste into a carbon-rich product called biochar. This process removes pathogens and can turn waste into resources like fertilizer or materials for batteries. The technology has undergone trials and shows...
When your Bush Snake Beans start growing in mostly straight gravel (aussie.zone)
https://aussie.zone/pictrs/image/bb2e119e-f1f9-4448-86d0-5def1b2d64d3.jpeg...
Ruling leaves koala populations exposed but door opens to further legal action - Environmental Defenders Office (www.edo.org.au)
The North East Forests Alliance is calling for ministerial intervention to protect fire-affected habitat after a disappointing Land and Environment Court ruling today....
Old Hedgerows are New Again as More Farmers Embrace Benefits (old video in body text) (modernfarmer.com)
Some midwestern fields are still bordered by hedgerows, but most US farmers don’t plant hedgerows and are skeptical of their benefits, worrying that they might introduce pests or predators to their farmland....
Wake up, new climate zones dropped (aussie.zone)
npr.org/…/-it-feels-like-im-not-crazy-gardeners-a…...
Ferrero Group to rip out Australian hazelnut trees due to unsuitable climate (www.abc.net.au)
Ferrero, the company behind Nutella, has decided to discontinue its hazelnut farming venture in Australia....
Collapse is nigh (aussie.zone)
This is a future I don’t want to live in....
5 things we need to see in Australia's new nature laws (theconversation.com)
The federal government is reforming our national environmental law....
Macadamias 'as rare as the Wollemi pine' get new national recovery plan (www.abc.net.au)
A new national recovery plan has been adopted to help save the world’s only wild macadamia plants from extinction....
Mass carp herpes infection scheme delayed again, critic rues waste of 'golden opportunity' (www.abc.net.au)
Federal and state agricultural ministers have agreed to continue researching a herpes virus for potential release into Australian waterways overrun with carp, but an expert says doing so risks wasting time and money....
Australia doing ‘very poorly’ at protecting unique plants, researchers warn (www.theguardian.com)
More than half of Australia’s unique plants have not been assessed to determine whether they are at risk of extinction, scientists warn....
There's a hidden source of excess nutrients suffocating the Great Barrier Reef. We found it (theconversation.com)
Our new study, published today in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found that previously unquantified groundwater inputs are the largest source of new nutrients to the reef....
Positive IOD (indian Ocean Dipole) keeps getting stronger (www.weatherzone.com.au)
The Bureau of Meteorology considers sustained IOD index values above +0.4°C as typical of a positive IOD event....
As bushfires devastate communities, one leader says a key preparation tool has been under-utilised (www.abc.net.au)
Not enough has been done to increase cultural burning since the Bushfires Royal Commission recommended incorporating more Indigenous land management practices, a leading cultural burning practitioner says....
Research sheds light on termites' methane emissions (www.australianwildlife.org)
Across Earth’s ecosystems, the carbon cycle circulates carbon in solid or gaseous forms between rocks, soils, vegetation, the ocean, and the atmosphere....
Varroa mite outbreak and response sparks backyard beekeeper exodus (www.abc.net.au)
Australia’s decision to abandon efforts to eradicate varroa mite is triggering an exodus of backyard and hobby beekeepers....