Afleveringen
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Anastasia Guise is a grass-roots journalist, qualified ecologist, and published author.
When not writing, she works as a landcare leader in her intentional community in the Northern rivers.
Anastasia trains citizen science teams with a particular focus on forest protection.
More Information
https://anastasiadeguise.wixsite.com/author
https://firestories.com.au/
https://landcare.nsw.gov.au/groups/greater-sydney-landcare-network-inc/streamwatch/
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-programs/bionet
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Jessica Raintree is happiest when she is exploring the bush or underwater treasure hunting for cool creatures.
She has been running the Biocontrol Facility at Mooloolah River Landcare for the past five years and helps to enable citizen scientists to follow their passion through field activities.
Jessica helps members of the community take positive environmental action through projects including Trees for Resilience.
More Information
https://mrl.org.au/
https://www.facebook.com/mooloolahnativenursery
https://www.instagram.com/mooloolahriverlandcare
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Vanessa Pirotta is a passionate science communicator who uses drones to collect whale snot and AI to detect illegal wildlife trafficking.
She is a successful author on the topic of humpback whale biology and ecology in Australian waters.
More Information
https://www.vanessapirotta.com
https://www.wildsydneyharbour.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEN8pxOh0fU
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Tonight’s guest has lived his passion from the age of fifteen. Little did he know, he would become an underwater photographer and filmmaker. His underwater career has spanned sixty years and he has won numerous underwater photography awards. He is also a dive tour pioneer and recently has extended his tours to include wildlife photography safaris in Africa. He was a dive centre owner and PADI dive master instructor. From Sydney Australia, welcome to the show, Kevin Deacon
More Information
https://www.dive2000.com.au/
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It's widely believed that the Australian cane toad problem belongs to Queensland. Tonight's guest tells us news to the contrary.
Daniel McCawley trained and worked as a computer game designer but found that reality was more fun than virtual reality.
On the show, describes how the cane toads have migrated south into the Clarence Region.
His new game is being on the front line of defence in New South Wales to help eradicate the Queensland cane toad.
Are you ready to play?
More Information:
https://clarencelandcare.com.au/
https://www.frogid.net.au/
https://www.feralscan.org.au/
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Today’s special guest is a marine biologist, marine ecologist and an internationally renowned whale researcher, Dr Olaf Meynecke.
He graduated in Environmental Sciences at the University of Lueneburg, Germany and then travelled to Australia and completed a PhD at Griffith University, Queensland. His PhD research focused upon the relationship between commercial fish harvesting and the environmental drivers influencing fish populations.
He is currently managing an international research project on the impacts of climate change on whales and studies the health of humpback whales primarily in south-eastern Queensland.
He is also the CEO and co-founder of Humpbacks & High-Rises Inc, a not for profit research organization dedicated to marine mammal research and protection. This organisation is supported by a number of associate Researchers and also Citizen Scientists.
More Information
https://www.hhr.org.au/
https://www.dr-olaf.com/
https://experts.griffith.edu.au/8358-olaf-meynecke
https://twitter.com/DrOlaf_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-olaf-meynecke-8b504b39/
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Stephen Axford is a world renowned fungi photographer. His time-lapse photography of fungi has featured in award-winning documentaries including Planet Earth II and the IMAX feature, Fungi: Web of Life with Merlin Sheldrake.
Catherine Marciniak is a Director, Cinematographer and Editor. Together they produce a wonderful YouTube channel called Planet Fungi and their latest project is a new feature documentary called Follow The Rain.
More Information
https://www.planetfungi.movie/
https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetFungi
https://fungimap.org.au/
https://www.spun.earth/about/team
https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/imax-movie
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Today’s special guest is a Marine Biologist, an internationally renowned Coral Reef Ecologist & Researcher, a Prawn Aquaculture researcher and a highly experienced and highly qualified Scuba Diver.
Dr Paul Muir talks about his coral reef scientific research.
Paul describes the makeup and structure of corals and comments on the latest coral bleaching event that is happening on The Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
More Information:
http://www.mesophotic.org/members/123
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=IokNTz0AAAAJ&hl=en
https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2021/04/19/5-minutes-with-dr-paul-muir-research-officer-and-collection-manager-corals/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Muir
https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/learning-resources/learnings/stem-careers-dr-paul-muir-marine-biologist
https://youtu.be/PtvUp4u_sks?feature=shared
Thumbnail image copyright Queensland Museum
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Gina Mascord is a true wildlife warrior and citizen scientist with a heart of gold and the patience of a saint to get the magnificent images of the underwater marine life that are dear to her heart. In this episode Gina talks about her recent experience helping to clear out fishing line from Swansea channel and offers some advice for those people who love to dive in the channel.
Gina has submitted an impressive amount of observations to nature databases:
iNaturalist
Red Map
When not planning trips or doing photography volunteers time to groups:
CHUG Combined Hunter Underwater Group
OCCI Ocean Coastal Care Initiatives
Marine Wildlife Rescue Central Coast
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Les Graham is not just living proof that a lifetime of dedication can make a difference to the environment but also to people. He started his SCUBA diving in 1958. He could not afford to buy a regulator on an apprentice wage so decided to build one himself.
Les came from England with his wife Fran as 10 Pound Poms and became dedicated SCUBA divers. In 1968 together they opened a dive centre at Terrigal Haven in New South Wales. Les and Fran were active divers and citizen scientists on the Great Barrier Reef and locally for the Australian Museum. He is responsible for positioning the anchor at Terrigal Haven and highly influential in the scuttling of the EX HMAS Adelaide.
More Information:
https://terrigalunderwatergroup.com/
https://www.urgdiveclub.org.au/
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Judy was introduced to birdwatching when she was a child by her Grandmother. This began a life-long love of bird watching but it wasn't until 2009 that she got her first set of binoculars.
Today, Judy holds an A-Class bird banding licence and is an active member of the Hunter Bird Observers Cub. She explains how the birds are caught and banded, what are the common threats to birds and bird habitat and the important role that bird banding plays in the scientific study of birds.
More Information
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/science-research/bird-bat-banding
https://www.hboc.org.au/
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Lisa first got involved in citizen science as a project officer at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy (ICRAR) where she managed the citizen science project AstroQuest for three years.
She originally studied Astronomy, then moved into a career in 3D animation and game development. After years of working as a technical artist on animations, visualisations, games, and educational projects, Lisa became interested in “serious games” – games that have other goals than just entertainment. She has completed a PhD about engaging the public in climate change using games, and has also worked on serious game projects for organisations like the Department of Road Safety and Surf Life Saving WA.
More Information
https://citizenscience.org.au/author/lisa-evans
https://astroquest.net.au/
https://www.zooniverse.org/
https://www.icrar.org/
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“Isn’t it great to have a job where you can show, and teach people about, the amazing underwater world and help to preserve it? “ Diana Kleine
CoralWatch integrates global coral health monitoring with education and public outreach creating reef awareness using simple and engaging tools. This provides people with accessible information about coral reefs and climate change, and hands-on experience collecting scientific data on coral bleaching using the Coral Health Chart.
The chart is an easy-to-use tool to quantify changes in coral colour associated with coral bleaching on the reef. It is so simple, no prior training is needed and anyone can get involved. The chart is used in the field and classroom, is available in 12 languages and data on >230.000 corals from >1910 reefs in 79 countries is publicly accessible.
CoralWatch also provides regular workshops for communities, teachers and students, and has developed a range of high quality educational materials such as books, DVD, curriculum linked lesson plans. Many of these are freely available.
More Information
https://coralwatch.org/
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Greg has recorded over 100000 observations on iNaturalist. He has a great interest in biodiversity and has become highly skilled in identifying plants in the field.
Greg and Ian discuss some tips for using iNaturalist while taking part in the Great Southern BioBlitz 2023.
They talk about the importance of practical experience and consider the role of formal qualifications in Citizen Science.
More Information
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/people/gregtasney
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Jessie Oliver became passionate about animals, nature, and sharing information at a young age. This has led her to embark on wild journeys both in volunteer and professional roles focused on ecology, environmental education, and wildlife conservation in California, Hawai`i, New York, and Queensland. Since returning to Australia, she has been heavily involved with the Australian Citizen science Association (ACSA) since it’s inception in 2014, and she is currently serving as the ACSA Executive Officer part time. Her experiences with citizen science also led her to take on a part-time PhD, where she is exploring the how the design of today’s technology can shape people’s experiences with citizen science, analysing audio recordings, and saving wildlife.
More Information:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessieloliver/
https://citizenscience.org.au/
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PossumPete teaches Ian how to find critters in a live BioBlitz walk during the Great Southern BioBlitz. They don't have to walk far into the Mooloolah River National Park to find some interesting observations and interactions with nature.
Peter Crowcroft leads environmental education activities for all ages into the bush and beach of the Victorian Surf Coast to teach people about this incredible place through his eyes as a biologist and naturalist.
To see the photos that PossumPete was taking during this episode you can go to possumpete profile on iNaturalist. at the link below.
More Information:
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/people/possumpete
https://www.greatoceanroadauthority.vic.gov.au/Environmental-Education/Our-Environmental-Education-Team/Pete-Crowcroft
https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mooloolah-river/about
Photo Links
Wasp: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192759700
Huntsman: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192759701
Fly: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192759705
White-throated Honeyeater: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192771475
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Jess is a highly-motivated and passionate results-driven Environmental Scientist, experienced in all aspects of project management with a focus on volunteer engagement.
She is currently coordinating the Streamwatch Program as the Local Landcare Coordinator.
Jess has a background in professional bush regeneration with 20 years experience of working on conservation projects. She also has a strong volunteering background with 20 years experience volunteering for her local WIRES branch and has been a passionate volunteer for Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Service.
She prides herself on delivering positive business outcomes by engaging with all levels of the community.
More Information:
https://greatersydneylandcare.org/
https://greatersydneylandcare.org/streamwatch/
https://www.waterbugblitz.org.au/
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Lila is an inspiring citizen scientist and one of the main people responsible for starting the City Nature Challenge.
City Nature Challenge
Invented by community science staff, Lila Higgins at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) and Alison Young and Rebecca Johnson at the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), the City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. It’s a bioblitz-style competition where cities are in a friendly contest with each other to see who can make the most observations of nature, who can find the most species, and who can engage the most people.
Started in 2016 for the first-ever Citizen Science Day, the community science teams at NHM and California Academy of Sciences dreamed up the City Nature Challenge as a fun way to capitalize on their home cities’ friendly rivalry and hold an event around urban biodiversity. The first City Nature Challenge was an eight-day competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, engaging residents and visitors in documenting nature to better understand urban biodiversity.
More Information:
https://www.citynaturechallenge.org/
https://nhm.org/
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Hugh remembers making bow and arrow sets from Chinese privet at Devlins Creek in the Sydney suburb of Epping.
As an adult, he returned as a qualified bush regenerator, removing the Chinese privet and helping to restore the natural habitat.
Hugh is an active Citizen Scientist and his work involves being the Creative Director at Foresight Education and Design as well as a long serving member of the community based conservation group, The Friends of Glebe Wetlands.
The Friends of Glebe Wetlands Inc. is a local conservation group in Bega NSW Australia, made up of people who care for the important habitat at the Glebe Wetlands that is home to native wildlife including the Grey-headed Flying Fox.
More Information:
https://www.friendsofglebewetlands.org
https://www.facebook.com/friendsofglebewetlands
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Lindy and Randy talk turtle rescues, spider discoveries, BioBlltz, data gathering, stewardship and research.
Cooloola Coast's natural ecosystems, habitats and species thrive under the protection of residents, visitors, government, Cooloola Coastcare and its partners.
As a grassroots organisation, our Mission is to protect and restore Cooloola Coast’s species, habitats and ecosystems, for their own sake, and to enrich the lives of current and future generations .
Our stewardship includes:
Taking on-ground ACTION in nature
EDUCATING for better practices;
ADVOCATING to influence policy development, regulation, and decision-making;
RESEARCH that enlarges understanding and appreciation of Cooloola’s nature.
More Information:
https://www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au
https://www.facebook.com/CooloolaCoastcare
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