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C.J. Environmental Consulting

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25.01.2022 Regional Ecosystem training today at The Hut Environmental Centre, in my element learning surrounded by bush and the smell of Eucalyptus!

23.01.2022 Species that can help wildlife in urban areas.

22.01.2022 In the early 2000s, Australians became crazy about frangipanis. But did you know our native frangipanis are a better option for your backyards?

22.01.2022 Grevillea baileyana - Brown Silky Oak. These are in flower everywhere right now with so many trees just smothered in their beautiful flowers. ~ The flowers are honey producing and attract native bees, insects, butterflies and nectar eating birds. They’re also great for nesting birds. ~ A great option for street trees and parks with little maintenance and a hardy native producing beautiful flowers and foliage for our wildlife. ... ~ #nativebees #grevillea #grevilleabaileyana #brownsilkyoak #native #australianflowers #beauty #nature #alwayspicknatives #honey #sweet #environment #floral #cutflowers #australiannativeflowers #nativeaustralianplants #sweetsmelling #plant #tree See more

21.01.2022 Native plant species are reclaiming their territory as they bounce back in habitats that we’ve disturbed. This is the heartening finding from University of New ...South Wales researcher, Ms Susan Everingham,whose research was recently published in the journal Austral Ecology. ‘As we create more disturbed environments, knowing which native plants can adapt to living in urban areas is important for informing decisions about how we design the ecosystems that we live in’. http://bit.ly/2MiXgiF

21.01.2022 Further to yesterday’s post I thought I’d share a bit on melaleuca wetlands. The melaleuca wetland swamp I worked in was mainly dominated by Melaleuca quinquenervia (Swamp Paperbark), these tree species are usually found on poorly drained lowland coastal areas where water is low lying. These species can usually flower all year round providing a year round source of pollen and nectar great for insects, birds and bats. Bats are an important pollinator of Melaleuca species. ~ Th...ere aren’t many fish species that are found in these already which is typically due to the low pH of the water and the tidal and ephemeral nature of these systems. Wetland habitat though is thought to be good for any small fish spawning before moving back to larger bodies of water. There are other species that also can be found in these areas and include a large range of bird species like herons, kingfishers, ibis, spoonbills, ducks, egrets, swamp hens and smaller finches making nests up high. Insects, frogs and molluscs are also found in a plenty in a wetland ecosystem in addition to red-bellied black snakes, and the freshwater keelback. ~ Where we worked, met with the passage to the ocean; zooplankton and microcrustaceans would be also calling this place home. Different Melaleuca species are associated with different soil types and provide home to many flora species too. Although Melaleuca cannot survive in constant inundation they have evolved an adaptation producing fibrous and adventitious roots around their lower trunk that function as breathing roots. They help the tree survive long periods of submersion. These trees also have a spreading root system giving them stability during flooding events. ~ There are areas of Melaleuca wetland swamps that are endangered with land clearing. These are important ecosystems and face threats caused by human clearing, plastic pollution and developments changing water patterns. ~ Australian National Botanic Gardens #melaleuca #melaleucawetland #swamp #endangered #wetlands #swamp #paperbark #ecosystem #swamppaperbark #inundation #hometofloraandfauna #adventitousroots #trees #microcrustaceans #melaleucasamps #threatenedecosystem #ecosysteminsight See more

18.01.2022 BioConditioning assessment practical

18.01.2022 There are certain species that when present can distinguish the health of the ecosystem. Frogs are just one of those animals that you can give an insight to how well it’s doing. All amphibians make good indicators as they live in both land and water environments. Their skin is quite thin which means it can absorb toxic chemicals, diseases and even radiation. If there are plenty of frogs and other amphibians in a habitat it means this is a healthy ecosystem. ~ Frogs need suita...ble habitat and keeping logs and trees as part of an ecosystem will help frogs by giving them habitat to live in. A good food supply of insects and shelter are all important in restoring habitat to help frogs. If there are pollutants of disease the frogs will move onto somewhere else more habitable for them. ~ Hays Inlet, Clontarf #frogs #frog #amphibian #ecosystem #indicator #habitat #ecosystemindicator #frogspecies #clontarf #suitable #haysinlet #froghabitat #land #water #environment #indicator #importantspecies #seequeensland See more

17.01.2022 Forests are essentially carbon banks. They are the lungs of the earth and play a vital role in storing and sequestering carbon. Throughout Australia there has been significant land clearing leading to carbon storage diminishing in vast areas of Australian forests. As trees grow so does their carbon storage, meaning the larger the trees that are logged and cut down, the larger the carbon bank destroyed. If we stop the rate of land clearing and start acting on replacing and reg...rowing these forests, this can allow trees to mature and thus increase carbon storage. Let’s also not forget that trees produce oxygen which we rely on! ~ Climate change poses a significant threat to the forests and will increase the cost economically, socially and environmentally. ~ WWF Australia #carbonbank #storage #carbonstorage #trees #forests #lungs #australianforest #climatechangethreat #replant #mature #stoplandclearing #carbon #regrowth #vital #oxygen #earth #landdestruction #wecanhelp See more

15.01.2022 Although this tree has suffered some damage from what looks like fire it’s still alive, growing some lichen and some kind of creature calls underneath the bottom of the this home. ~ Trees at every part of their life and every event that shapes their life is still important. I tried to have a look and couldn’t see what kind of wildlife has been hiding here. They all have their role to play in the ecosystem and although it doesn’t look too healthy is still ecologically valuable. ~ #tree #fire #native ##gumtree #wildlife #wollomombifalls #armidale #seensw #purpose #plantingforapurpose #home #lichen #importance #plants #hiding #rainfall #australian #gum #eucalypt

12.01.2022 My parents place had a easement/ creek running through it. Most of the time it’s full and supports frogs and little fish and yabbies from time to time. It’s been so dry that the creek has completely dried up. Ive only ever seen it that way a few times, in flooding events it can reach almost 2m high with raging water. Now it’s dry you can see the rubbish that has floated down and stuck in the mud. This easement runs out to the Moreton Bay and to the ocean. ~ I pulled this bait... bag out of the mud and disposed of it where it supposed to go! This piece of plastic could have ended up in the ocean and harmed our marine life. We have turtles, dugong and even whales come through the passage. If you fish please do it thoughtfully and don’t discard your litter. ~ #baitbag #plastic #plasticpollution #creek #dry #fishbaitbag #saynotoplastic #environment #marinelife #moretonbay #creekbed #water #councileasement #driedup #plasticsucks #mudcracks #redcycleyourplastics See more

11.01.2022 Today out on the field site we studied 1mx1m quadrants to determine leaf litter and ground cover.

10.01.2022 Ecosystem goods and services is an area I’ve just finished learning about at university. The world around us provides us with many ecosystem goods and services we rely on daily, trees produce oxygen for us to breath but are also considered a use for timber production for development. Rivers provide water for consumption but also provide a service to the ecosystem around it. Beautiful areas to visit like waterfalls, national parks, beaches and our beautiful mountain ranges all... provide an aesthetically pleasing service which we enjoy. Areas may have a cultural goods and services. ~ Whilst we rely on so many services the ecosystems around us for everyday living we must not exploit them in which large developments do. Taking down forests for clearing is also reducing the air quality around us with the potential for pollution to increase. Let’s not take these things for granted and be more environmentally sustainable. ~ The Role of University Campuses in Reconnecting Humans to the Biosphere by Johan Colding and Stephan Barthel via ResearchGate #goodsandservices #ecosystem #water #air #oxygen #landclearing #rivers #beaches #beauty #environment #nature #sustainable #ecosystems #ecosystemgoodsandservices #aesthetics #services #goods #nationalparks See more

08.01.2022 Great initiative to plant more natives.

07.01.2022 Bottle brushes are a beautiful growing Australian shrub perfect for attracting native nerds and honey eating birds. They come in a variety of colours, in quite fond of the pinks and purples. This one is called Callistemon Pink Champagne and grows to around 3m tall and produces these pink creamy flowers for most of the year. Perfect addition to native gardens. #pink #callistemon #bottlebrush #flower #australiannative #pinkflower #beeattractingflowers #nature #birdattractingplants #native #australianplants #beautyinnature #bottlebrushflower #callistemon #pinkchampagne #quitefondofpinks #pinkandpurple #nativegarden #choosenative

06.01.2022 Don't ya just want to get all cozy in that tree with him?! Koalas are found in the eucalyptus forests of Australia. Their strong clawed feet are ideal for liv...ing (or snuggling) among the trees! They generally eat eucalyptus leaves and hardly drink anything at all because of all the moisture they receive from the leaves. When Koalas aren't eating they are sleeping. In fact, they sleep up to 18 hours a day! They really live the dream don't they? See more

06.01.2022 Can you take a guess on which Eucalypt species this is? #EucBeaut

03.01.2022 #Repost @ecolsocaus with @make_repost Lorikeet hollow. Walking around the point I saw a pair of lorikeets fly out of this hollow, its amazing the changes in trees and hollows forming helping out wildlife and a nest place for birds. Photo: Chrissy Joester at Styles Point, Lake Macquarie.... #esaphotocomp #ecology #photography #wildlifephotography #wildoz #nature #wild #hollow #birds #hollowsashomes #birdlifeoz #lorikeets #nest

01.01.2022 Trees provide a natural wind break against coastal conditions but yet are taken out to build a wall?

01.01.2022 The governments Green Army initiative is where I fell more in love with our environment. After completing my Zoology degree I was determined to work and make a difference with animals, found myself unemployed as hey there isn’t as many Zoologist jobs going around... so I applied and got into the Green Army in Clontarf in 2015 with Redcliffe Environmental Forum Redcliffe Environmental Forum and Conservation Volunteers Australia Conservation Volunteers Australia , I wanted som...e experience on the ground and it opened my eyes up to more environmental options, we need the environment for our wildlife! ~ We learnt so much and I loved the experience, I kept a biological record of the animals species there and we kept taking photos along the way and years down the track you should see the changes, the plants we put in are massive! I was hooked on environmental restoration from there, studying different plant species, mollusc surveys, wetland mentoring and so much more learning! ~ It was a great eye opener to the environmental world and with the help of our mascot a resident koala we named a Lily our team started the first of many teams in there who’ve made a difference to a small part of Hays Inlet, Clontarf. We also started the process of the koala corridor for that area, seeing as they took so many for the rail link. Every morning driving into site we’d all be looking up to her favourite tree to spot her and most mornings was there, she was my motivation (and my first wild koala I ever saw!). We were restoring a melaleuca wetland so many days were hot, mosquito infested and muddy but it was all worth it in the end. Photo of Jackie and I in one of the flood events in 2015 and the first team including myself. ~ #greenarmy #melaleuca #wetland #clontarf #environmentalrestoration #biologicalsurvey #difference #redenviroforum #lilythekoala #melaleucawetland #haysinlet #plant #environment #greenarmyteam #flood #motivation #swamp #mud @ Hays Inlet Conservation Park See more