Hunter Environmental Institute | Non-profit organisation
Hunter Environmental Institute
Phone: +61 407 757 756
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23.01.2022 The Hunter Environmental Institute (HEI) was established in 1988 to provide a forum for the interaction of people working in environmentally oriented fields in the Hunter Region. HEI is a non-profit organisation, managed by a committee and operating under a formal Constitution. HEI has been the leading organisation for environmental professionals in the Hunter region for 32 years. HEI are seeking expressions of interested for new committee members to help direct the organisat...ion in the future. As a committee member, you'd be expected to attend monthly meetings and assist in organising events. This would be a time commitment of not more than an hour a week. The current committee includes a range of environmental professionals of different ages and career stages, from various parts of the field. If you're interested, please send us a brief outline by email to [email protected] detailing what you do, and why you're passionate in the environment.
22.01.2022 Missed our last event, 'Careers in the Environment'? Watch the recording now!
22.01.2022 Where does all our plastic go? This paper published today looked at 112 studies to understand the major global problem of macroplastics. We know that plastics are entering the food web through ingestion by marine animals so we analysed the types of plastics ingested by fishes, sea turtles, whales, and dolphins. ... Overall, clear fibre microplastics are likely the most common type ingested by these marine animals around the globe. This type of plastic commonly comes from our synthetic clothes. To help, choose natural fabrics and avoid fast fashion, or just wash your synthetic clothes less frequently or with a microfibre filter. Understanding this problem puts us a step closer to addressing the problem of plastics across the globe. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.15416
20.01.2022 Student internship opportunity with HEI!! HEI are seeking expressions of interested for a Student Internship on the HEI Committee. This is a volunteer internship. You'd be expected to attend monthly meetings and assist in organising events/social media. This would be a time commitment of not more than an hour a week over a 6-9 month period. The Hunter Environmental Institute (HEI) was established in 1988 to provide a forum for the interaction of people working in environmenta...lly oriented fields in the Hunter Region. HEI is a non-profit organisation, managed by a committee and operating under a formal Constitution. HEI has been the leading organisation for environmental professionals in the Hunter region for 32 years. The current committee includes a range of environmental professionals of different ages and career stages, from various parts of the field. If you’re interested, please send us a brief message on Facebook (HEI Facebook page) detailing what you are studying, and why you should be selected as our intern on the HEI committee. Simple!
19.01.2022 enviroBYTES Newsletter resent with some extra upcoming events - Solar Gardens, Seed Library, Plant giveaways, Biketober, and Branch River restoration https://mailchi.mp//envirobytes-solar-gardens-seed-library
18.01.2022 HISH is proud to host this debut presentation from the team at the Marine Estate Oyster Reef Rehab, Fisheries NSW (Dept of Primary Industries). This trial of new habitat restoration practices is the biggest in NSW, it improves fisheries habitat and water quality.
16.01.2022 Join this great online event to learn more about the Zero Carbon Communities program, which has investors ready to fund activities that will generate jobs across retrofitting buildings, designing and installing renewable systems, energy efficiency and more.
16.01.2022 What a great example of collaboration between scientists and traditional knowledge holders!
15.01.2022 Did you miss our Disaster Management and Resilience webinar? Watch the recording today on our website!
15.01.2022 Missed our latest webinar on New Energy Future? Watch the recording now!
14.01.2022 If you haven't seen 'Picture a Scientist' UNSW is running a free screening (online) until tomorrow - highly recommend - https://www.edi.unsw.edu.au/picture-scientist.
14.01.2022 On this day in 1936 the Tasmanian Tiger became extinct and we now commemorate it as National Threatened Species Day - a time to raise awareness of the thousands of animals and plant species that are facing a similar fate in our country. Saving threatened species is important for a healthy and diverse environment. There are plenty of ways you can help in the fight to save further extinctions. Here's one story of the fight to save a critically endangered and very unique bird that once roamed grasslands from Victoria to Queensland
11.01.2022 The latest enviroBYTES Newsletter is out - Support Richmond Vale Rail Trail and more - https://mailchi.mp//envirobytes-newsletter-support-richmon
11.01.2022 Signup and get enviroBYTES delivered to your inbox. Don't wait for me to remember post a link to a Facebook page you read. enviroBYTES is published twice a month and contains interesting events and information for the Environment for our local Hunter area. http://eepurl.com/gLHWn1
11.01.2022 What a bouncy little thing!
10.01.2022 The EPA is seeking representatives to join both the Newcastle Community Consultative Committee and the Upper Hunter Air Quality Advisory Committee. This is a great opportunity to influence the management of environmental issues in our region. Check out the following links for more information: https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au//newcastle-community-consultati https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au//commun/upaq-advisory-committee
08.01.2022 That is quite a moth!
06.01.2022 Passionate about helping the planet and responses to natural disasters? Join me for the upcoming Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute FireWater Map-a-thon. The following interview features Tim Taylor discussing the use of Nearmap high resolution aerial imagery for the Map-a-thon. Thanks Roshni Sharma for your great questions! Register now: https://sssi.org.au/even.../events/sssi-firewater-map-a-thon
04.01.2022 Interested in a career in the environment? Join the University of Newcastle Open Week Online!
04.01.2022 Food for thought!
04.01.2022 How interesting!
03.01.2022 Over 280 international women in STEMM are calling for the Western Antarctic Peninsula to be urgently protected from human activities. We need a marine protected area to safeguard one of the last fully functioning marine ecosystems on the planet. Learn more at www.AntarcticaNow.org.... Access the Nature article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02939-5 Or the Conversation article here: https://theconversation.com/humans-threaten-the-antarctic... #allhandsondeck #togetherforouroceans #WomeninSTEMM #homewardbound
03.01.2022 Air quality is a major issue in our region. Check out this seminar to find out more.
01.01.2022 Nice to see a good news story about the Great Barrier Reef!
