Environmental Science Careers for Change

By refining our reserve sizes, prioritising legal boundaries over operational realities, we’ve improved our accuracy – building on a foundation of decades of confident transparent reporting.

In a ground-breaking discovery, researchers found more than 250 Plains-wanderers thriving in habitat nobody expected the species to use.

Bush Heritage Australia’s new Executive Manager of Science and Conservation says being able to lead national conservation programs to help Australia achieve its 30 by 30 commitment made joining Bush Heritage an irresistible opportunity. 

Banded vegetation, with its intriguing ‘tiger stripe’ patterns of bare and vegetated ground, is a striking feature of arid landscapes worldwide. And guess what? These vegetation systems are thriving on Boolcoomatta Reserve!

Since the advent of Chat GPT 4, the culture has been obsessing over Artificial Intelligence. What might change? How could AI help us? Could AI turn against us?

This year’s Science Week theme is ‘Innovation: Powering Future Industries’. We’ve spoken with three early-career scientists and interns at Bush Heritage who are helping to create a better future by applying their scientific knowledge to conservation.

the ‘Climate Futures’ project is a long-term analysis of how the climate is likely to change in Bush Heritage’s 19 priority landscapes (the parts of Australia the organisation has assessed as being in most need of protection), how those changes will impact vegetation communities, and the implications for native plants and animals.

Fresh from Climate Week NYC, where she presented at and attended a number of events, Rachel will share her insights and perspectives on environment and conservation issues.

Host Matthew Taylor chats with Executive Manager of Agriculture & Natural Capital, Ian McConnel about our focus on agriculture and natural capital to address the biodiversity crisis.

Three of our awesome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff - Bruce Hammond, Tiahni Adamson and John Pender - yarn about our partnerships, and this year's NAIDOC theme - 'The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy'.

Bush Heritage warmly invites you to watch our winter Bush Broadcast webinar, beamed live from Bon Bon Reserve in central SA, on Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara Country.

Host Matthew Taylor and Bush Heritage Executive Manager of Science & Conservation, Dr Rebecca Spindler, take a deep dive into the comprehensive process undertaken to select land for acquisition and protection, within our designated priority landscapes.

Bush Heritage's Phil Palmer and Kim Jarvis, are working alongside our wonderful volunteers on a mammoth revegetation project to restore ecosystems and connectivity at Scottsdale.

Recording of a networking breakfast focused on Empowering Aboriginal-led Traditional Knowledge to conserve wildlife and nature. It was our 14th annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Breakfast on Friday 28 February at the Grand Ballroom, Sofitel Hotel on Wurundjeri Country.

Jo Axford (Head of Region North) and Bridget Roberts (Ecologist Paroo/Warrego) chat to host Matthew Taylor and our audience about the exciting opportunity to purchase a vital piece of bushland in the northern Murray Darling Basin - Nil Desperandum.