Myrtle rust is devastating Australian forests. A new high-tech spray holds out hope for native trees. Bec Degnan and @mcthoughful on The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland Anne Sawyer bit.ly/3Rq3hbI pic.twitter.com/tbIYzUZJZX

12 TREES OF CHRISTMAS 🎄✨
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1/12: #BunyaPine (Araucaria bidwillii)
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This majestic pine is endemic to Australia and is known for its massive cones weighing up to 5kg. Its seeds are also a traditional food source for Aboriginal people.
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📍 All Botanic Gardens

End of the year #ReCER workshop and picnic

Still have to the 10 December to apply for those two new roles. Come and join our dynamic and diverse team and contribute to research that help us describe, manage and conserve our unique plant biodiversity.

Launching the TSI Applied Conservation Hub at #ICTC23 ! Acknowledging both the Country on which we work but also all the many, many collaborators involved in Threatened Species Initiative. Thanks to everyone involved especially Bioplatforms Australia Sydney Science Biodiversity and Conservation Science @TSCommissioner

Launching the new Threatened Species Initiative website with friendly content developed by many Australian collaborators to help conservation managers use genetics & genomics for management actions & decisions! threatenedspeciesinitiative.com Bioplatforms Australia Australian BioCommons Sydney Science

Good targets, let’s hope they result in science-based restoration practices that ensure environmental resilience theguardian.com/environment/20…

A new approach to understanding Aboriginal foodways. Food for thought from a #UQ -led research team on how Australia's past can inform the future.

bit.ly/3QQTbkV
@CoEplantsuccess Michael Westaway #ArchaeologyofFood

Two new positions in my team. If you are interested in conservation and restoration genomics and in exploring landscape level patterns and drivers, come and join the #ReCER team.

#RiverRedGum is one of Australia’s most loved trees, but land clearing has decimated populations in the east.
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Thanks to our Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience team led by Maurizio Rossetto - genetic testing may hold the key to their survival.
ab.co/3So4qTd

Excellent piece from ABC Landline on how #RestoreandRenew Botanic Gardens of Sydney is supporting community lead restoration of unique red gum populations.

Saving Gums: Protecting the Hunter's river red gums abc.net.au/news/rural/pro…

Excellent this endangered eucalypt is formally named! I learnt a lot from my colleagues, Trevor Wilson, Samantha Yap, Enhua Lee, Steve Douglas, Maurizio Rossetto, Lesley Elkan & others about all the work that goes into formally describing a species.
publish.csiro.au/SB/SB22031

The #ReCER team ⁦Botanic Gardens of Sydney⁩ presenting at the restoration genomics symposium #SER2023 in Darwin

Another great study by Susan Rutherford on the complexities of eucalypt evolution using landscape level genomic datasets

Very powerful and emotional presentation by Kia Dowell #SER2023 on how mining practices have failed to adequately consider traditional owner needs and expectations

What an outstanding and touching opening ceremony to welcome 1000 delegates on Larrakia Country for #SER2023
“Healthy Country, healthy people”

At ⁦The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden⁩ with Ian Allan and ⁦Richard Dimon⁩ investigating the potential use of hedges as genetically guided conservation collections

Great day yesterday learning about #riverredgum #genetics #ausplants with Maurizio Rossetto Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Thanks for the great day.

(Even found an orchid)

Some of the findings from a huge collaborative team including #ReCER ⁦Botanic Gardens of Sydney⁩ on the #Wollemipine genome exploring recent evolutionary trajectory and consequences. livescience.com/planet-earth/p…

Genetic integrity is consistently recognised as most at risk by all representations of planetary conditions - at #ReCER Botanic Gardens of Sydney we are developing suitable monitoring metrics and baseline landscape-level knowledge to guide its preservation.