RT @PEAT_project: 1/11 (🧵).We have 8 exciting opportunities to join the PEAT project as a PhD student, based either at @BiolSci_UWA or at….

@guardianscience.

Great news today that the peats of the lower SW of WA are now recognised federally as a Threatened Ecological Community

Registrations for the WWBB2023 are already full, but you can put your name on the waiting list. #walpolewilderness.

The Walpole Wilderness Bioblitz 2023 is on again this spring. The Red-Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) is one of the most widely grown eucalyptus trees in the world but the ficifolia woodland is limited to a very small area of the WW and will be a focus of the blitz.

Winter in the Walpole Wilderness sees the peats fully recharged and bubbling away. #bogday

RT @GavanMcG: Great two days looking for peat sites in the Walpole Nornalup Wilderness to do hydrological scienc. @Science_DBCA, UWA's Greg….

4 months after prescribed fire the bush is looking nice and green. Closer inspection reveals a large number of Jarrah and Balga deaths. Surviving Jarrah show significant canopy loss (many metres of height), heavy epicormic and lignotuber sprouts. Decades for full recovery.

Found masses of flowers in this Pitcher Plant, Cephalotus follicularis. The flower spikes on this one relatively short due to lack of competition from surrounding vegetation. #walpolewilderness

A great day yesterday to celebrate the Red Tingle and Red Flowering Gum with Dahl Fellow, Dr Elizabeth Edmonds and a host of outstanding speakers. #NationalEucalyptDay @EucalyptAus

RT @Jess_Panegyres: It's hard to fully grasp the new UN climate science report. Climate change can feel far away, like someone else’s probl….

RT @Dr_Rob_Davis: This World Frog Day let’s spare a thought for our incredible amphibian friends like the threatened Sunset Frog - endemic….

RT @LewisPughFDN: Just because it seems normal, doesn't mean it is. 'Shifting baseline syndrome' describes the gradual acceptance of degrad….

RT @uwanews: A $1.3m @IanPotterFdn grant will help a team of scientists led by us and @EdithCowanUni design strategies to protect critical….

Been told that “leaf lichens” are rare to non-existent in SW WA, so is this a “leaf lichen” or just a lichen growing on a leaf? Found on Gahnia decomposita in long unburned Karri/tingle. #lichen #biodiversity

RT @OurWAParks: Join the Mini Bioblitz on 5th March to revisit sites from the Walpole Wilderness Bioblitz last year plus extra sites. Mee….

RT @EucalyptAus: Corymbia ficifolia, the Red Flowering Gum from WA. Is this your #EucalyptoftheYear?. Last year, #friendsofficifolia drove….

RT @WilliamJRipple: Here is our paper published today on dangerous climate feedback loops. Yes, it is appropriate to be scared and now we….

This peatland was first documented by volunteers about 3 years ago. It is incredibly important as it has a proteaceae rich flora (eg Banksia littoralis). A full biological survey has not been completed but it is highly likely to contain rare & unique species - a lot to lose.

Nearly 3 months after a planned burn, peats are still burning in the Walpole Wilderness. Plants that resprouted after the November fire are now slowly being consumed, with the fire expected to burn for months until winter rains. @ReeceWhitby @Science_DBCA