It was a sad day last week when we heard that Will Steffen had died from a terminal illness. He was a most significant voice for nature, reminding us time…

To ensure that Munibung Hill is able to survive and thrive depends to a large degree on how we humans that have her surrounded in suburbia behave and respect her…

To start the year on a positive note, let's take a leaf out of an ancient philosophers 'handbook', or at least a modern version of it.  For context let's reference…

It's almost upon us, that time of the year when extravagance gets a boost to add not only to profit margins, but also sadly the ever-growing mountain of garbage in…

For far too long there has been a gigantic disconnect between things economic and things environmental.   It's been portrayed as a one sided image with humans living in an economy…

Darryl Jones, Professor of Ecology at Griffith University, Brisbane, refers to Eric Rolls when he writes about the animals that predate on native wildlife, especially birds. Rolls was a guest…

PICTURE: More valuable than watching a video or flipping through a picture book, is getting outdoors into the places and spaces that the videos and picture books feature. which only…

From his childhood in a country town noticing blackbirds and sparrows to studying brush turkeys in the suburbs, Professor Darryl Jones shares a fascinating story of curiosity, discovery, adventure, and…

Despite the noise, heat, dust and fumes, the ceaseless movement, light and toxins, many birds successfully live their lives among us.  Ibis steal our lunch, brush turkeys rearrange gardens, and…

Our previous post related to the sad news about the death of Herman Daly, who acknowledges that he was inspired by ecologists such as Rachel Carson and her book Silent…