Amendments to the Commonwealth Threatened Species List
Last month, the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Energy approved the inclusion of 19 species, transfer of 8 species, removal of 2 species and retention of 3 species in their current category in the EPBC Act list of threatened species. Of the 19 newly listed species, 16 are plants, including the Quindanning Spider-orchid (Caladenia…
The Efficiencies of UAV Application
This week, we’ve been working on a large site with a focus on updating previous survey results, from many years ago. The task required the team to verify changes in vegetation and its condition over the broadly variable land. An additional challenge was the difficulty in accessing all corners of the site easily, due to…
Spring Flying By
It’s hard to believe we are more than half way through spring already! We’re pleased to be about 70% of the way through our field program across fourteen separate trips for ten projects. It’s a busy field season with just a few gaps remaining for last minute projects, and a big reporting program lies ahead….
A New (Office) Home for FVC
It’s now been two weeks since the FVC team moved into our new office premises. We’re all enjoying the newly fitted-out space, and have settled in just in time, before the spring field work rush kicks off. We look forward to celebrating our ‘Office Warming’ with valued clients and colleagues next week, and looking forward…
Innovations in Data Collection
We were out on site today and took the opportunity to road test and fine-tune some of the new revisions to our latest customised site data collection app. Focused Vision Consulting collect most field and site data using electronic tablets equipped with various software applications. The software we are using allows us to build customised…
Field work in Forrestania, a biodiversity hotspot
The FVC team has been fortunate enough to be out in the Forrestania area this week and last week, undertaking flora, vegetation and fauna surveys in two study areas within the region renowned for its high biodiversity. The study sites are in close proximity to multiple nature reserves and support a number of values of…
Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain – an Assessment Challenge
Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) are naturally occurring biological assemblages that are under threat of destruction or significant modification (DEC 2001). The Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain Ecological Community (Banksia Woodlands TEC) was approved for inclusion as an Endangered TEC under the Commonwealth EPBC Act on 16 September 2016. This ecological community is a…
Pretty Pink Flowers
Yesterday a fabulous female colleague and I kicked off a new project, with our two lovely and very clever female client contacts. Today, another female colleague and I will head off for three days in the field for the project, and a third female colleague and I will do another couple of day’s field work for…
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