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Chief Botanist

@ChiefBotanist

Chief Botanist at the State Herbarium of South Australia. #iamabotanist — my opinions

Joined May 2016
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Big Day Out in Canberra today to talk about Project Coorong outcomes and how we can restore this iconic estuary to health environment.sa.gov.au/topics… ⁦@mic_mw⁩ ⁦@CoorongDan1⁩ ⁦@TugOfWater⁩
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Image from Luke Mosley (@envir_scientist)
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We @goyderinstitute are delighted to be awarded the @AustralianWater South Australia award for R&D Excellence for our Healthy #Coorong, Healthy Basin research program. Huge thanks to our research partners for delivering this work involving 72 researchers across 13 institutions
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@goyderinstitute HCHB Winners for R&D excellence ! Yay!!! 🎉🎈🍾
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We’re so excited about hosting the first @ASBS_botany conference by and for student and ECR at our brand new NSW herbarium at the @AustralianBG in Mt Annan! 👇
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James Clugston, PhD (@Cycadales) profile pictureJames Clugston, PhD@Cycadales16 Aug 2022
Join us for the first-ever ASBS Student and Early Career Researcher conference on 14th-17th of November 2022 at the National hHerbarium of NSW. Let us know by registering here forms.gle/mxsCYh5Gpa17ALbG7. @RBGSydney @ASBS_botany @AustralianBG
Registration Form_ASBS SECR conference

Registration Form_ASBS SECR conference

Use this form to submit an abstract for your conference presentation.

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Juliet Wege@JulietWege15 Aug 2022
Need $$$ to cover field work, herbarium visits or other research costs? Then apply for a Hansjörg Eichler Scientific Research grant by Sept. 14 For @ASBS_botany members, especially students, ECRs and non-salaried researchers 🌿asbs.org.au/asbs/hesrfund/in…
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✨New Paper ✨ A review of terrestrial #eDNA studies and the factors to consider when designing eDNA surveys for restoration authors.elsevier.com/a/1fWFk…
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Botanically rich Western Australia has stayed myrtle rust free – until now! It’s just been detected on Melaleuca in the Kimberley and authorities are responding. Go hard, go fast! @BiosecurityRDE @planthealthaust @TSCommissioner agric.wa.gov.au/news/media-r…
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Happy Fascination of Plants Day 2022 know.ourplants.org/news/happ…

Happy Fascination of Plants Day 2022

Celebrating our fascinating plants! For more information:

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International Women's Day 2022 know.ourplants.org/news/inte…

International Women’s Day

Celebrating International Women’s Day in 2022 Lets celebrate the Wonderful Women in Science and Conservation at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium and they work they do! A huge thank you…

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Flowering on the first day of spring, critically endangered impressively unusual, Acacia cretacea @BotGardensSA Adelaide
Image from Michelle Waycott 😷💉💉💉💉 (@mic_mw)
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#WorldEnvironmentDay 2020, an opportunity to raise issues requiring environmental action know.ourplants.org/news/worl…

World Environment Day 2020

Celebrating Biodiversity on World Environment Day 2020 World Environment Day is an international opportunity to raise issues requiring environmental action. This year, the theme is biodiversity! Th…

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ASBS Meetings@ASBSmeet28 Nov 2019
Save the date—Cairns July, 2020. 'Biodiverse futures—systematics in a changing world' @ASBS_botany systematics.ourplants.org/ne…
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Nicole Foster@NicoleRFoster8 Nov 2019
So this happened. I won best oral presentation at #CERF2019 what an honour when there were so many fabulous presentations! Topped off a truly fantastic week. Thank you to all the organisers @CERFScience #phdchat #WomenInScience #doingitfortheseagrass
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Congratulations Nicole, proud of you! @UniofAdelaide @CoastalCarbonSA @KnowOurPlants @ChiefBotanist #WomenInSTEM
Nicole Foster (@NicoleRFoster) profile pictureNicole Foster@NicoleRFoster8 Nov 2019
So this happened. I won best oral presentation at #CERF2019 what an honour when there were so many fabulous presentations! Topped off a truly fantastic week. Thank you to all the organisers @CERFScience #phdchat #WomenInScience #doingitfortheseagrass
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Asolutely over the moon about this award, such an exciting year ahead! Thanks to my dream team @ChiefBotanist @Alice_R_Jones @BronGillanders and Dr jennifer Young, for all their help 😀 #WomenInSTEM #coastal #research #seagrass #mangroves #saltmarsh
Australian Academy of Science (@Science_Academy) profile pictureAustralian Academy of Science@Science_Academy19 Dec 2018
.@TimDoherty_ from @DeakinCIE @Deakin & @NicoleRFoster from @uniofadelaide are #EMCRs working on the conservation & protection of Australia’s environment. We’re pleased to announce them as the 2019 recipients of our Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award.
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Congratulations to @UniofAdelaide PhD student @NicoleRFoster awarded the Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship for her project "Prioritising for success: Innovative approaches to management of coastal environments" #ProudSupervisor #WomenInSTEM
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Aussie stargazers are in for a treat tonight with TWO spectacular sights in our skies 🔭 The Christmas comet, a green, fuzzy comet which appears only once every five years, and a Geminid meteor shower across the sky ☄️ australiascience.tv/look-up-…
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The Australian Space Agency is proud to launch our new brand, one that serves our nation, honours our past and builds the future. industry.gov.au/news-media/a…

Hidden in the stars

Sharing the story of the Australian Space Agency’s brand identity.The brand captures Australia’s powerful cultural heritage and the spirit of the Agency.

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Matthew Biggs@plantmadman4 Oct 2018
My latest book is published today, revealing the lives of 35 great botanists. What can they teach us about gardening? Buy it and find out!
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This National #Science Week, we're asking people in every field: What do you love about working in STEM? Let us know & check out our #AusScienceHeroes for some great examples of Aussie scientists #scienceweek #STEMinSchools @Aus_ScienceWeek @CSIROnews ow.ly/nOz530lqr7s
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