The quality of flora and vegetation surveys submitted as a part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in Western Australia is far from consistent, yet that process moves along regardless. So why then is quality important? Often the difference in cost between a poor quality flora survey and a good one is negligible in the overall scheme … Continue reading
The Wona Land System in peak condition, during the wet season 2012, in the north west of Western Australia. Wona LS is a plant community that grows on cracking clay basalt tablelands in the Chichester Range. It is described as Mitchell Grass (Astrebla spp.) grasslands, although other common species as seen here include the herb Crotalaria medicaginea and … Continue reading
The Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) recently made it a condition of issuing flora collection licences that they receive a copy of the data collected under them. A consultant botanist cannot operate without this licence. The consultant is paid to collect this data by the proponent of a project, for use in the Environmental … Continue reading
