Science at the Extreme

Join us for the public launch of National Science Week 2019 at Melbourne Museum! Featuring:
Dr Darlene Lim, Geobiologist with NASA Ames research Center, California, USA
Dr Kate Selway, Geologist with Macquarie University
Dr Dianne Bray, Senior Collection Manager for Vertebrate Zoology with Museums Victoria
MC: Nate Byrne, Meteorologist and Weather Presenter with ABC News Breakfast

Victoria’s Regional Forest Agreements: Conservation of Soil and Water Resources

Dr René Van der Sant, Land Asset Practitioner, Melbourne Water
Professor Patrick Lane, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, the University of Melbourne
Mr Jason Alexandra, Managing Director, Alexandra & Associates
Ms Rachel Brown, Senior Project Officer, Hydrology & Climate Science Team, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
Dr Tim Peterson, Research Fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne

Citizen Science Victoria – July Chapter Meeting

Join us for the July 2019 meeting of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Citizen Science Association. This meeting will focus on citizen science and education. The meeting will commence with three presentations, which will be followed by break-out group discussions. There will also be plenty of time for sharing your project stories, networking and developing our community of practice. Speakers include Sandra McCullogh from Earthwatch Australia, Julian O Shea from Unbound, and Edmond Lascaris from the City of Whittlesea.

Taking Care of Nature: Linking Backyards to Bush

Speakers include: Peter Noble (Ballarat Environment Network), Irene Kelly and Kerry Davies (Knox Gardens for Wildlife), Anthony Bigelow (First Friends of Dandenong Creek), Charlotte Fletcher (Cranbourne Gardens) and more, with interactive sessions and networking.

Campfires & Science: Wild DNA at Kororoit Creek

Join the next citizen science outing with Science for All, with an environmental DNA (eDNA) collection and sampling field trip.