Genevieve Wright & Pete Bredell ‘The story of three threatened Eucalypts

Genevieve and Pete will talk about three threatened species of Eucalyptus and research into their conservation; the Mongarlowe Mallee (Eucalyptus recurva), the Mount Imlay Mallee (Eucalyptus imlayensis) and the Suggan Buggan Mallee (Eucalyptus saxatilis)

Abstract

Biography
Genevieve Wright is a Flora Ecologist who has worked with NSW Department of Planning and Environment, in the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Biodiversity Conservation Division NSW for 25 years. For the last 5 years Genevieve has been a Flora Ecologist in Biodiversity Conservation, working on threatened species. Genevieve has spent most of her time working in the Australian Alps.

Pete Bredell is a Senior Nursery Horticulturalist at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, where he supervises the Production Nursery and the nursery’s involvement in conservation projects. Pete is particularly interested in the propagation and cultivation of threatened and difficult-to-grow native species, and in developing effective conservation strategies for Australia’s threatened flora species.”

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