Heat and Drought impacts on our bushlands

Understanding, adapting, and conserving.

None of us can forget the 2024 “big dry” when the bushlands and the forests from north of Geraldton through to Albany in the southwest were dying through lack of rainfall and excessive summer time heat.  Joe Fontaine, from Murdoch University, published a great article in The Conversation on 15 April 2024.

12 months later, we can now reflect on those impacts and what we have learnt about the vulnerability of bushland, forest and wetlands ecosystems.  And we are delighted to have Joe Fontaine as our guest speaker to talk about the impacts of heat and drought on our bushlands.

About Joe Fontaine

Joe Fontaine is an academic at Murdoch University in the School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences leading the Terrestrial Ecology Research Group.

His research has focused on fire and forest management, climate change and their interaction.

Working in shrublands, woodlands, and forests spanning the Midwest to the south coast Joe has a passion for science that is collaborative and relevant from local to global scales.

Join Us

Join us on Wednesday 28 May at City West Lotteries House at 2 Delhi Street, West Perth. We will open the doors to the Conference Room at 6:00 pm and serve light refreshments.

Please let us know that you are coming along. You can either RSVP at the bottom of this page (keep scrolling) or else email [email protected].

If you can’t make it to West Perth, you can join us online via Zoom. Please email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.