Episode 18: Why science and people matter for Australian rivers

Guest Speaker: Fiona Dyer

In this episode, Siwan chats with Professor Fiona Dyer about why science and people matter when it comes to rivers and their management. Fiona is a freshwater scientist at the University of Canberra, where she has a broad range of expertise and interests, including vegetation ecology, water quality and ecohydrology. Today, we’ll be exploring the different types of riverscapes we have in Australia and what that means for making good water-management decisions. 

Photo credit: Tim the Yowie man.

 

In this episode, Siwan chats with Professor Fiona Dyer about why science and people matter when it comes to rivers and their management. Fiona is a freshwater scientist at the University of Canberra, where she has a broad range of expertise and interests, including vegetation ecology, water quality and ecohydrology. Today, we’ll be exploring the different types of riverscapes we have in Australia and what that means for making good water-management decisions. 

Photo credit: Tim the Yowie Man.

Learn more about Fiona’s work in the Lachlan River

The Lachlan River flows through the lands of the Nari Nari, Ngiyampaa, Wiradjuri and Yita Yita Nations, forming part of Songlines and Dreaming tracks. It has provided food, shelter and resources to Aboriginal people for between 40,000 and 65,000 years, and supports a diverse range of landscapes and species that vary enormously through extremes of weather conditions. Through the Flow-MER Program, Fiona and her team have focused on monitoring the outcomes of environmental water in the lower Lachlan river system, from Lake Brewster to the Great Cumbung Swamp.

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