Michael Vyse

@kyliesoanes @GeorgiaGarrard @networkedcities @UniMelb Congratulations Kylie! We're running some prioritisation mapping for urban ecological restoration at the moment too. When you're settled in it would be good to catch-up to compare notes and chat about complementarity or collaboration if it's of interest.

Happy to share that I’ve started a new fellowship with the fabulous @GeorgiaGarrard and @networkedcities at @unimelb mapping opportunities for nature conservation in cities. What does #urbanbiodiversity look like? Where is it? How do we make it better? #citieswithnature

Yes, the state of the environment is grim, but you can make a difference, right in your own neighbourhoood - from me, in today’s @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/yes-the-state-… #urbannature #conservation #wildoz @SciMelb

Size, biodiversity, climate, water and social impact should all be factors when building and maintaining urban green space. This article explains it beautifully... popsci.com/environment/su…

Few people understand the Cumberland Plain like Peter Ridgeway. He walked it North to South in 2019. His account tells a beautiful but sad story of it's history, current state and likely future. cumberlandplain.com/product/a-wide…

@Al_Humphreys cumberlandplain.com/product/a-wide…

I'm looking for inspiring Adventurers in the 'older' demographic... Books, websites, whatever, whose story is inspiring for the older adventurous souls? Thank you.

What a lot of fun going to speed planting for singles with @LandcareACT @GreeningAust and @EnvironPlan. I didn’t participate in the ‘dating’ (my partner wouldn’t have been happy) but lots of great people having fun

"The research closes an important gap in understanding how building nature into cities can support overall human wellbeing". miragenews.com/how-nature-boo…

The bird communities of the Mount Lofty Ranges are in serious decline, as shown by this 20 year study Drew Tyre and I started in 1999. The data is unequivocal, large scale restoration and fine scale management is required now. Congratulations to NCSSA for carrying the baton.

Not 'if', but 'when': city planners need to design for flooding. These examples show the way theconversation.com/not-if-but-whe… via @ConversationEDU

Nature for Nature, Nature for Society, Nature for Culture

How is it that cities in Australia continue to lose vegetation despite commitments to greening at all levels of government?? We need to get real about stopping tree clearing and start valuing urban veg as an asset @pgsincers @CAULHub @RMIT_CUR abc.net.au/news/2021-03-1…

Do you ever see flying-foxes feeding in your yard or street? Love 'em or loathe 'em, your observations can help us manage them better. Use the @CAULHub Urban Wildlife App to let us know where you see flying-foxes + what they're munching on this summer nespurban.edu.au/platforms/caul…

Great things come from increasing nature connection in schools... abc.net.au/news/2020-11-0…

For the first time in #science 🤩🌱❤️our study published in @ScienceAdvances demonstrated the causal connection between #biodiversity, human #microbiome and #immune system @helsinkiuni @UHEcoEnvi @UCLahti @akisink @PuhakkaRiikka @HHyotyLab @LukeFinland advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/42/e…

abc.net.au/news/2020-10-1… Time to take Nature Based action to cool our schools down...

A tree for every backyard... smh.com.au/national/nsw/h…

As part of the new $5 million investment by the NSW Government to bring 180,000 trees to Greater Sydney, we’re partnering with @GreeningAust to identify schools with low canopy cover and high exposure to heat stress to support targeted planting.

Big question: is lockdown helping wildlife to thrive this year, or am I just paying more attention and noticing the stunning flowers and insects all around me? Either way it’s life-changing. We have to take better care of this stuff. It’s what takes care of us. #30dayswild

@bidgeewidgee Almost spat out my mouthful of tea over the keyboard from laughing so hard! Hope you found an easier and more delicious recipe to follow!