Money grows on trees – Measuring the $$ value of vegetation
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
by Natura Pacific
Okay, I know money doesn’t actually grow on trees. But it might as well. In fact, the dollar value of trees is scientifically measurable. Research actually shows that trees are providing genuine economic benefits to people that are truly worth protecting. Just one example is one that we tend to think of first: trees improve
- Published in Consulting, GroNative, Sustainable living
Connecting people to nature – A challenge of the modern world
Monday, 07 August 2017
by Natura Pacific
Humans have co-existed with other beings in the natural world for ages, but how would you define your connection with nature? Humans are born as a part of nature, and it explains why many of us tend to both crave and seek out ways of connecting with it. However, chances are for most of us,
- Published in Community, Consulting, Education, Sustainable living
Tagged under:
biodiversity, community, connection, green cities, kids in nature, live feed, nature, technology, urban green, wildlife camera, wildlife surveillance
GroNATIVE is given a ‘thumbs up’ by Hort Journal Australia
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
by Natura Pacific
It was wonderful to see the appearance of the new GroNATIVE app in the April edition of the well-known publication Hort Journal Australia. The article, written by reknowned Australian native plant expert Kate Heffernan (learn more about Kate and her work on her website), runs through the value that an app such as grow native
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Tagged under:
Botanic Gardens, gardening, gardening app, GroNATIVE, Hort Journal, Hort Journal Australia, horticulture, Kate Heffernan, native plants
Nature’s high rises – The importance of tree hollows and nest boxes
Friday, 07 April 2017
by Natura Pacific
Trees support wildlife in a myriad of ways, providing valuable food, shelter and nesting opportunities. Mature trees are particularly important, and play a part in the survival of around 300 Australian reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects and mammals. Many of these depend entirely upon tree hollows for nesting and raising their young. Tree hollows form when
- Published in Consulting, Education
Tagged under:
citizen science, ecosystems, native wildlife, nest boxes, nesting, threatened species, tree hollows, Wildlife
VIDEO: Some laughs with the Natura team from 2016!
Monday, 03 April 2017
by Natura Pacific
Well 2016 was an awesome year for Natura Pacific! Our amazing team worked hard and we achieved so much. Even better… we had a lot of laughs along the way. Throughout 2016 the Natura team dedicated ourselves to producing the many videos that you may have seen on our Latest News feed. We wanted to
- Published in BushCam, Consulting, Education, Videos
Drone surveys have much to offer
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
by Natura Pacific
Drone surveys – efficiency and accuracy! When it comes to mapping and monitoring an area’s environmental condition, there are various approaches to consider. Here at Natura Pacific we’ve found that using a drone is one of the most efficient and accurate survey methods around. This service allows us to provide you with a clear and
- Published in Consulting
VIDEO: Natura is taking to the skies with drone mapping services
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
by Natura Pacific
Have you ever wondered how drones could benefit your development proposal or project? Well, ponder no longer, because the Natura Consulting team now has two trained pilots of a brand new aerial drone that we have nicknamed ‘Libélula’ after the Spanish for ‘dragonfly’. Using this drone we capture, in real-time, exceptional-quality aerial images which are
- Published in Consulting, Videos
VIDEO: You can introduce this threatened species to your garden with GroNATIVE!
Friday, 24 February 2017
by Natura Pacific
Growing native plants in your garden has the potential to not only create a beautiful environment but can also have so many benefits for your local biodiversity. In fact some of our beautiful native plants could use your help as some of them are not doing so well out there in the wild due to
- Published in Consulting, Education, GroNative, Sustainable living, Videos
GroNATIVE app launched TODAY!
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
by Natura Pacific
Today saw the launch of the brand new GroNATIVE app designed for South East Queenslanders by Natura Pacific, Griffith University and the Queensland Government. The event was a great success with the Minister for Innovation the Honourable Ms Leeanne Enoch formally releasing the app to the public at Griffith University’s Red Zone at Southport. Natura
- Published in Announcement, Consulting, Education, GroNative, Sustainable living
VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 5)
Sunday, 19 February 2017
by Natura Pacific
In this final video of our 5 part series on rescue and recovery of some native stingless bees Kieran talks about the progress of the hive once it was removed from the development site and how some unexpected challenges lay ahead for this little colony of bees. In case you missed them, click on these
- Published in BushCam, Consulting, Videos