Praise for plant guide
Pilbara seeds are the focus of a new book created through a partnership with BHP Billiton and the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, in an attempt to meet the challenge of restoring landscapes in the Pilbara.
The book is one part of a $5 million research partnership known as the Restoration Seedbank Initiative and identifies more than 100 common plant species and how people can collect, clean, store and germinate the seeds. Titled the Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field Guide, the book was co-edited by WA scientists Todd Erickson, Russell Barrett, David Merritt and Kingsley Dixon.
Environment Minister Albert Jacob said the book was one of the outcomes of eight years of research, adding it would help to deliver better environmental outcomes in the Pilbara.
“The Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field Guide is the first of its kind to translate complex science into a practical tool to help miners, pastoralists and conservation managers to rehabilitate their land,” he said.
“I am impressed with the practicality of the book and how easy it is for people without scientific backgrounds to identify local species.
“The book encourages the reader to look at the cumulative effects of mining and other activity on the region to restore landscapes as a whole, rather than restoring each site in isolation.”
DPaW, UWA and Kings Park representatives Steven Dillon, Steve Hopper, Todd Erickson, Shane Turner, David Merritt and David Symons with the Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field Guide.