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Closer to Nature

Parks Victoria

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/5d. Total Eps: 6

Take a closer look at how climate change is impacting Victoria's national parks and reserves, and what work is being done behind the scenes by park rangers, scientific experts and community volunteers to ensure our native flora and fauna doesn't just survive, but thrives.

Closer to Nature is hosted by Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Conservation and Climate Action at Parks Victoria.

Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au/get-into-nature/closer-to-nature for more information.

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Resist, Accept, Direct - Tackling Climate Change - Episode 5

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 36:56

In scenes akin to an action film, the Parks Victoria Biodiversity Science team, led by Dr Mark Antos, were flown on a military helicopter to a remote location in Gippsland to save an endangered bird from extinction before the devastating 2020 Black Summer bushfires swept through. Meanwhile Parks Victoria's Chief Scientist Dr Mark Norman explains a new decision making tool called the RAD Framework (Resist, Accept, Direct), and how this new way of thinking offers the best way to assist nature’s changing needs now and into the future.

To stay up to date with the latest conservation efforts happening in our parks, subscribe to Conservation and Science eNews with Chief Scientist Dr Mark Norman.

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Hosted by Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Conservation and Climate Action at Parks Victoria.

Guest in this episode:

Dr Mark Antos, Biodiversity Science Manager at Parks Victoria

Produced by Liz McKenzie, Ben Francischelli and Paddy Naughtin

Audiocraft producers: Laura Brierley Newton and Olivia O’Flynn

Sound design and mix: Laura Brierley Newton

Closer to Nature is a Parks Victoria podcast. Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au for more information.

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Species Behaving Badly - Episode 4

Season 1 · Episode 4

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 • Duration 31:23

The lovable wombat is an iconic species at Wilsons Promontory National Park, but could it also be spreading an invasive weed that has rarely been seen in Australia before? Hear from Invasive Species Project Coordinator Ruby Wicks about the fight to keep the landscape pristine. Over at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary, Marine and Coastal Sciences and Program Manager Michael Sams and his team are doing everything they can to keep sea urchin numbers under control in Port Phillip Bay.

To stay up to date with the latest conservation efforts happening in our parks, subscribe to Conservation and Science eNews with Chief Scientist Dr Mark Norman.

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Hosted by Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Conservation and Climate Action at Parks Victoria.

Guest in this episode:

Ruby Wicks, Project Coordinator (Invasive Species) at Parks Victoria
Michael Sams, Marine and Coastal Sciences and Programs Manager at Parks Victoria

Produced by Liz McKenzie, Ben Francischelli and Paddy Naughtin

Audiocraft producers: Laura Brierley Newton and Olivia O’Flynn

Sound design and mix: Laura Brierley Newton

Closer to Nature is a Parks Victoria podcast. Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au for more information.

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People in Nature, Boosting Wellbeing - Episode 3

Season 1 · Episode 3

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 • Duration 27:58

Victoria's national parks and reserves are here to preserve unique ecosystems and wildlife. But they’re also spaces for us humans to visit and enjoy nature and outdoor recreation. In this episode we speak to Dr Kelly de Bie, Manager of Evaluation Information and Social Sciences, about what behaviours make a good visitor to a national park. We also chat to three inspiring volunteers from the Friends of Canadian Corridor in Ballarat who explain the work they’re doing to restore and rehabilitate Woowookarung Regional Park, and what inspired them to lend a hand.

To stay up to date with the latest conservation efforts happening in our parks, subscribe to Conservation and Science eNews with Chief Scientist Dr Mark Norman.

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Hosted by Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Conservation and Climate Action at Parks Victoria.

Guest in this episode:

Dr Kelly de Bie, Manager of Evaluation Information and Social Sciences at Parks Victoria
Jeff Rootes, Jo Kelly, Joel Ellis; Friends of Canadian Corridor Committee Members

Produced by Liz McKenzie, Ben Francischelli and Paddy Naughtin

Audiocraft producers: Laura Brierley Newton and Olivia O’Flynn

Sound design and mix: Laura Brierley Newton

Closer to Nature is a Parks Victoria podcast. Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au for more information.

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Understanding the Cultural Landscape - Episode 2

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 24:59

Parks Victoria ranger Clinton Morton talks about the impacts of climate change on important tangible cultural heritage sites, like the loss of ancient middens through coastal erosion at Wilsons Promontory National Park, and the hard decisions Parks Victoria and Traditional Owners are having to make to decide what can be saved. Click here for more information about this episode.

To stay up to date with the latest conservation efforts happening in our parks, subscribe to Conservation and Science eNews with Chief Scientist Dr Mark Norman.

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Hosted by Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Conservation and Climate Action at Parks Victoria.

Guest in this episode:

Clinton Morton, Parks Victoria Project Officer Traditional Owner Partnerships

Produced by Liz McKenzie, Ben Francischelli and Paddy Naughtin

Audiocraft producers: Laura Brierley Newton and Olivia O’Flynn

Sound design and mix: Laura Brierley Newton

Closer to Nature is a Parks Victoria podcast. Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au for more information.

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In Nature, Everything is Linked - Episode 1

Season 1 · Episode 1

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 32:59

The tiny Mountain Pygmy Possum lives high up in the Victorian Alps, where the Bogong Moth migrates to for spring. And without the Bogong Moth’s migration, the Mountain Pygmy Possum’s survival would be at risk - because in nature, everything is linked. From animals, to trees, plants and fungi - all living creatures are connected and incredibly vulnerable to things like changing weather patterns, caused by climate change. Click here for more information about this episode.

To stay up to date with the latest conservation efforts happening in our parks, subscribe to Conservation and Science eNews with Chief Scientist Dr Mark Norman.

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Hosted by Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Conservation and Climate Action at Parks Victoria

Guests in this episode:

Elaine Thomas, Parks Victoria Ranger Program Coordinator
Associate Professor Lauren Bennett, School of Ecosystem & Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Produced by Liz McKenzie, Ben Francischelli and Paddy Naughtin

Audiocraft producers: Laura Brierley Newton and Olivia O’Flynn

Sound design and mix: Laura Brierley Newton

Closer to Nature is a Parks Victoria podcast. Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au for more information.

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Closer to Nature - trailer

Season 1

Thursday, August 8, 2024 • Duration 01:58

Welcome to Closer to Nature, a new podcast from Parks Victoria which delves into how climate change is affecting our national parks and reserves, and what we're doing to help nature adapt.

Closer to Nature is hosted by Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Conservation and Climate Action at Parks Victoria. Join Dr Norman as he visits some of the state's nature strongholds, while speaking to experts, Park Rangers and community volunteers about how we can all help protect our precious natural environment.

Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au/get-into-nature/closer-to-nature for more information.

Closer to Nature is a Parks Victoria podcast. Visit www.parks.vic.gov.au for more information.

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