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Lowlandsbeach

@lowlandsbeach.bsky.social
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Storyminding, Biodiversity Blissfinding, Respect for Aboriginal culture. Western Australia lowlandsbeach.medium.com substack.com/@lowlandsbeach?utm_sou…

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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dead Name of Lysiandra calycina, Greek myths and maps lowlandsbeach.substack.com/p/dead-name-... I have heard that taxonomists can be "lumpers" or "splitters" & this may cause disagreement. Was the taxonomist renaming Phyllanthus calycinus a splitter? Or maybe it's just the DNA? Find out click here
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Dead Name of Lysiandra calycina, Greek myths and maps
For years I’ve called it Phyllanthus, resisting “False Boronia”
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"In other words, a communication that took participants roughly 2 minutes (median 112 seconds) to read was highly effective in reducing the negative relationship between conspiracy mentality and wind farm acceptance."
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Libraries are my favourite Data Centres.Part 4 of the Northern Jarrah Forest series lowlandsbeach.substack.com/p/libraries-...
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Libraries are my favourite Data Centres
Part 4 Free to borrow! 1989 copy of The Jarrah Forest book discovered!
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Part 3 Plant species of the Northern Jarrah Forest. Inglehope Arboretum lowlandsbeach.substack.com/p/inglehope-...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
How many??? Are there really 4,000 plant species in the Northern Jarrah Forest? Part two of Plant Species of the Northern Jarrah Forest lowlandsbeach.substack.com/p/how-many-a...
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How many??? Are there really 4,000 plant species in the Northern Jarrah Forest?
I count everything, my favourite sesame street character is the count, this follows on from my previous article
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Genius level honing the focus from 4000 plants to just 16 plants lowlandsbeach.substack.com/p/genius-lev...
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Genius level honing the focus from 4000 plants to just 16 plants
Flora species in the Northern Jarrah Forest
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
To Kill a Kookaburra lowlandsbeach.substack.com/p/to-kill-a-...
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To Kill a Kookaburra
I love our kookaburras at Lowlands, they are protected under the WA 2016 Biodiversity Conservation Act from being culled or harrassed.
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Donkey orchids and Greenhood orchids now flowering in Lowlands Coastal Reserve
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Lowlands Blue orchid, not sure of species . Flower not open yet I'll check tomorrow. I was actually looking for donkey orchids as they usually flowering before 1 August. Perhaps they prefer wetter July. Driest July on record . Time to heed climate crisis minimise fossil fuel use
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Days are getting longer and at least 3 species of wattle flowering in the reserve in Lowlands Reserve is a rainbow coast . Acacia alata, Acacia littorea and Acacia myrtifolia. We'll soon be on our eradication hunt for the invasive Sydney golden wattle to stop it spreading in our reserve
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Arboretum vibes from Clontarf hill today. There are at least 5 species of wattle (inc Prickly Moses, A cyclops, A littorea and more) , and 5 species of gumtree ( inc Tuart, Redheart Moit, Freo mallee, Jarrah, Illyarri)
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Happy National Tree Day. Lovely day tree planting with ACF at Bibra Lake. And there was a boobook owl in the nesting box in the marri
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A cockroach as beautiful as a tree? open.substack.com/pub/lowlands...
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A cockroach as beautiful as a tree?
National Tree Day coming up
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Redheart ❤️ Moit (Eucalyptus decipiens) my fave Freo tree have 9-21 buds and having been flowering for a few weeks. But not the one on top of Clontarf hill which has few buds. I love their spherical gumnuts and ❤️ shape juvenile leaves. Wording (crow) atop my landmark tree today
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The Kalyagul exhibition at Albany museum is superb. The album of 19th century fish paintings featuring the Noongar names for each species is on display, and the pages have been digitised. Menang Noongar women collectors for 19th century botanists are revealed, Lucy Webb (husband William Webb)
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Wattles are beginning to flower in Lowlands Coastal Reserve. We have at least 4 species of Acacia in the reserve. At least 30 different species in flower in the reserve today. Loving my sunset walks
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Photos that are breathtaking, Stories that are heartbreaking, highly recommend the exhibition Binalup first light first people albany-events.bookable.net.au#!/event-deta...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Interesting project. Peatlands . You can subscribe for updates at their website peatsouthwest.com.au/about
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About — PEAT Southwest
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Had to check . I often find novels historical or not , set in Scotland by Australian writers grating or jarring or making me cringe . The North East of Scotland isn't "the Highlands" and isn't "the Lowlands" it's the North East.
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"We found negative effects of prescribed fire on reptile species richness and the capture rates of four (out of five) herpetofauna species"
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Postponing denial of climate emergency discussions due to extreme heat
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"DBCA’s current burning program is likely to have a negative impact on a range of species that rely on long-unburnt habitats for their survival." Accepted by the Australian Journal of Zoology on 19 June 2026, maybe published in 18 days? scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=e...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Idly wondered for years what gum tree this was on our block. Finally, I looked it up. I think it's a cream flowered leucoxylyn . I never knew they came in colours other than red/pink
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
So sad.“You can’t spend years telling people experts are liars, universities are indoctrination camps, the ABC is Marxist... ,migrants are the problem, the climate crisis is a scam….& then act betrayed when those voters choose the candidate who says all of that without the burden of syntax"
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Are AI developments "reducing the entry barriers to complex data analysis" I wonder
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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
BHL is featured in @theguardian.com's Age of Extinction series. The article highlights the extraordinary value of BHL and the urgent need to ensure it remains free and open into the future. Please read and share: www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪 🌎 📖 🔗 🐟 💚
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A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
After the Fire. Overall biodiversity gains? To read more click on the link to my substack blog open.substack.com/pub/lowlands...
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After the Fire
Overall Biodiversity Gains?
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Queen of Sheba and Nuances of Deception open.substack.com/pub/lowlands...
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Queen of Sheba and Nuances of Deception
Fascinating article from Annals of Botany soon to be a documentary
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New study based in the Jarrah forest published in PLOS Water this month highlights a challenge for water treatment plants due to the predominance of pyrogenic dissolved organic matter (PyDOM) in fire-affected areas. journals.plos.org/water/articl...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Go Scotland! Love the away strip in Irn Bru colours
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What's new in Lowlands Coastal Reserve today? The Westringia are flowering! Noticing all the white flowers today , Lomandra, Leek orchids, Spyridium, Hakea ruscifolia, Anthocercis, Pithocarpa, Lysinema and more
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
arxiv.org/pdf/2305.17493 The curse of recursion
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Email Minister Swinbourne now to insist that the government stops granting Alcoa exemptions from protecting the environment! Stop the expansion of mining in the Northern Jarrah forest endforestmining.org.au/alcoa-exempt...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Exhibition about Menang Noongar elders oral history at State library of WA worth a visit slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/kin...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Make a submission to prioritise transition to renewable energy as data centres use massive amounts of energy electricity and water www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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Artificial intelligence and data centres
Committee: Environment and Communications References Committee Date referred: 13 May 2026 Submissions close: 26 June 2026 Reporting date: 16 November 2026 On 13 May 2026 the Senate referred artificial...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"At its core is the concept of sufficiency – the idea that people can enjoy a prosperous, healthy life without constantly striving to consume or accumulate more material possessions that degrade the natural world on which all life depends" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The main reason I deleted my Claude AI app and tried to disable Gemini , Copilot etc , I'd already deleted Chatgpt, as I want to minimise my wasteful environmental impacts. Link here to UN report
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Another interesting article on AI, again focussed more on writing , with a deliberate "just tricking" title to grab your attention, but actually bitter sweet celebration of what makes us human open.substack.com/pub/shawnsmu...
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Please Use AI
Be sure to use AI when making
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
AI is ubiquitous. I use Xero bookkeeping software. Then Xero sends me an email: "Get insights on your data" Log in to Claude AI. No no no no ! I just recently deleted Claude AI app after a dabble to see how scarily good it is at correcting my excel spreadsheets. AI is not enviro friendly
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
So many strong opinions online re AI. Chatting at playpark to a visiting doctor from overseas who said that AI can interpret breast cancer scans better than a human & an engineer said they use it to improve PowerPoint presentations. My handwritten notes, not using as much electricity & water as AI
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Tells of AI writing "what most people don't know" "truly" "honestly" "absolutely" emdashes . Claude AI is skilled at correcting my excel spreadsheets, but I'd rather have a human assistant www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine Malik
For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Odysseus AI looks interesting. No need to load your data into the cloud. Presumably it still uses massive amounts of energy electricity water so like all AI not enviro friendly pewdiepie-archdaemon.github.io/odysseus/
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Odysseus — A Self-Hosted AI Workspace
Odysseus — a self-hosted AI workspace: chat, agents, tools, model serving, email, research, and more. Your models, your hardware, your data.
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is interesting, that uni defended it as sophisticated use of AI. Use of AI to edit your original article or student assignment , may become as usual as using spell check or Grammarly www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Sydney academic used AI to write SMH opinion piece urging students to avoid using tech to ‘cut corners’
Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Presumably all students use AI assistance to complete assignments these days , must be so hard for those marking the efforts
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
" right now kids are taking on tens of thousands of dollars in debt to have a terrible campus experience while being graded on who can write the best AI prompts." Kylie Moore Gilbert www.facebook.com/share/p/1DiG...
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
To read about snakes, snails and beetles at Lowlands Coastal Reserve today visit open.substack.com/pub/lowlands...
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All Kinds of Everything
Chilly start, then hot sunshine, then heavy rain.
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Sunset Song seemed apt for today's post, as I’ve hit my km & $ targets for my ACF fundraiser. I’ve also recently donated to Parkinsons WA &, wanting to share the love, I’m now fundraising for this very worthy cause. To donate, visit www.parkinsonswa.org.au/donate open.substack.com/pub/lowlands...
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Sunset Song
Sedges have edges, but sometimes their stalks are rounded.
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
14km The weather was gorgeous, and by the end I was as tired as the motionless ragged female karri moth I spotted resting near the peppies. I'm fundraising for @ausconservation.bsky.social to donate go to australiasbiggestbushwalk.org.au/s-murray see my blog at open.substack.com/pub/lowlands...
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Benches, Blooms and a Beautiful Surprise: Lee Road to Lowlands Beach
Worth every kilometre
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Lowlandsbeach @lowlandsbeach.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I took lots of photos of rainbows on our walk today, and I was coincidentally wearing my 1980s rainbow scarf.. To read more you can go to my substack blog open.substack.com/pub/lowlands... I'm fundraising for @ausconservation.bsky.social to donate go to australiasbiggestbushwalk.org.au/s-murray
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Dolerite and Rainbows
4km Cosy Corner beachwalk
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