News
Sep
2015
How Much Does Poor (or no) Mine Rehabilitation Cost?
The Ellendale Diamond Mine example highlights the importance of doing progressive rehabilitation on mine sites.… more
Aug
2015
Mine Rehabilitation and Closure - can we learn anything from a 4,000 year old Bronze Age mine?
Katina De Sousa recently took the opportunity to consider whether we have anything to learn from historic mines while visiting three...… more
Aug
2015
Monitoring drought stress in native vegetation
Understanding and monitoring water stress is an important consideration in managing native vegetation in dry climates. … more
Aug
2015
Astron are guests at the UWA Science Union career panel
Astron's Senior Environmental Scientist Tonja Boyd was recently a guest at the UWA Science Union's career panel. … more
Aug
2015
Biodiverse Agroforestry Systems - featuring Dr Aaron Gove
The Wheatbelt NRM has just released a video which promotes agroforestry systems as a way to both conserve biodiversity in the region and...… more
Jul
2015
Topsoil Seed Bank - worth it's weight in gold? Part 2
Topsoil is a very valuable resource in rehabilitation as it contains the seeds of plant species indigenous to the local environment (as...… more
Jul
2015
Topsoil Seed Bank - worth it's weight in gold? Part 1
Astron's Rehabilitation Principal Scientist, Katina De Sousa, discusses loss of seed from the topsoil seed bank in the rehabilitation...… more
Jul
2015
Dr Tom Hatton has been appointed the new chairman of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).… more
Jul
2015
News from the Revegetation Industry Association of WA
The Revegetation Industry of WA (RIAWA) have released their latest newsletter.… more
Jul
2015
Environmental Monitoring Reaching New Heights
Astron is excited to announce that we have recently signed a contract for a BRAMOR rTK Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).… more
Jul
2015
Mine Rehabilitation and Closure Part 4 - How do I get plants to grow on this thing?
In the final article of this series on the importance of getting the basics of rehabilitation right, Astron's Rehabilitation Principal...… more
Jun
2015
Mine Rehabilitation and Closure Part 3 - It's just like icing a cake... (a very big cake)
In the third article of this series on the rehabilitation process, steps four to seven of the ten step rehabilitation process are...… more
Jun
2015
Astron cleans local park in celebration of World Environment Day
Astron Environmental Services organised a clean-up event on the 5th June in celebration of World Environment Day.… more
Jun
2015
Mine Rehabilitation and Closure Part 2 - Where has all the topsoil gone?
Read Part 2 of the Mine Rehabilitation & Closure series… more
May
2015
Astron hosts Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Astron participated in Australia's Biggest Morning Tea on May 28th to help in the fight against cancer by raising vital funds for cancer...… more
May
2015
Mine Rehabilitation and Closure - are you getting the basics right?
In this four part series, Katina De Sousa, Astron's Rehabilitation Principal Scientist discusses the importance of getting the basics of...… more
May
2015
What is the best technique for parkinsonia control?
Parkinsonia is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and...… more
May
2015
Are you an Ant or a Grasshopper?
Planning seed collection for future rehabilitation - native seed is a valuable resource that is expensive to collect, so it needs to be...… more
May
2015
Astron receives Remote Pilot Certificate
Our Geospatial Manager Sam Atkinson recently completed a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Training Program and will be issued with a...… more
May
2015
Drones deliver for environmental monitoring
Astron Environmental Services Pty Ltd (Astron) and Arvista Pty Ltd announced today that they have entered into a partnership agreement to...… more
Apr
2015
Astron receives grant for environmental innovation
Astron has been awarded a $20,000 grant through the Department of Commerce, Innovation Vouchers Program (IVP) to assist with the...… more
Apr
2015
Satellite study finds global forest loss reversing
Analysis of 20 years of satellite data has revealed the total amount of vegetation globally has increased by almost the equivalent of 4...… more
Apr
2015
Prime time for control of buffel grass in the Pilbara
Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) has become a widespread weed in most vegetation types from Geraldton to the Pilbara and the adjacent...… more
Apr
2015
Ten-year plan to combat Australia's extinction crisis launched
An ambitious 10-year plan to slow the nation's extinction crisis will be launched today at a conservation reserve south of Canberra.… more
Mar
2015
Astron's Dr Mehdi Ravanbakhsh has paper published today on fish detection
Astron's Senior Remote Sensing Analyst Dr Mehdi Ravanbakhsh had his paper published today in The Photogrammetric Record.… more