Rainforest Live '97

Gallery of Sights and Sounds
Posted May 2, 1997


Rachael Max, Arthur Wendel, and Melanie McGarry make up the Waterwatch group. They are measuring the stream width of the Barron River at the Atherton pumping station.

Student Directed Research Projects
There were seven directed research projects that the students worked on this semester. Some groups studied the cultural aspects of the environment including cost-benefit analysis of reforestation, medicinal uses of rainforest plants and environmental attitudes of the local community. Other groups studied more scientific aspects such as monitoring the reptiles and birds in Toohey's Creek corridor, testing the water quality of local rivers and studying faunal use of the Tolga Scrub.


Meg McKelvie and Carrie Sloan back from a hard day of reptile research at Toohey's Creek corridor.

Rosemary Penna is holding a silvereye that was captured from a mist net. Rosemary is part of the group that is conducting a bird census in Toohey's Creek corridor. Catching the birds is an easy way to measure the bird population of an area since birds in the forest are often hard to find!.
Melissa Barker and David Stern (above) interviewing Ross Chapman (below), a local dairy farmer, for their directed research project on the cost-benefit analysis of reforestation.

These are the skinkers! Barry Stephenson, John Roe, and Carrie Sloan at their study sight. They are researching the reptiles of Toohey's Creek corridor! Meg McKelvie is also part of this group but somebody had to take the picture!