WESTERN Sydney University (WSU) is inviting Hawkesbury residents to three upcoming education sessions covering biodiversity, waste, and feeding stock animals in warmer climates.
On Friday, October 26, two sessions are scheduled to coincide with Research Week. Both sessions are free and will take place at Hawkesbury Campus, Building L2, Ground Floor, Room 30.
The first, called Research Week: Biodiversity Resilience in Sydney and Surrounds, will take place from 9:30am until 12pm.
It will highlight work contributing to the protection of threatened natural areas in urban/peri-urban environments in Sydney and surrounds. It will include two sessions: urban biodiversity – status and threats; and promise for the future. It will be followed by a roundtable discussion.
The second session on Friday, October 26 called Research Week: Embracing The Value of Waste, will take place from 1:30pm until 4pm.
It will highlight activities championing waste diversion and resource recovery, including the Garage Sale Trail, education programs targeting food waste and efforts to recycle water and nutrients from waste streams.
This event will also highlight those activities happening on WSU campuses and by the students, and the roles that research plays in these activities though Campus Living Labs.
Western Sydney University has made great strides at diverting campus waste from landfill and for reusing campus wastewater for campus operations, saving potable water.
This session will end with a roundtable discussion.
Both Research Week sessions are free but attendees must register online at Eventbrite.
On Wednesday, October 31, WSU will be hosting its Pastures and Climate Extremes (PACE) Field Day 2018, from 10am until 2pm at Hawkesbury Campus.
Coffee/registration will be in Building L9, Ground Floor, and field tours will follow at the Hawkesbury Forest Experiment site, off Southee Road, Richmond.
This session will tackle the chronic issue of stockfeed shortages across NSW.
Researchers will tackle the question: How do key pasture grass and legume species respond to future, much more extreme combinations of heat, drought and variable rainfall under production conditions?
PACE is a project funded by Meat and Livestock Australia’s Donor Company, Dairy Australia and Western Sydney University to evaluate how key pasture species will respond to future, more extreme climate conditions.
The Field Day is free, but attendees must book a spot online at https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/hie/events/pace_field_day.
Sarah Falson
Daily Liberal journalist. I love telling people's stories. Get in touch at sarah.falson@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Daily Liberal journalist. I love telling people's stories. Get in touch at sarah.falson@austcommunitymedia.com.au
