Col Grant

Joined: Jul 4, 2020 Last Active: Mar 20, 2024 iNaturalist Australia

Col Grant, In Memoriam (d. Jan 2024)

Col came to inaturalist through the Black Summer bushfires, but found a new interest in mangroves. His short, but productive time spent observing these plants of the intertidal zone will hopefully help scientists for many years in the future.

Over the past few years, Col liked to go on a mangrove outing to Redland Bay, Queensland every Friday. He wrote of these little expeditions, "these visits have shown me a myriad of fascinating features - attractive trees and shrubs, tiny creatures, migratory birds, distinctive landforms, local history - and the complex relationships between these components. My visits have given me enjoyment and wonder, fun and engagement, while fulfilling a need to be in the natural world."


Col's original profile:

Wunya (Greetings)!
I am a retired teacher of secondary Geography and Environmental Science who enjoys visiting places, walking, photography and appreciation of nature.
However, it has been confronting to see the ecological and social results of the spring and summer bushfires of 2019-2020 (Australia's Black Summer).

While Queensland did not suffer the most severe effects of the Black Summer fires, nevertheless, huge swaths were burnt, and impacts were significant.
I am also interested in mangroves, and was amazed to see fire impact on the edge of mangrove forest at Burrum Coast NP (near the settlement of Woodgate).

It is clear that there is much to find out about identifying Australia's fungi, plants and animals, and the effects of bushfires upon these species.
Thank you to those who share expertise by identifying the many field observations uploaded to this site.
May we be heartened by the aspects of Nature's recovery we are able to document through this project!

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