Friends of the Earth will be hosting the 2nd snow gum summit in mid March. You can read a report on the first summit, which happened at Dinner Plain in Victoria in February 2025.
It will take place over the weekend of March 14 and 15 on Ngarigo Country in Jindabyne. The Summit will bring people together from across the Australian Alps bioregion spanning Victoria, NSW and the ACT, to address the threats facing these iconic landscapes we all know and love.
There will also be some day walks on the Monday March 16 – details to be announced shortly.
We are delighted to be able to announce the first line up of confirmed speakers. They include:
Confirmed speakers (full program and additional speakers will be announced in early February)
Professor Jakelin Troy (Ngarigo)
Dr Matthew Brookhouse, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU
Dr. Philip Zylstra, Adjunct Associate Professor | Curtin University | School of Molecular and Life Sciences
Ruby Olsson, PhD Candidate Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU.
Ewen Diver, Thredbo resort environment manager
Dr Steve Leonard, Senior Ecologist, Fire Science Coordinator, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Bethany Dunne, Fire Ecologist, Office of Nature Conservation, ACT
Mel Schroder, Team Leader – Conservation, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Justin Borevitz, ANU
Leah Moore, ANU
Margaret Mackinnon, Upper Snowy Landcare
Indi Williams, Latrobe University
Dr Pele Cannon, Post-doctoral Fellow, Honours Convenor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU.
You can find details on the summit here.
Tickets for the 2 day event are:
- waged: $120
- low income: $80
- First Nations: free (please contact me to go on the list)
- You can also watch remotely (via zoom): $10
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