This independent research brings together my knowledge gained from working in environmental design and human and health geographies areas, coupled with my self-taught ecological and plant knowledge.

I am exploring how native/endemic Tasmanian flora can form microforest ecosystems within the built environments of Lutruwita/Tasmania as a way to strengthen climate resistance, encourage place-based care through subjective engagement, and support social collective actions.

I am using the case study site of Nipaluna/Hobart—the main and capital city of the island—as a place to consider how native vegetation can be increased within the montane-to-urban environment corridor. Within this context I am investigating the local council’s native flora schemes and how these affect the biological facades of the street areas and what impact these areas have in activating spaces for human and non-human users. Particularly, what possible adaptations of these schemes are required to expand this type of green architecture to encourage place-based connection.

As part of this work I am using my own domestic indoor and outdoor areas as experimental ecological test spaces for the designing, growing, and recording of how to create a variety of Tasmanian microforests in an inner-city environment.

Further information and findings will be added to this page as the research develops, and short summaries will be posted on my Bluesky page.

I am always interested to hear from people working in similar areas or would like to discuss this work and related topics. Please email me.