Research Agency
Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Background
Project Restore is led by the Sydney Institute of Marine Science and funded by the NSW environmental Trust in partnership with the department of Planning and Environment’s Seabirds to Seascapes Program. The project commenced in 2023 and has initial funding for 3 years, we encourage the community to follow the project and learn how we are helping to restore the harbour for generations to come. Project Restore’s vision is to restore and enhance multiple connected habitats in Sydney for marine life and humans to thrive. In 2024 there will be a number of ways to get involved and learn about the project, so please follow our social channels or visit our website to learn more.
How does your work engage and consider the environment, different sites and ecologies?
Project Restore’s vision is to restore and enhance multiple connected habitats in Sydney for marine life and humans to thrive. More importantly if the positive impacts of the project can be clearly articulated and we have a template, we can scale the Sydney Harbour restoration efforts to more locations both within Sydney Harbour and into other urbanised marine environments. This project will be amongst the first, globally, to move beyond habitat-by-habitat restoration, to provide an example of how multi-habitat restoration can be conducted at seascape scale to not only maximise ecological but also socio-economic benefits.
Experience with this Country/place and the thoughts it has evoked in you?
We conduct fieldwork around the area and each and everyday is different. It's exciting to see the varying species at different times of day, tides and seasons. The coolest thing we spotted here was a frogfish in the tidal pools during a day of monitoring.
What holds particular significance for you in/about Neilsen Park country and Bottle and Glass Point
Project Restore came about to restore and enhance habitats in Sydney Harbour that have been destructed by human interaction. Bottle and Glass Point is one of those sites where you can see significant biodiversity in such close proximity to industry, infrastructure and boating activity.
How does your work and leadership evolve from within you, and how do you ensure you can provide support for those who are learning from you? How do you create spaces for learning and collaboration with other people and the environment?
Project Restore is not only about conducting restoration in the harbour but also clearly articulating the work we are doing, how people can get involved and documenting the social impact our work can have.
How do you create spaces for contemporary leadership, learning and collaboration with other people and the environment?
My work and leadership evolves tentatively but with focus. When people come together to discuss and learn, an approach that relies on openness, honesty, respect and dedication is required. I try to uphold this in all my movements as artist, collaborator, student and teacher.
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