environment

Rows of native Silky Blue Grass - Dichanthium sericeum - to be harvested for seed at Flora Victoria's seed production site north-west of Melbourne.

‘Wild’ grasses are in vogue as priceless native grasslands disappear

By Foreground — May 9, 2019

Dr Michael Whitehead thinks that Eucalyptus Salubris should be known as the Sexy Gum. Photo: Keren Gila CC BY-SA 4.0

The sexy gum: a love story

By Michael Whitehead — April 24, 2019

The multi-functional role of street trees as living city infrastructure is growing in importance. How can they benefit from smart technologies?

Smart streets, smart phones, smart watches… why not smart trees?

By Foreground — April 18, 2019

Trees play a key role in the religious and cultural observances of peoples around the world. The tree is central to Easter as well as Christmas. Photo: Joshua Earle

Into the woods: an Easter meditation on trees

By Robert DiNapoli — April 15, 2019

Not far from most cities is a water or seascape to watch sunsets on Valentine's Day. Photo: Will O

Landscapes of love

By Foreground — February 14, 2019

Cottesloe beach, Perth.

Urban oceans: our cities are radically transforming the marine environment

By Charity Edwards — July 19, 2018

A typical ‘business as usual’ housing development in a high ground-water area at Baldivis, Western Australia. Image: supplied

Perth’s second coast

By Daniel Jan Martin & Geoffrey London — July 4, 2018

Australia's relationship to agriculture is under scrutiny.

Dark Emu and the blindness of Australian agriculture

By Tony Hughes-D'Aeth — June 20, 2018

A new vision for Point Grey, Lorne

Bush Projects to bring a little bit of wild back to Lorne foreshore

By Foreground — May 17, 2018

The ‘civic plaza’ greets pupils and visitors with subtle changes in the site's grade. Image: Chris Matterson.

The Foreground Five: April’s most-read stories

By Foreground — May 2, 2018

Sydney Olympic Park's mangrove forests and wetlands are home to an abundance of biodiversity. Around it lies Sydney's encroaching urban development. Image: John Turnbull.

Avoiding the buzz kill: mozzies, wetlands and public health

By Cameron Webb — April 5, 2018

A coastal garden by Sam Cox surrounds a Sean Godsell building tucked into the dunes in Sorrento, Victoria.

Getting back to a “beautifully understood” landscape with Sam Cox

By Foreground — March 15, 2018