water

The Winton Wetlands represent a bright spot for social-ecological restoration and renewal in the Murray-Darling Basin. Image: Lance Lloyd
Agriculture & environment

Restoring a gem in the Murray-Darling Basin: the success story of the Winton Wetlands

by , —June 24, 2020

Wathuwardi (Kaurna branch huts) in the natureplay space engage children in the cultural and environmental richness of Felixstowe Reserve. Photo: Same River
Parks & places

From dust bowl to thriving wetland: Felixstowe Reserve

by —October 10, 2019

Uluru from above. It has a total circumference of 9.4km. Photo: Planet Lab
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground five: Our most read stories for September

October 2, 2019

Günther Vogt’s first visit to Australia will be as keynote speaker for the 2019 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ International Festival of Landscape Architecture. Photo supplied.
Parks & places

Günther Vogt and the sensory city

by —October 2, 2019

The award-winning Oxley Creek Transformation Master Plan is an ambitious strategic document that makes the most of water as a shared social, economic and environmental asset. Image: Lat27
Agriculture & environment

Water wins in AILA Queensland awards

by —September 5, 2019

The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's food bowl, had yet another poor season, with less than half its typical rain. Photo: Holder Link
Agriculture & environment

Foreground Weekly Review: water wars

by —September 3, 2019

Agriculture & environment

The farmers fighting climate change

by —July 22, 2019

The view from Burragorang Lookout shows Lake Burragorang, impounded by Warragamba Dam in the valley below. Photo: popejon2
Agriculture & environment

Raising Warragamba Dam will do far more harm than good

by —July 5, 2019

The grasslands of Monaro in New South Wales are at the centre of a Ministerial scandal for the Australian Government. Photo of Austrostipa bigeniculata habit: Harry Rose
Planning & policy

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in June

by —June 27, 2019

The detailed and evocative mappings of the WaterLore exhibition identify rich 'hotspots' for potential human intervention along iconic waterways.
Agriculture & environment

WaterLore: what might drylands teach us about living with less water?

by —May 28, 2019

Tropical zones have a relationship to water quite unlike temperate zones Image: Jonas Weckschmied
Agriculture & environment

Water and the tropics

by —November 7, 2018

Perth's landscape is defined by its water bodies. Image: Josh Spires
Culture

Deep in the water

by —July 10, 2018