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Vale Russell Taylor AM, a respected Kamilaroi man. 

30 Apr 2023

Russell was an inaugural member of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust Board and a member of the Programs and Delivery Committee, positions he maintained until February 2023.

He had a long history of work in environmental advocacy, as a former Board member of the Nature Conservation Trust. 

Bush burning with smoke and two people with air blowers.

Cultural burning on conservation site protects endangered Persoonia

30 Mar 2023

Cultural burning practices have been used for thousands of years to manage bushfire risks and promote biodiversity. 

The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) and Aus Eco Solutions did a controlled burn on a conservation agreement site in the Hunter Valley in spring to help protect a patch of the critically endangered shrub, Persoonia pauciflora