It’s Partly About the Name  I say ‘spring’ surveys, but it won’t be a surprise to anyone that traditional spring does not entirely conform to the main flowering season here. No season even lasts as long as three months! Many species appear briefly then disappear, making hay in a harsh climate. Guidance Statement 51 (EPA, 2004), the principal guiding document for flora and vegetation surveys in Western Australia, does not even mention ‘spring’. The terminology it uses is ‘appropriate timing’. Yet the ‘spring’ survey has found its way into the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) vernacular. So a botanical survey in Perth… Continue reading →