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Born:
Secondary education: Boort High School (1978-80), Charlton High School (1981-84)
Tertiary education:
BSc University of Melbourne (1985-88)
MSc La Trobe University (1998-2001)
Paul is botanist and ecologist with over 25 years of experience in land management and nature conservation across a range of sectors and in a range of technical, strategic and management roles throughout Victoria and many other parts of Australia. Paul has an undergraduate degree in Forestry from the University of Melbourne and completed a Botany Masters of Science in Northern Plains Grassland ecology at La Trobe University in 1996.
His research focuses on using the historic record to map and describe 'overlooked', higher-rainfall, kangaroo-grass-dominated grasslands in central and northern Victoria; searching for evidence of Aboriginal burning; and looking at the role of fire in protecting and restoring these critically endangered grasslands.
Paul has worked professionally with: State Government; Trust for Nature; Local Government; and Bush Heritage Australia. He is also a Senior Ecologist and Botanist with Blue Devil Consulting, a Castlemaine-based business specialising in grassy ecosystem conservation and threatened species recovery.
Source: Extracted from: http://botanyhonours.blogspot.com/2016/06/paul-foreman-joins-plant-ecology-lab.html
https://au.linkedin.com/in/paul-foreman-54a4328a
Portrait Photo: Extracted from: http://botanyhonours.blogspot.com/2016/06/paul-foreman-joins-plant-ecology-lab.html.
Data from 214 specimens in National Herbarum of Victoria