Siteworks Capsule Talks: Jedda Lemmon

As part of Siteworks: From a deep valley, Bundanon presented a quick-fire program of talks from leading scientists, artists and First Nations knowledge holders, sharing ‘weather reports’ from this time and place.

Flora ecologist Jedda Lemmon discusses her recent work leading conservation projects for threatened flora in the Illawarra, focusing on the perennial herb Illawarra Irene (Irenepharsus trypherus). After observing this elusive endangered plant through drought, fires, and heavy rains, this session illustrates how monitoring our endangered flora can extend our knowledge of species biology and provide us with strategies to conserve our rare species more effectively.

Videography by Drummerboy Pictures

Jedda Lemmon

Jedda Lemmon is a flora ecologist with diverse experience in threatened species conservation, flora survey and monitoring, vegetation classification and mapping, and restoration. She is passionate about learning directly from field observations and sharing how observing a species’ response to recent extreme weather events can extend our knowledge and capacity to better understand and manage threatened plants.

Commissioned by Bundanon for World Weather Network.

Part of the weather station: Bundanon, NSW - find out more here.