The following is a compendium of letters that I have sent to various newspapers, chiefly The Mercury, The Examiner and The Advocate; also The Australian and New Scientist.
Most, but not all, have been published. I have indicated the newspaper(s) to which I sent the letter and, where known, those in which the letter was subsequently published (though my records are incomplete as I would not necessarily have been informed of publication).
The date given is sometimes the date on which the letter was sent; other times it is the date of publication.
Download: Grove_2012_LettersCompendium.pdf
All about Simon Grove: Dr Simon Grove worked for Forestry Tasmania in Hobart from late 2001 to early 2012. Until 2011 he was primarily employed as a conservation biologist in the Division of Forest Research and Development, although he also worked for a while as a conservation planner in the Division of Forest Management. From 2011 to 2012 he was manager of FT’s Sustainability Branch. He has a PhD in forest ecology from James Cook University, Cairns, and a MSc in forestry from Oxford University. He is the author of numerous scientific papers on forestry, forest ecology and conservation. He also has research interests in marine biology and taxonomy. He writes here in a personal capacity
