Land and Soil Capability
Specialising in Greater Sydney and Across New South Wales
Since 2013
Highly commended soil consultant award for 2024 by Soil Science Australia NSW Branch
Soil Parent Material Identification
Expert soil parent material identification for ecological community confirmation
Land Rehabilitation, land management and erosion control advice tailored to site conditions
Certified Practicing Soil Scientist since inception. Awarded grade 3 in 2001
Sustainable Land Management Advice
Expert Witness
Senior Author Sydney Soil Landscapes.
Over 150 soil reports and papers.
Expert Witness
Providing evidence-based soil science expertise in Greater Sydney, including Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains, Western Sydney, and Central Coast for ecologists, land managers, and landscape architects.
Certified Practicing Soil Scientist.
Awarded grade three ie leading professional level in 1999
Practical soil training and field days
Expert soil recognition to help identify Threatened and Endangered Ecological Communities
Soil Science Expertise
Providing expert soil science evidence for ecologists, land managers, and landscape architects in NSW.
Soil Analysis and Interpretation of Results
Areas vulnerable to erosion after drought
Consultation Services
Original topsoil buried by sediment. Can you spot the original surface?
Know and manage your land. Geology. Geomorphology. Get soil physics, soil biology and soil chemistry working together
Exceptional expertise in soil science, providing invaluable insights for our botanists and ecologists.
Highly recommended!
★★★★★
Some examples
EIS Analysis. Community Wind Farm
Identified gross underestimation of soil disturbance and erosion control issues in EIS for wind farm in NW NSW on precipitous, highly unstable soils. Report to Independent Planning Commission awarded by Soil Science Australia
Cleared grassland or cleared forest?
Southern tablelands comparison of morphology, water relations and chemistry of equivalent forest and cleared soils demonstrated cleared forest rather than cleared grassland. Matter settled on an unrelated technicality
Soil information to inform botanists and ecologists
There are 35 threatened ecological communities around Greater Sydney. They are mapped- and often based on the influence of soil conditions, but how accurate is the mapping? I specialise in on-site identification. My soil based advice has helped settle numerous disputes.
Clients include Local Land Services, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Foresters, Horticulturalists and Local Government.
Issues include assessment of illegal vehicle use on erosion, technical advice on track closures, managing nutrients, managing drainage, erosion control and matching plants to soil and land conditions.