What The Richmond River Can Teach Us with Prof. Amanda Reichelt-Brushett

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of human actions on the Richmond River and explores ways to restore its health.

When humans harm the rivers, how does that in turn harm humans? What can we do to turn the tides on unhealthy rivers and make them places again to play, fish, work and enjoy? Prof. Amanda Reichelt-Brushett has spent 3 decades studying one of the most significant waterways in NSW, a river with a unique geomorphology that sees the river behave in extraordinary ways during large rain events - the Richmond River. In this episode, we talk about: 💧What place does compassion play in improving river...

People in this episode

Guest: Prof Amanda Reichelt-Brushett

Topics covered

• Richmond River
• river health
• human impact
• geomorphology
• environmental science

Keywords

• compassion
• river restoration
• waterways
• NSW

Mentioned in this episode

Places: The Richmond River, NSW

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