Views of Brisbane
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Blogger: Abigail Lynch, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and a CSIS member, blogs from Down Under -- she's in Australia to build a framework for her dissertation research. She's interested in developing a decision-support tool to regulate harvest management strategies for lake whitefish in a changing climate.
Views of Brisbane
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Taking two vantage points of the city this weekend, I saw it by water and air (ok, well maybe not air, but
from above). On Saturday, venturing down to South Bank for a weekend market, a trip to the Queensland Museum, and Aboriginal performances, Laura Russo and I also took a ferry trip down the Brisbane River. We wound our way through the Brisbane city center and on out to the Brisbane suburbs. Overall, Brisbane is a fairly generic city, but this river is surely its defining characteristic. And glittering in the setting sun (ugh, still at 5 o’clock!), Brisbane was a beautiful site to see!
On Sunday, the view was more panoramic -- viewing Brisbane from the famed Mt. Coot-tha Lookout. High above the city, I could see from the Great Dividing Range to the CBD (central business district) to the neighborhoods and on out to the shining Pacific Ocean. Though a great view, it wasn’t even the best part of the day! We hiked down through an Aboriginal art trail, passed the dry JC Slaughter Falls (winter=dry season) to the Brisbane Botanic Gardens -- a lush, verdant, series of themed gardens (desert, tropical, fragrant, bonsai, fern, etc. and orchid show). Though I enjoy hiking more secluded trails, it was really nice to see the Brisbane 
families out today enjoying the lookout, gardens, and beautiful Sunday afternoon!
Lynch's studies are supported by a William W. and Evelyn M. Taylor Endowed Fellowship for International Engagement in Coupled Human and Natural Systems, an International Studies and Programs Predissertation Award, an Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Summer Fellowship, a Graduate School Research Enhancement Award, and a travel award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
