FLINDERS University is encouraging Riverlanders to assist with providing data on local tree dieback to assess the recent environmental strain on native vegetation and streetscapes.
With South Australia experiencing record-breaking high temperatures and low rainfall in the past year, Flinders is encouraging the general public to help in their assessment of the progressive decline in tree health, and mortality.
Residents can now lodge a photo and details on a survey page to help the environment and prepare for further climate extremes in future.
“With climate change upon us, and local water supplies running low, we will need to closely monitor current conditions and be better prepared in the future to protect our trees,” Flinders University environmental science and hydrology Professor Huade Guan said. 
“Knowledge of which trees, where, and why, do not cope with droughts would be useful for informed urban forest management to keep our city greener and cooler.
“The drought over the past summer, with only one-third of average rainfall, provided an opportunity to obtain such knowledge.”
To contribute to the survey, visit the website (qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_eVBlFh0N4Vmhj4a).