Succession Ecology has been formed by Glenn Christie and Briony Horner. With over 50 years combined experience in the environment industry we have built a multi-faceted environmental consulting business. We are passionate about using natural processes to create, restore, build and manage ecosystems.
Our pathways to this end-point are from two very different directions. Glenn, the practitioner, through a passion for seed collection and broadacre revegetation techniques and Briony, the ecologist, through research into animal and plant interactions and species resource use.
Succession Ecology can take your project from beginning to end with project design and management, addressing legislative requirements and compliance, site assessments and approvals, to site remediation, recovery and monitoring.
Glenn Christie, Director and Revegetation Consultant
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Natural Resources Management 1993, University of Adelaide
- Workzone Traffic Management
- White Card, Construction Industry Training
- Remote First Aid
Glenn brings over 30 years’ experience starting in native seed collection and then expanding into revegetation activities, including: revegetation projects (design, site preparation, direct seeding and planting), seed orchards (design, establishment and management), weed management, remnant vegetation restoration and management.
Dr. Briony Horner, Director and Ecologist
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Natural Resources Management with Honours 1994, University of Adelaide
- PhD Ecology 2013, University of Adelaide
- White Card, Construction Industry Training
- Remote First Aid
Briony brings 28 years of experience in environmental project design and management. These have included ecological research projects, biological surveys, landscape recovery, revegetation, habitat restoration, native species reintroductions and recovery, seed orchard establishment and management, nursery establishment and management, pest control and pest proof exclusion zones.
Ecology Team Leader
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Natural Resources Management with Honours 1994, University of Adelaide
- PhD Ecology 2013, University of Adelaide
- White Card, Construction Industry Training
- Remote First Aid
Briony brings 28 years of experience in environmental project design and management. These have included ecological research projects, biological surveys, landscape recovery, revegetation, habitat restoration, native species reintroductions and recovery, seed orchard establishment and management, nursery establishment and management, pest control and pest proof exclusion zones.
Pamela Drew, Revegetation Project Coordinator
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Diploma Conservation and Land Management, TAFE SA 2015
- Diploma Horticulture, TAFE SA 2015
- Certificate IV Work Health and Safety, 2022
- Remote First Aid
- ChemCert
Pam brings 20 years of experience in revegetation and native vegetation management, including control of declared weed species in desirable vegetation. An all round expert in Revegetation projects (design, implementation, site preparation and site management), Management of Roadside Marker Systems (Remnant roadside vegetation) and establishment of revegetation management and action plans. She is also our resident Work Health and Safety representative with a keen interest in Occupational Health and Safety.
Succession Ecology has field crews that complete the bulk of our seed collecting and cleaning as well as revegetation and weed control activities. We employ extra staff as required; see some of the famed “6-tonne of Seed Crew” below, for example.
