David Carr – Principal Consultant

David Carr is the owner and director of Stringybark Ecological. He holds a Master of Resource Science and a Bachelor of Science from the University of New England. David is a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP) with the Society for Ecological Restoration and an accredited Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) Assessor.

David has worked for Greening Australia, Southern New England Landcare, Catchment Management Authorities and as a consultant in senior positions for the last 30 years. He is a specialist in ecological restoration, extension theory and practise, farm forestry and bushland management. He also has experience in landscaping and garden design. He is the former manager of the national extension programs, Exchange and Florabank, for Greening Australia on behalf of the Australian Government. Dave has lived for most of his life in northern NSW and has worked across most of the Plains, Slopes and Tablelands.

“Stringybark Ecological is my business. I started the business in 2009 as a way to use my skills and experience on interesting projects. I love working with people to help them understand and manage the natural environment. I’ve also been able to employ some great people to help me and I work in partnership with some fantastic organisations and individuals”.

Danielle Anderson – Senior Ecologist

Danielle has a diverse range of skills in natural resource management encompassing ecological assessment, community capacity building, and vocational training and assessment. Over a 20-year span she has held roles with various private, Government, and Not for Profit conservation organisations.

Danielle has a passion for working with farmers and stakeholders to raise their awareness and capacity to increase and integrate biodiversity into their land management.  She has practical experience in leading volunteers in bush regeneration and restoration works across regional NSW, and in ecological assessment for land management agreements in the Murrumbidgee and Central West regions of NSW.  Over the last 10 years she has worked on several environmental management projects with Stringybark Ecological and joined the team as a Training Coordinator in 2022.

Danielle holds a Bachelor of Natural Resources with Honours (Class 1) from the University of New England and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She has short course qualifications in; Chemical Application, and WH&S (White Card).

Greg Bible – Senior Ecologist

Greg is an accredited BAM Assessor with four years of experience in environmental monitoring and biodiversity assessment roles. Greg studied Environmental Science at the University of New England in Armidale, where he graduated with Honours in Ecology. Working for several private environmental consultancies based in the Northern Tablelands and Central West Slopes and Plains, Greg has worked within a wide range of ecological communities across New South Wales from the deserts of central Australia, the mountain slopes and plateaus of the Great Dividing Range, through to the forests, rivers and estuaries of the east coast. In that time, Greg has gained experience in a range of ecological assessments REFs, BDARs, BSSARS and Part 4 and 5 assessments, as well as various threatened species conservation projects.  Greg is based in Armidale.

Paul Melehan – Senior Ecologist

Paul is a highly skilled botanist and ecologist based in the Hunter Valley of NSW. Paul has recently worked on TSR assessment projects and searching for threatened plant species with Stringybark Ecological.

Paul has a Bachelor of Environmental Science from the University of Newcastle and over 35 years’ experience as a field botanist. Paul is an accredited Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) Assessor.

Kevin Rothschild – Junior Ecologist

Kevin has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney, majoring in Ecology and Archaeology. Since joining Stringybark Ecological in 2023, Kevin has developed considerable expertise in field assessment of threatened fauna and leads our team in this area. He has worked with a range of threatened mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds, using a range of detection tools including camera traps, call recording and analysis, spotlighting, observation and trapping. Kevin also has considerable experience in GIS and mapping.

Stringybark Ecological staff are Practicing Members of the Ecological Consultants Association of NSW.