About
The term "watershed" has a double significance. On the one hand, a watershed is a geographical region where all the water drains to a common point. Watersheds are important landscape units that bound many important environmental functions such as the supply of water and sediment and the dispersal of many aquatic species. Water is precious in an arid continent making inter-watershed relationships especially important.
On the other hand, the term "watershed" also has a metaphorical meaning, referring to a turning point or critical juncture. At Watershed Regenerative, we believe that we are at a watershed moment in human history. We must choose either to adapt to sustain ourselves within nature's boundaries or try to exceed them. By adopting a systems view of our catchments and regenerating headwater streams we can forge a path through uncertainty.
Watershed Regenerative was established as a social enterprise to facilitate the regeneration of agricultural watersheds. We facilitate change, foster systems thinking, and build resilient systems to meet the coming shocks of the 21st century.
Bill McAlister - Principal
Bill's expertise lies in reading the landscape, where he observes ecology and geomorphology to interpret what processes have shaped the present, determine what trajectory an ecosystem is on, and identify if it's possible to change that trajectory.
Bill has always been fascinated by change, both how the earth reinvents itself through deep time and how human cultures evolve. He is a graduate of The Australian National University, with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biology and Chemistry, and a Minor in Philosophy.