Barritt, Michael J.A.   (fl.1980s-2000s)

He commenced as a trainee at the Parks and Wildlife Library of the Parks and Wildlife of the Northern Territory in 1987.

He moved into a role at the Alice Springs Herbarium where he engaged in a variety of tasks, including botanical surveys across the Territory and the editing of the Checklist of the Flora of the NT.

He then worked as a ranger at Edith Falls (Nitmiluk National Park), Darwin region Park and Reserves, Nitmiluk National Park and West MacDonnell National Park.

His work in the development of the Junior Ranger programs in Alice Springs and Darwin helped educate the younger generation in the importance of environmental protection.

He launched and managed the highly successful Parks and Wildlife Facebook page in 2010.

In 2015, Michael took on the role of managing community engagement at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. This role included the development of social media and the oversight of customer service employees.

He then became the education and information officer for NT Consumer Affairs, managing all facets of outreach, education and social media.

He is a very experienced wildlife and social documentary photographer with a wide range of photographs able to be accessed on the Flickr web repository.

He has contributed photos to many government and other publications like 'Common plants of Central Australia' by Diane Napier.

His herbarium collections, from 1987 to 2000, are widely distributed with most being in National Herbarium of Victoria.

Source: Extracted from:
NT DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND JUSTICE 2018-19 ANNUAL REPORT p. 109
https://www.flickr.com/people/centralaustralia/
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10207991
Portrait Photo: 2003, https://www.flickr.com/photos/centralaustralia/3325253286/in/photosof-centralaustralia/.

Collecting localities for 'Barritt, M.J.' from AVH (2026)

Data from 834 specimens