Biography of Penelope (Penny) Ann Paton AM: an extraordinary South Australian conservationist and historian

When you visit Kangaroo Island and the Mount Lofty Ranges outside of Adelaide, South Australia (SA), some conservation projects that you encounter have been influenced by Penelope (Penny) Ann Paton. Penny is one of SA’s most effective conservationists. She combined her academic training in history and environmental interests in her Honours project on the history of conservation from 1880 to 1930, and was one of the first Australians to graduate in Environmental Science. After graduation, Penny c