by Trevor Paddenburg | Jun 14, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Areas of coastal granite are like Noah’s Arks for rare and special plants, says Nature Conservation Margaret River Region – and you’re invited to help protect them at a series of upcoming volunteer days. The community is urged to turn out to plant natives and protect...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jun 11, 2024 | News & Events
Students from Margaret River Primary School are on a mission to protect our native snake-neck turtle – and they want the community to lend a hand. The Year 6 students are working with Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s youth education program Our Patch to...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jun 6, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Do you know an oyster catcher from an osprey or a kestrel from a Pacific gull? Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Caring for Coast program is putting the spotlight on our region’s special coastal bird species – and wants every local to be able to identify...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 30, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz is back, and this year there’s also a new app to help in the fight against our region’s worst invasive weed species. To kick-start the arum lily control season, Nature Conservation has launched a new mobile...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 30, 2024 | News & Events
Weeds are one of the biggest threats to our region’s biodiversity and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is running three free community workshops this month to help fight the invaders. The first workshop is Wednesday, June 5 from 10am-11.30am near the St John...
by Trevor Paddenburg | May 27, 2024 | News & Events
These local students aren’t just planting natives to care for our environment – they’re also getting their hands dirty in the name of mental health and fighting a growing trend of “eco-anxiety”. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region says, in a world where the...