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Vollies needed to water seedlings over summer
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s first conservation busy bee of 2025 will be held on Thursday, January 9 from 8am-10am, with volunteers needed to water seedlings to ensure they survive the summer. Hundreds of locals have helped plant thousands of native...
Caring for our coast during summer peak
Summer is here and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is urging locals and visitors to enjoy themselves over the holiday period but also help protect our special flora and fauna. “It’s an awesome time of year where we take to our local beaches and enjoy what...
Propagating to help Wooditjup Bilya
The forests of the future were propagated by a dedicated team of volunteers whose efforts will help revegetate a degraded section of the Margaret River or Wooditjup Bilya. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Friends of Wooditjup Bilya volunteers recently...
Arum Lily Blitz 2024 a huge success
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz has come to an end for the year and 2024 has gone down as the most successful yet, with major inroads made into fighting our region’s worst invasive weed. Since launching in 2019, the Blitz has now achieved:...
Olives impacting our bush
Olives are a popular garden plant grown for their fruit and draught tolerance, but Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is warning the Mediterranean species is becoming a problem weed in our bush. Local birdlife has adapted to feed on olives and the seed is...
Snake necked turtle tracking a success
The region’s native turtle population has received a big boost thanks to a successful citizen science program run by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. The two groups partnered with Murdoch University researchers and the...
Dive slates to educate snorkellers
Divers and snorkellers hitting the water at Gnarabup can now borrow a free dive slate to learn more about the marine biodiversity and ecosystem. The slates are waterproof and showcase two dive trails as well as a host of marine life, and can be borrowed at the White...
Art exhibition showcases nature learning
An exciting art exhibition created by local students working with professional artists to interpret their experiences on country goes on display at the Margaret River HEART this month. It’s the culmination of a year’s work as art and conservation combined in the...
Biodiversity bounces back after arum lilies
A once-degraded, coastal cattle grazing property infested with arum lilies is returning to a forested wildlife habitat thanks to the determination of two local Arum Lily Blitz champions. Rod Sherwood and his wife Gaynor have been on a decade-long journey of...
Bioblitz a huge success!
More than 200 students from five local schools had a packed day full of fun and environmental learning at Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s annual Bioblitz. Held at Mokidup or Ellensbrook Homestead on Wednesday, October 30, it was the celebration and last...
Diving deep into nature at Bioblitz
Local students have been discovering the wonders of wetlands as part of Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Our Patch program and ahead of the annual Bioblitz education extravaganza. Year 3 students from Margaret River Primary School investigated the health of...
Orchid conservation and hands-on help
Locals can learn about the wonders of our endemic orchids at the latest free community event as part of Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s exciting Friends of Wooditjup Bilya program. Tickets are free and registrations are open now by CLICKING HERE for the...
Bid on Leon Pericles artwork for conservation
CURRENT HIGHEST BID: $1600 Please note bids can be lodged in person at REDSea Gallery Margaret River where the artwork is on display. Or bids can be lodged via email to jodie.passmore@natureconservation.org.au or info@redseagallery.au. The top bid will be updated...
Citizen scientists boosting nature with Fieldbook app
A new weed mapping citizen science project launched by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is making a huge difference to our bush and biodiversity – but more people are urged to get involved. Anyone can download the free Fieldbook mobile phone app, which allows...
New funding for fight against arum lilies
The battle against invasive arum lilies in our region received a major shot in the arm thanks to WA Government funding totalling $368,000 over the next three years. The funding – for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz – means landholders will...
Biggest beach clean-up
An army of volunteers hit the region’s beaches last Friday, Saturday and Sunday for what has been dubbed the Margaret River region’s biggest beach clean-up. From October 11-14, volunteers across the Capes region joined Tangaroa Blue Foundation and Nature Conservation...
Top guide says join the Arum Lily Blitz
WA’s guide of the year and local ecotourism guru Sean Blocksidge has a simple message for landholders thinking about joining Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz. “Sign up and get involved - you’ll have rapid results in the first year and it...
Flora and fauna threats highlighted in Sundowner Series
Our region’s flora and fauna are facing major challenges as our climate dries and rainfall hits record lows – but there are ways each of us can make a difference. That was the message a packed audience heard at Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s latest...
Marine debris becomes art
Get your votes in for these awesome artworks, made by the Year 5/6 kids at Augusta Primary School using marine debris collected from our region's beaches. Over winter a series of beach clean-ups were organised by young locals Ruth Szandtner, Bronte Halden, Lili...
Residents cleaning up broom bush
Local resident and weed warrior Rachel Pearce is on a mission to clean up invasive broom from her property at Kilcarnup to stop it spreading into bushland. And she’s just one example of local landholders who taking the fight to invasive weed trees as part of Nature...
Vollies needed for biggest beach clean-up
An army of volunteers is being recruited for what is tipped to be the Margaret River region’s biggest beach clean-up. From October 11-14, volunteers from the Capes region will join Tangaroa Blue Foundation and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region to clean-up the...
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