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From Coffee to Conservation: Landholder Fights Arum Lily
Local landholder, conservation volunteer and Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher is helping lead the fight against invasive arum lilies in one of the South West’s most precious landscapes. Dean and his family live on 50 acres of thriving native forest at...
Landholders tackle weeds with bush regeneration support
When Anke and David Lasserre moved from Perth to their five-hectare property on Roxburgh Road in Margaret River six years ago, they quickly fell in love with its bushland, wild orchids and natural beauty. What they didn't realise was how quickly invasive weeds were...
Orchids and wildflowers return after Blitz on arum lily
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is celebrating another powerful local success story from its Arum Lily Blitz, with local landholder, complimentary therapist and nurse Sarah Moore seeing the return of abundant native wildflowers and orchids after several...
EOFY Appeal: Nature Needs Us Now
From the Margaret River to the coastlines, forests and wetlands that make this region famous, a growing community movement is working to protect a place that is quite literally like nowhere else on Earth. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region has launched its...
Digging deep for Dugalup Brook
The community is being called on to roll up their sleeves and help restore one of Dunsborough’s important urban waterways at the upcoming Dugalup Brook Community Planting Day on Sunday June 21. Hosted by the Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise (CNCE), with...
1600 natives planted at Together With Nature
More than 1600 native trees are now in the ground along the Wooditjup Bilya (Margaret River) after hundreds of community members came together on Sunday for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region's inaugural Together With Nature festival. Held on the banks of the...
Arum Lily Blitz takes centre stage internationally
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s community-powered Arum Lily Blitz is set to be showcased on the international stage this year, as the innovative WA program continues to grow in scale, impact and ambition. The Arum Lily Blitz model will be presented at the...
Conservation and community at Together With Nature
This Sunday, a day of planting, food, music and hands-on workshops will transform the banks of the Margaret River for a new one-day tree planting festival, Together With Nature. Led by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region, the festival invites the community to...
Local conservationist makes bequest for nature
A respected local conservationist and ornithologist has chosen to leave a gift in his Will to Nature Conservation Margaret River Region, ensuring his commitment to protecting the environment will continue long into the future. Dr Boyd Wykes, a former board member of...
Coastal conservation making waves
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is celebrating a massive month of coastal conservation, with residents, families, volunteers and partner organisations coming together to care for some of the region’s most treasured coastal environments. The conservation...
Planting for the future
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is celebrating a powerful new move by local ecotourism operator Cape to Cape Explorer Tours, which is turning every journey along the Cape to Cape Track into a direct investment in the region’s future. Through a new...
Advocacy and a powerful voice for the environment
Protecting the natural values of the Margaret River Region increasingly requires informed, science-based advocacy — and a dedicated volunteer team is working behind the scenes to ensure the environment has a voice in key decisions. Nature Conservation Margaret River...
New tree planting festival: Together With Nature
A day of planting, food, music and hands-on workshops will transform the banks of the Margaret River on June 7 for a new one-day tree planting festival called Together With Nature. Led by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region, the festival invites people to roll...
Community, culture and science unite at Coastal Forum
Despite wild weather lashing the coast, a packed audience of community, conservationists and partners gathered on Friday night for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s annual Coastal Forum — united by a shared commitment to protecting one of Australia’s most...
Freshwater focus drives biodiversity boost
Efforts to protect and restore the Margaret River region’s rivers, wetlands and dams are already gaining strong momentum as part of a bold new plan to safeguard one of the world’s most biodiverse landscapes. Late last year, Nature Conservation Margaret River Region...
Scat trackers needed to fight feral animals
Residents are being invited to take part in an unusual citizen science project to help protect wildlife on Cape Naturaliste — by collecting fox and feral cat scats. The Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise (CNCE), in partnership with Nature Conservation Margaret...
Secrets of south-west bats
Community volunteers caring for the Margaret River have helped nurture more than 2,500 native plants while learning about one of the region’s most fascinating and misunderstood animals — bats. The latest Friends of Wooditjup Bilya volunteer day, organised by Nature...
Call for community to join annual Ringtail Tally
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is calling on the community to take part in the 2026 Ringtail Tally, a vital citizen science program helping protect the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum. Running from 1 April to 2 May, the annual tally invites...
Reflect, Connect, Protect the River
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is inviting the community to come together for an evening of reflection, inspiration and river connection at the River Stewardship Sundowner and Movie Night, held this Wednesday, March 18 at the Margaret River HEART. The event...
Art, Culture and River Connection
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region, artists and cultural custodians are inviting the whole community to step into an immersive celebration of art, culture and river connection this Saturday, March 14. The Wooditchup Bilya Wongi – Margaret River Talking Land Art...
New Owl Friendly chapter launches as movement grows
A new community conservation group, Owl Friendly Naturaliste, has formed, building momentum for stronger protection of native wildlife from the impacts of rodenticides across the Margaret River region. The new chapter follows the success of Owl Friendly Margaret River...
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