Fair Harvest Permaculture is teaming up with Nature Conservation Margaret River Region to offer a course to the local community on repairing and rehabilitating riverbanks and wetlands. It’s aimed at landholders who live in or near a catchment area in the Margaret...

We might be in the midst of a balmy autumn, but winter is coming and that means planting and revegetation season for your property, says Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. And whether you have a suburban garden or a rural property, the conservation groups...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s hugely successful landholder program has come to an end after inspiring hundreds of locals to give nature a helping hand on their properties. Over the past three years, more than 700 people across the region joined the...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region will celebrate our incredible native birds at its next community event, which includes a free guided birdwatching walk and hands-on conservation work to boost bird habitat. One of our region’s top birdlife experts, Christine...

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...

Local kids are the big winners after one of Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s youth programs received a big shot in the arm, winning grant funding to blend environmental learning with culture and art. The Adopt a Spot program has been running for nine years...

If you helped collect dead possums for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region last year, the results are now in from some ground-breaking research done by the University of WA using the animals’ tissue samples. Nature Conservation and residents collected dozens of...

The World Surf League (WSL) has backed an exciting new youth marine program that will give young locals the opportunity to learn from some of the biggest names in coastal conservation, watermanship and leadership. The new youth marine stewardship program is being run...

Almost 300 people packed the Margaret River HEART on Tuesday night to hear about our incredible local marine environment – and the threats posed by human impacts. It was the latest event in Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Environmental Sundowner Series,...

Botanical royalty Jane Scott will lead a free guided walk along the banks of the Margaret River as part of Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s packed calendar of events this year. The author of the official Cape to Cape Track guidebook – as well as many titles...

An Australia-first marine program made a splash in Margaret River today, turning local students into citizen scientists and empowering them to solve problems affecting our ocean and coastline.  The Waatu Kaatijin or “Ocean Learning” program run by Nature Conservation...

Blue Periwinkle, Dolichos Pea and Pandora Vine – they’re the unholy trinity of creeping weedy vines that threaten our bushland, and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region says now is the time to control them. The conservation group says all three weeds can smother...

TWENTY young locals will have the opportunity of the lifetime to learn from some of the biggest names in coastal conservation, watermanship and leadership as part of an exciting initiative coming to the region.  The new youth marine stewardship program is being run by...

Join Nature Conservation Margaret River Region for a free paddle up the Margaret River to learn more about this unique waterway and the animals and plants it supports. The conservation group is running monthly events as part of its Friends of Wooditjup Bilya (Margaret...

It’s been a busy summer for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Bush Regeneration Team, which has been tackling weedy trees, spraying the last of the season’s arum lilies, and carrying out coastal conservation. The team have been flat out during the festive...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s first conservation busy bee of 2024 will be held this Friday, January 12 from 8am-10am, with volunteers needed to water seedlings to ensure they survive the summer. Hundreds of locals have helped plant natives at a...