Planting and brushing is making a big difference to rehabilitating much-loved North Point at Cowaramup Bay, and a community busy bee Sunday, June 11 from 10am-12noon will continue to build on the good work. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is once again...

Planting and conservation season is in full swing with the cooler weather, and volunteers can get their hands dirty at another community busy bee to celebrate World Environment Day. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is teaming up with the Friends of Barrett...

Locals can have fun in nature and help protect Nguraren Kalleep Reserve at the next Nature Conservation Margaret River Region community planting busy bee on Sunday, May 21 from 1pm-3pm. “We’re calling for volunteers to come down and help care for this beautiful...

It’s the big one! Nature Conservation’s annual Wooditjup Bilya community planting day returns on May 28 from 10am-12noon, with an army of volunteers needed to plant 2000 native seedlings. It will build on five years of riparian planting along the Margaret River near...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region has a mammoth Mother’s Day planned with a conservation busy bee to care for Darch Brook on Sunday, May 14 from 1pm-3pm. Mums, their families and everyone else in the community is urged to join in, with volunteers needed to...

There’s a double dose of coastal conservation this Sunday with volunteers needed for two Nature Conservation Margaret River Region beachfront busy bees. The first is at Gas Bay from 10am-12noon on Sunday, May 7. The meeting point is the carpark at the end of Gas Bay...

The world’s best surfers highlighted coastal stewardship by helping plant native species and restore coastal dunes on the Gnarabup coastline today, ahead of the start of the Margaret River Pro. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region teamed up with the World Surf...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region hosted a Coastal Forum at Surfers Point on Tuesday evening, which highlighted the hard work and many successes of the groups, individuals and stakeholders who are dedicated to protecting the Margaret River coastline.  It also...

There’s been a big win for biodiversity across the region, with Nature Conservation Margaret River Region delivering more than $60,000 in grants to landholders for vital conservation work on their properties. The conservation work in the past year includes controlling...

An Australia-first marine program made a splash in Margaret River this week, turning local students into citizen scientists and empowering them to solve problems affecting our ocean and coastline. Called the EMA project – which stands for Educational Marine Areas –...

With cooler weather arriving, Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is gearing up for native planting season – and volunteers are needed to lend a hand! A series of revegetation busy bees is coming up, starting with a coastal care session this Sunday, April 2 from...

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River, in partnership with Nature Conservation Margaret River Region, are calling for volunteers to help protect the Gnarabup Headland area at their first community coastal rehabilitation session of the year. To be held on Sunday 2 April...

If you love native wildlife, it’s time to grab your torches and spotlights to help Nature Conservation Margaret River Region count Western Ringtail possums for the 9th annual Ringtail Tally. The surveys can be carried out in your garden, on your property or in a...

The region’s peak conservation group is launching an Australia-first marine program turning local students into citizen scientists, empowering them to solve problems affecting our ocean and coastline. Called the EMA project – which stands for Educational Marine Areas...

Anyone interested in nature and how to help it is invited to a special Nature Conservation Margaret River Region author talk with habitat and tree hollow expert Simon Cherriman on February 7. Mr Cherriman has more than 20 years' experience working as an ornithologist,...

Augusta residents are being recruited in the fight against the invasive weed Sweet Pittosporum, which threatens our iconic karri forest. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region and the Shire of Augusta Margaret River are running a workshop at Augusta’s Turner...

The region’s peak conservation group wants your help for important research on Western Ringtail possums. It might sound a little gruesome but Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is asking locals to collect any deceased ringtails they find. They’ll be used to...

Learn how to build nest boxes for your backyard with one of the leaders in the field, at the next workshop held by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. “One of the most valuable resources for native animals are large old trees that have developed hollows, but...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s new biodiversity assessments are proving a hit, with landholders and businesses signing up to help protect nature and biodiversity on their properties. The region’s peak environment group last month launched a new...

Local residents must become stewards for the Margaret River as it faces threats including weeds, recreational access, less flow and under-pressure wildlife, says the region’s peak environment and conservation group. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is running...

More than 200 students from across the Margaret River region descended on Barrett St Weir for a huge day of environmental education, celebrating our wonderful waterways and their fantastic fauna last Thursday. The Year 3 kids, from 11 classes spanning six local...