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...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region has launched its new professional services arm, aimed at giving landholders another tool to help protect nature and biodiversity on their property. The region’s peak environment and conservation group is best known for its...

Hundreds of people helped plant seedlings in a major revegetation site on the banks of the Margaret River during winter – and now Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is calling for volunteers to help prepare to site for the warmer months. Back in June, a...

Everyone who swims or paddles in the Margaret River, lives or walks along its banks, or cares about the waterway is urged to come along to the next event in Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Sundowner Series. That’s the message from the region’s peak...

Students from Margaret River were on the national stage today, presenting their epic environmental projects to hundreds of key environment and conservation decison-makers attending the National NRM Knowledge Conference hosted at the Margaret River HEART this week. And...

Wise Wine is creating a culture of appreciation for the natural bush by clearing its 40-odd hectare property of arum lilies, landscaping with local plants and even looking to incorporate native botanicals into products. Wise General Manager Greg Garnish said until...

Learn about dieback – and how to protect your property and our local environment by stopping its spread – at the next Nature Conservation Margaret River Region (NCMRR) workshop and field day for local landholders. Dieback is a highly destructive plant disease that can...

Three of the region’s most iconic wineries are banding together in protecting the Boodjidup Brook from arum lilies. The Boodjidup Brook is an important local waterway rising just south of Rosa Brook Road and flowing about 15kms to the ocean between Redgate and...