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...

A Margaret River man has almost eradicated arum lilies from his 40,000sqm property – and is calling on others to join a region-wide weed control effort to slow down reinfestations. Greg Burke joined Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz about two...

The program for the Open Nature Gardens Weekend has been finalised with six inspiring nature and wildlife gardens throwing their doors open to the community on Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16. The gardens include landscaped native gardens, dry gardens, and...

Two renowned local identities – artist Leon Pericles and author Jane Scott – will use their high profile to campaign for the environment as ambassadors for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region (NCMRR). The region’s peak not-for-profit conservation group has...

Landholders in Dunsborough, Meelup, Yallingup and surrounding areas are invited to join the region's biggest arum lily program and do their bit to protect regional reserves and the national park. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz is on a...

Margaret River region residents are being urged to join thousands of West Australians cleaning up their favourite beach for WA Beach Clean-up Day on Sunday, October 16. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region and Tangaroa Blue are calling on surfers, hikers, fishers...

Year 6 students from across the Margaret River region showcased some inspiring environmental solutions when presenting their annual projects from the Our Patch program run by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. Ten classes from five different schools across the...

A giant of conservation, Gondwana Link’s Keith Bradby, will be a guest presenter at the launch of Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s new Sundowner Series at the Margaret River District Club on Tuesday, October 4th. It will be the first in the NCMRR series of...

Some of the most inspiring nature and wildlife gardens – including the Gnarabup native garden of author and plant guru Jane Scott – will be open to the community for the Open Nature Gardens Weekend on October 15-16. Hosted by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region...

The best young brains in the region have been busy devising shelters to boost the breeding success of critically endangered hooded plovers, helping to bring the iconic birds back from the brink of extinction. The shelters are the culmination of a year-long project for...

Hundreds of endemic species have been planted at Dallip Spring giving the ecologically sensitive site a leg up in its battle against arum lilies. Community volunteers and nearby landholders have been successfully controlling arum lilies around this unique spring for...

Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is proud to announce our ground-breaking kids' education program - called Adopt a Spot - has been shortlisted for a major coastal award. Adopt a Spot was named a finalist in the 2022 Western Australian Coastal Awards for...

Biodiversity and remnant bushland will be saved thanks to a new guide produced by Nature Conservation Margaret River Region to assist people moving to the Margaret River region. The Your Guide for Protecting the Environment on Your Property is available free in print...