by Trevor Paddenburg | Oct 16, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events
Driving through the southern end of Boranup forest at this time of year and seeing carpets of arum lilies can be very disheartening – but there is hope. Many people make the sad assumption that this heavy infestation extends throughout much of the Boranup forest. But...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Sep 29, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
Mark and Judy Fisher from Wyadup Brook Cottages in Yallingup are among a tsunami of local landholders undertaking arum lily control as part of Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz – and having great success. The Fishers’ 100-hectare...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jul 28, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events
If there’s one powerful lesson learned when it comes to controlling arum lilies, it’s that tackling this invasive and damaging environmental weed is a team effort, says Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. And nowhere is that more apparent than among...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jul 16, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Bush Regeneration Team, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
With a property just a stone’s throw from the Margaret River, local GP Graham Velterop and his wife Toni say that keeping invasive arum lilies at bay is a key responsibility for landholders like them. The couple are just two of hundreds of landholders who are now part...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Oct 14, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
WA’s guide of the year and local ecotourism guru Sean Blocksidge has a simple message for landholders thinking about joining Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz. “Sign up and get involved – you’ll have rapid results in the first year and...
