by Trevor Paddenburg | Jun 6, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Bush Regeneration Team, Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events
Invasive arum lilies which threaten our special nature are in the firing line like never before, thanks to conservation groups, local governments and a growing army of landholders. Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s hugely successful Arum Lily Blitz launches...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Dec 9, 2024 | Arum Lily Blitz, News & Events
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz has come to an end for the year and 2024 has gone down as the most successful yet, with major inroads made into fighting our region’s worst invasive weed. Since launching in 2019, the Blitz has now achieved:...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Nov 1, 2024 | Arum Lily Blitz, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
A once-degraded, coastal cattle grazing property infested with arum lilies is returning to a forested wildlife habitat thanks to the determination of two local Arum Lily Blitz champions. Rod Sherwood and his wife Gaynor have been on a decade-long journey of...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Oct 14, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
The battle against invasive arum lilies in our region received a major shot in the arm thanks to WA Government funding totalling $368,000 over the next three years. The funding – for Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz – means landholders will...
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...
