by Trevor Paddenburg | Nov 21, 2025 | News & Events
A growing groundswell of local landholders is helping to repair and restore the Cape Naturaliste landscape, as the ambitious Cape Naturaliste Conservation Enterprise (CNCE) gains serious momentum. The grass-roots project — led by the Friends of Meelup in partnership...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Sep 25, 2025 | Conserving the Margaret River, Environmental Education, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
It’s nesting season for the snake-necked turtle and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is calling for volunteers to sign up as turtle trackers, helping to protect this vulnerable species in the Margaret River (Wooditjup Bilya). Through the turtle tracker...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Sep 25, 2025 | Conserving the Margaret River, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
The Margaret River’s health is in good hands with new citizen science programs for locals to get involved in, and a new Nature Conservation Margaret River Region officer dedicated to the waterway. Hannah Weir has started with the region’s peak conservation group as...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Apr 4, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Conserving the Margaret River, News & Events
Volunteers had a masterclass in weed mapping to help boost our bush and biodiversity last week at Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s latest monthly Friends of Wooditjup Bilya event. A small army of volunteers learned how to use Nature Conservation’s citizen...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Nov 18, 2024 | Conserving the Margaret River, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
The region’s native turtle population has received a big boost thanks to a successful citizen science program run by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River and Nature Conservation Margaret River Region. The two groups partnered with Murdoch University researchers and the...
