by Trevor Paddenburg | Nov 3, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Bush Regeneration Team, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events
Across the Margaret River region, wineries, businesses and community groups are joining forces with landholders to combat one of the South West’s most invasive weeds – the arum lily. Leading the way are Edwards Wines and Passel Estate, neighbours on Ellenbrook Rd near...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Oct 27, 2025 | Advocacy, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region has celebrated 25 years of conservation leadership and community impact, while committing to an even bolder vision for protecting nature and biodiversity over the next 25 years and beyond. The not-for-profit organisation’s...
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 | Aug 4, 2025 | Environmental Education, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat
Australia is home to more than 2,000 species of native bees — from the bright, blue-banded bee to the tiny stingless varieties — yet many people know surprisingly little about these crucial pollinators. That changed in Margaret River this week, when a passionate group...
