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...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Jul 21, 2025 | News & Events
An army of volunteers, conservationists and community groups have come together across three coastal sites in the Margaret River region to restore vulnerable ecosystems. Over recent weeks, dedicated community members turned out in force at Redgate Beach, Moses Rock,...
