by Trevor Paddenburg | Dec 10, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, Citizen Science Weed Mapping, Environmental Weed Control, News & Events
Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Arum Lily Blitz has wrapped up for 2025, and it’s been another record-breaking year, with major new inroads made against the region’s worst invasive weed. The Blitz team set out to identify and reach new high-priority...
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 | Apr 14, 2025 | Arum Lily Blitz, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat, Woody Weeds
Nesting box expert, wildlife guru and author Simon Cherriman will feature at Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s next Environmental Sundowner. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly will be held at the Margaret River HEART on Thursday, May 8 from 6.15pm-8.30pm, with...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Nov 25, 2024 | Environmental Weed Control, News & Events, Protecting Biodiversity and Habitat, Woody Weeds
Olives are a popular garden plant grown for their fruit and draught tolerance, but Nature Conservation Margaret River Region is warning the Mediterranean species is becoming a problem weed in our bush. Local birdlife has adapted to feed on olives and the seed is...
by Trevor Paddenburg | Sep 29, 2024 | Advocacy, News & Events
Local resident and weed warrior Rachel Pearce is on a mission to clean up invasive broom from her property at Kilcarnup to stop it spreading into bushland. And she’s just one example of local landholders who taking the fight to invasive weed trees as part of Nature...
