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October 2024
Landcare Build Skills – Soil Management Practices
In this engaging online Landcare Builds Skills session, landcarers will delve into the fascinating world of soil microbes, gaining a foundational understanding of their roles in ecosystem health. The session will introduce key microbial groups and explore their living requirements, supplemented by live video streams showcasing these essential organisms in action. Join our guest speakers, Ellen Walker and Mark Tupman, as they provide a brief discussion on soil structure and nutrient cycling to illuminate how plants access vital nutrients and how
Find out more »November 2024
2024 WA Landcare Network Annual Gathering – ‘Sharing our Landcare Stories’
📷 Genestreaming Journey sculpture at Twin Creeks Conservation Reserve, Porongurup, promoting awareness of evolutionary and cultural connections across the Gondwana Link. Details at Heartland Journeys Photo Credit: Basil Schur Join the WA Landcare Network for its 2024 Annual Network Gathering on Friday 1 November 2023. We had such a great time at the Cockburn Wetlands Centre last year we are returning again for a day of networking and learning and an evening of celebrations with our landcare champions. This year's Annual Gathering theme will be 'Sharing Our Landcare Stories'. Storytelling is powerful for landcare impact,
Find out more »2024 WA Landcarers’ Hall of Fame Celebratory Sundowner
Artwork by Emily Jackson https://www.emilyjacksondesign.com.au/ Following on from last year's Inaugural WA Landcarers' Hall of Fame Celebrations, this year we are welcoming further landcare champions into the Hall of Fame and would love you to join us to honour these wonderful individuals. The WA Landcarers’ Hall of Fame recognises those individuals who have contributed a lifetime of dedication through action, leadership, research, advocacy, policy, publication, and persistent hard work. Join the WA Landcare Network for drinks and canapés in the Education Room
Find out more »Urban Biodiversity Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop
The Edith Cowan University (ECU) Conservation and Biodiversity Research Center will be hosting a full day workshop on the 11th of November that will bring together urban planners, managers and regulators to explore new methods for monitoring biodiversity and discuss strategies for evaluating the benefits of urban greening. The day will include research updates from biodiversity experts, case studies from local governments and community groups, and a series of facilitated discussions to identify future training opportunities and develop collaborative strategies
Find out more »Nature First – CCWA Conference
Join CCWA on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 of November at the Wetlands Centre, Cockburn. This year's theme, Nature First, tackles urgent environmental challenges like climate change, ecosystem collapse, waterway protection, and renewable energy's impact on nature. It aims to raise awareness, share knowledge, and offer practical solutions for preventing habitat loss and regenerating nature in WA. Find out more https://www.ccwa.org.au/save_the_date_2024_conference
Find out more »Atlas of Living Australia and Community Landcare
Join the WALN team and guest speaker, Juliet Seers who will provide an informative presentation on the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), a vital tool for biodiversity monitoring and environmental management. Juliet will highlight the ALA’s extensive database, which compiles biodiversity data from various sources, making it a rich resource for landcare groups. She will demonstrate how the platform provides access to species occurrence records, environmental data, and even predictive models, enabling community members to better understand local ecosystems and make
Find out more »February 2025
Landcare Issues in the political spotlight: Discussion and Q&A
The WA State election is nearly here. We invite you to join us in what will be an enlightening evening of discussion. WALN has put a call to representatives from across the political spectrum to discuss their thoughts around community Landcare and environmental issues. A moderated Q&A will follow. We ask that guests research their questions and come well prepared. We acknowledge that people feel passionately about environmental issues, we do too! This pop-up is an opportunity to listen and get a better understanding
Find out more »March 2025
Pop Up Landcare Checks In – State NRM Community Stewardship Grant Information Session
Join WALN and the State NRM Team for this Pop Up Landcare Checks In providing important information on the 2025 State NRM Community Stewardship Grant Round. Deb Slater-Lee, State NRM Program Manager, will share with us significant changes to grant guidelines, including increases in funding limits, providing important information for those wanting to apply for the 2025 round of these two grant programs. We expect this to be a short sharp session to fill landcarers in on the details of the new grant
Find out more »Polyphagous Shot-hole Borer for Landcarers
Polyphagous shot-hole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus) is a small beetle native to Southeast Asia that tunnels into the trunks, stems and branches of trees and plants. Some of Perth’s most iconic trees have been felled to prevent the spread of this invasive species, including the Moreton Bay and Port Jackson fig trees from Mounts Bay Gardens (Goonininup) near Kings Park. To date, more than one million trees have been inspected on over 59,000 properties, making it the biggest surveillance program ever
Find out more »April 2025
EVENT CANCELLED Landcare Issues in the Political Spotlight – Counting down to the Federal Election
EVENT CANCELLED - WALN offers a sincere apology for any inconvenience caused by the cancellation of our recent Landcare Checks In Landcare Issues in the Political Spotlight - Counting down to the Federal Election. Due to last minute cancellations from speakers we were unable to achieve appropriate political cross-representation. Thanks for your understanding, we look forward to seeing you at our next event! Join the WALN Team and candidates from across the political spectrum for an evening/afternoon of sharing and learning.
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