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June 2019
National Tree Day – 28 July 2019 – Schools Tree Day 26 July 2019
Planet Ark's National Tree Day is Australia's biggest community tree-planting event. This year Schools Tree Day is Friday 26th July 2019 and National Tree Day is Sunday 28th July 2019 Proudly sponsored by Toyota Australia, Tree Day is an opportunity to do something positive for your local environment and community and to reconnect with nature. National Tree Day started in 1996 and since then more than 4 million people have planted over 25 million trees and plants and it's still growing. Be
Find out more »Nature City – Seminar and Field Trips – 26-28 June 2019 Abstracts Now Open
Are you working in the URBAN NATURE space? If you are keen to showcase your latest research or best practice case studies or discuss WA's capacity to better manage, enhance, design and connect with nature in urban areas this one may be for you. Get your Abstracts in by 29 April and Save the Date for NATURE CITY 26-28 June 2019, Perth WA.
Find out more »July 2019
World Environment Day – 5 June 2019
World Environment Day is held on Wednesday June 5th 2019, and is on June 5th every year. The 2019 theme for World Environment Day is #BeatPlasticPollution. It isn’t a public holiday, it is an environmental awareness day, run by the United Nations. It is sometimes also unofficially called Eco Day or Environment Day. The aim of the Day is to raise awareness of the environment and specific environmental issues. Wold Environment Day (WED) was established in 1972 but first held in 1974,
Find out more »UWA’s Prescribed Burning Conference 2019 31 – July to 1 August 2019 – Registrations Now Open
This Inaugural Conference is on the policy and practice of prescribed (controlled) burning in Australia. The focus will be on recent research, which can guide policy decisions and foster an informed public debate about: the risks and benefits of controlled burning as currently practiced;- whether the policy needs to be modified, particularly in the light of climate change, and, if so, in what ways if there are realistic alternatives or additional measures to reduce the incidence of and damage from
Find out more »September 2019
National Biodiversity Month – September 2019
National Biodiversity Month is held in September each year and aims to promote the importance of protecting, conserving and improving biodiversity both within Australia and across the world. A great month to showcase the wonderful work landcarers do across the county to protect our special biodiversity. How will you celebrate our Biodiversity Month this September?
Find out more »WA Threatened Species Forum – 5-6 September 2019
The Northern Agricultural Catchments Council (NACC) is proud to again be hosting the WA Threatened Species Forum in Geraldton. This will be the third time the WA Threatened Species Forum will be held in Geraldton, with the inaugural event in 2015 bringing together more than 180 people from a cross-section of society with a common concern for WA’s animals and plants. The 2019 WA Threatened Species Forum will provide an opportunity to inform attendees on the priorities of current national,
Find out more »National Threatened Species Day – 7 September 2019
National Threatened Species Day is commemorated across the country on 7 September to raise awareness of plants and animals at risk of extinction. Australia is home to more than 500,000 animal and plant species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Over the last 200 years, more than 100 animal and plant species have become extinct.Threatened Species Day is when we turn the spotlight on native plants, animals, and ecosystems that are under threat and reflect on how
Find out more »Regenerative Agriculture Conference – 11 September 2019
Join RegenWA for the inaugural Regenerative Agriculture Conference at Optus Stadium. Learn about practical approaches to farming that will allow safe and healthy food using innovative sustainable practices.
Find out more »Bushcare’s Big Day Out – 15 September 2019
Held annually in spring, Bushcare’s Big Day Out (BBDO) is a national day of community participation to restore remnant bushland. BBDO is a day designed to give every one of us the opportunity to find out more about our bushland. What is being done? What can be done in the bush where we live, so that it thrives? The next BBDO will take place on Sunday September 15 2019. It’s a fun day where anyone can get involved and learn
Find out more »‘Blooming Biodiversity’ 2019 ANPSA National Wildflower Conference – 21-29 September 2019
Hosted by the Wildflower Society of Western Australia will be held in Albany in Spring. The ‘Blooming Biodiversity’ conference starts on Saturday 21 September with a program including presentations, half day tours and conference excursions. Greg Keighery will be the keynote speaker and Professor Stephen Hopper will give the AJ Swaby Address. Registrations now open. Find out more about the conference -https://meetingmasters.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/bloomingbiodiversity/eventinfo
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