A collective voice for community landcare in WA
Join Tangaroa Blue and thousands of community groups across the state to remove marine debris from our beaches and coastal environment on 13 and 14 October. It’s that time of year again, when Tangaroa Blue start promotion for this year’s WA Beach Clean-Up being held on the 13th and 14th October. There has been a name change and the event will now be known as the 2018 MARINE DEBRIS PROJECT. This new name reflects the important role of data collection in the
Find out more »Join the WA Landcare Network for its 2018 Annual General Meeting and networking gathering. This year WALN is heading south and partnering with the Blackwood Basin Group to present an overnight landcare experience at Perup: Nature’s Guesthouse. Join our Committee and staff and landcarers from across the State for a two day program of nature experiences, presentations , workshop and networking opportunities. WALN encourages all landcarers to join them for the overnight stay at Perup: Nature’s Guesthouse and enjoy the venue
Find out more »Join WALGA for this fantastic opportunity to hear about the overarching legislation and strategies that provide a framework for coordinated weed management, the latest approaches in integrated weed management, and risk assessment and mitigation for weed control methods. Information will be relevant to both metropolitan and regional land managers. Expert speakers include representatives from the City of South Perth, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Denmark Weed Action Group, Local Government Insurance Scheme and
Find out more »South West and Peel Coastal Management Group (CoastSWaP) once again presents a series of Coastal Forums to connect people working in the coastal environment.
Find out more »Please save the date for the WA Threatened Plant Translocation Workshop. The Translocation Workshop, to be held on Thursday 14 March, 2019, at the Keiran McNamara Conservation Science Centre, DBCA, Kensington, Perth will feature presentations on many aspects of translocation. Opportunities for questions, discussion and networking will also enable information-sharing. The workshop will be relevant to those working with threatened plants, as well as restoration of ecological communities. The third edition of the Translocation Guidelines was recently launched in Canberra
Find out more »Registrations are open for the 2019 Great Cocky Count on Sunday 7 April. Spread the word about this year's Great Cocky Count to as many volunteers as possible and help BirdLife Western Australia better understand how cockatoos use our landscape. Being part of the Great Cocky Count is fun and volunteers will contribute to a long-term citizen science survey, the biggest single survey for black-cockatoos in Western Australia. You can help before the count by identify potenial roost sites. These are sites
Find out more »National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. As the national peak body for volunteering, Volunteering Australia is the lead agency of National Volunteer Week. National Volunteer Week is a time to promote the value of volunteers and volunteering, and aims to celebrate and recognise the social, cultural and economic contribution of volunteers. In celebration of International Volunteer Day, Volunteering Australia is pleased to announce the new theme for National Volunteer Week
Find out more »The Environmental Practitioners Network of Western Australia and the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Inc are presenting the 2019 Environmental Practitioners Forum - Sharing Experiences in Environmental Practice
Find out more »We all know how important indigenous engagement and collaboration is in landcare. This year during Indigenous Reconciliation Week 27 May - 3 June lets celebrate indigenous landcare stories and inspire others to engage, partner and share knowledge to jointly care for country. https://www.reconciliation.org.au/national-reconciliation-…/
Find out more »The WA Landcare Network Committee and staff invite you to join them for a Network Gathering and General Meeting. The General Meeting will include adoption of new Rules of Association for the WA Landcare Network. Date: Friday 21 June 2019 Time: 4.30 - 6.00 pm Venue: Zig Zag Cultural Centre, 50 Railway Road, Kalamunda (map link) RSVP
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