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25.01.2022 Join us this Saturday at Astley St River Park in Gosnells. This is a beautiful part of the Canning River and we will be planting along the billabong wetlands that fringe the river as well as the river itself

24.01.2022 Which frogs have you seen or heard in your garden?? We can do a lot to help preserve biodiversity by creating wildlife friendly gardens at home. Creating a frog-friendly garden is not hard, and having frogs can bring many benefits. For instance, frogs are fantastic at controlling pests.

24.01.2022 Nature comes in all shapes and sizes! Take a look at this Caddisfly larvae compared to the tiny Seed Shrimp, that were all collected from the Horley Road Wetlan...d in Beckenham. Horley Road Wetland receives runoff from the Roe Highway storm water drains. The fact that these Caddisfly larvae are populating the Wetland means that the wetland is doing a pretty good job of filtering out the pollutants as Caddisfly larvae aren't very tolerant of pollution. #phosphorusawarenessproject See more

24.01.2022 You have probably heard the news about rental vacancies declining in Perth in the last few months. The lack of quality homes is an issue that our native wildlife have been facing at an increasing rate for the last century. There just isn't enough nesting hollows available. The large old native trees that were once common across the landscape are becoming rarer and rarer due to logging, land clearing and other human developments. There is also increasing spread of fer...al and aggresive European Honey Bees and other organisms taking over available nesting hollows. So we say a huge thanks to the volunteers from Darling Range Wildlife Shelter WA for constructing and installing a bunch of wildlife nesting boxes in Camillo! We hope to see native owls, parrots, wood ducks, bat's and possums moving in soon

23.01.2022 RAT BAITS KILL MORE THAN JUST RATS Sad but true. There are no poison based rat baits that are safe for wildlife. Darling Range Wildlife Shelter WA and other wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organisations are regularly receiving native wildlife that have been poisoned after either directly eating the baits put out for rats and mice, or after eating the rats and mice that have been poisoned.

23.01.2022 Dont forget, this Saturday from 1pm. City of Armadale residents can pick up 10 native seedlings to use in their own garden.

23.01.2022 This Sunday at Wright Brook in Kelmscott we are planting native seedlings to restore the Brook and create habitat for wildlife We need your help. Donate some of your time to Landcare.

23.01.2022 Canning River flowing well along the Roleypool walkway... This site was the first project for Armadale Gosnells Landcare 22 years ago.. it's now handed back to City of Armadale for ongoing management....

22.01.2022 Very happy to see that the bird nesting islands we made a few years ago from the woody weed material removed at Mary Carroll Lake during the early stages of one of our Landcare projects is being used. That lovely bit of rain over the last few days is definitely needed in many of our quickly drying wetlands

21.01.2022 CALLING ALL BIRD WATCHERS - we need your help. We are conducting bird surveys at some of our Landcare project sites. These surveys will take place every month and will show us over time whether our efforts towards managing weeds and planting native seedlings is encouraging birds to come back. We will be passing this information onto our funding bodies and also to the community. We are seeking experienced bird watchers who would like to be involved with this project. The ...hours and days per month you will be involved is really up to what suits you. If you are experienced and interested to know further please get in contact via [email protected] or message us here.

21.01.2022 We are holding our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 28th of October at 6pm. We rely on passionate members of our community to provide support and skills, and are always keen to bring new people on to our committee. If you have an interest in Landcare and want to get involved at the committee level or with on-ground work this is a great opportunity to meet our team.... We will also be calling for nominations for all committee roles leading up to this meeting. To RSVP or for further details, send an email to [email protected]

21.01.2022 Drop in this morning and help us plant sedges and rushes along the Wungong River at Cam Clay Reserve in Seville Grove. The rain gods have kindly paused the rain for us this morning. Don't forget your gloves.

20.01.2022 Thanks to all the volunteers that came and helped today. We planted almost 1000 seedlings this morning with the Friends of Mary Carroll Wetland The sedges and rushes we planted will provide fantastic habitat for wildlife such as frogs, water birds and insects. They will also help to reduce erosion and improve water quality in the wetlands. Thanks to Perth NRM and the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program for funding this project at Mary Carroll Park.

20.01.2022 This week we had a corporate volunteer group from Bankwest getting their hands dirty along the Wungong River. The team helped us plant rushes, sedges and other local native wetland species along the river banks to reduce erosion, filter water and provide habitat for wildlife. Thanks to Perth NRM for organising the team and providing a delicious morning tea!!... And thanks to State Natural Resource Management Program WA for funding our project here at Cam Clay Reserve in Seville Grove.

18.01.2022 This cute little one was found by a Venues West staff member at Champion Lakes last week. We are soo excited to see evidence of successful breeding turtle populations at this lake. We have engaged a researcher from Murdoch University to carry out population surveys of native turtles at Champion Lakes and other nearby wetlands later in October. The surveys will hopefully help us determine the population health and breeding capacity of native turtles locally.

17.01.2022 Don't forget - Free native plant giveaway for City of Gosnells residents this Saturday morning at Wilkinson Homestead Museum. Planting native species in your garden is a fantastic way of improving biodiversity in our urban areas, and providing habitat for native wildlife!! You will need to provide proof of where you live. Follow the link in the post below for more details.

17.01.2022 Next time you visit Mary Carroll Lakes in Gosnells, keep an eye out for the blue tree!!! A simple reminder that mental health is very important, and that being out in nature is a great way to improve your mental health

17.01.2022 Last night we had Kit Prendergast, researcher and ecologist from Curtin Uni, provide a thoroughly interesting and thought provoking presentation about native bees We also got to make some native bee hotels which will help conserve these important pollinating insects in our urban areas Check out Kit's Creating a Haven for Native Bees page for some great information covered in her presentation. ... This workshop was provided through funding received with support from Federal member for Burt Matt Keogh and the Communities Environment Program.

17.01.2022 Now that the rains have started to ease and the weather will be warming over the next month, it's perfect timing to spread a bit of mulch at this small revegetation site next to the Neerigen Brook in Brookdale. The mulch will help suppress weed growth, hold moisture in the soil, reduce soil surface temperature in summer and as it slowly breaks down it will feed the soil biology All of these benefits will increase the survival rate and resilience of the seedlings planted here.

17.01.2022 We are unloading a range of fantastic native seedlings that we picked up earlier this morning from APACE WA nursery 10,000 seedlings will be available for City of Gosnells residents to pick up tomorrow, between 9am and noon (unless they run out earlier) at Wilkinson Homestead Museum. Native plants are great for wildlife, are waterwise, don't require fertilisers or lots of maintenance and look amazing... Be prepared for a bit of rain. Don't forget to bring photo ID and a recent bill with your address to prove where you live. And a bag or container to carry your seedlings home. This awesome event is brought to you through support from Federal Member for Burt - Matt Keogh and the Communities Environment Program. City of Gosnells Programs and Events

16.01.2022 An extraordinary diversity of wildlife lives in our urban backyard. Register now for 'Wild in the Suburbs' and explore the benefits of urban biodiversity whilst... learning how you can support wildlife in the suburbs. Hosted by the Bushcare Environmental Working Group, join Mike and Mandy Bamford for an interactive workshop as they take you on an armchair tour of the fascinating creatures who share our City. Saturday 10 October 2020, 9.15am - 12.30pm City of Armadale Function Room, 7 Orchard Avenue, Armadale BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL - call our Environmental Services team on 9394 5862 or email [email protected] by 2 October to secure your spot now! Photo: A Red Tailed Black Cockatoo in Bungendore Park, taken by Tony Kirkby from WA Museum Cockatoo Care (http://museum.wa.gov.au/ex/online-exhibitions/cockatoo-care)

16.01.2022 Landcare Book Club - Essential reading Native Bees are endlessly fascinating little critters, with a great diversity of behaviours and form. With over 800 species of native bees in WA alone, there is a lot to discover about these often overlooked insects. Creating a Haven for Native Bees is a great little booklet by local bee researcher Kit Prendergast. It covers a range of topics aimed at helping the average gardener / nature lover to help preserve and understand nat...ive bees. From identifying the most common types of native bees, building native bee 'hotels' as well as a great list of native pants suitable for your garden that are favoured by native bees. The booklet is a really great resource for us Landcarers!!! (We have also organised for Kit to come and teach us about Native Bees at this workshop on Tuesday September 15th at 6:30pm https://www.facebook.com/events/948552108996357)

16.01.2022 Yesterday we had help from the Environment team at the City of Armadale at our Palomino Reserve project site along the Wungong River A sublime day to be out in the sunshine planting native seedlingd, and it's always fun to show off our sites. We work closely with our two local governments to achieve great outcomes for our local environment and our community.... Our Palomino Reserve project is funded through the State Natural Resource Management Program WA.

16.01.2022 It’s NAIDOC week and we celebrate the theme of always was and always will be through the creations of Perth based Nyoongar artist and designer Tyrown Waigana ‘s Shape of the Land. Don’t forget to check out what’s on in your local area or just spend some quiet time remembering and acknowledging how far we’ve come in healing our connection to each other and the land which we care for.

16.01.2022 Have you seen this aquatic weed??? Kidney leaf mud plantain (Heterantha reniformis) Earlier in the year we responded to a report of a new aquatic weed that has become very problematic in other parts of Australia. We found a series of established populations of Kidney leaf mud plantain within the Wungong River and a drain that fed into the Wungong. ... At this point we believe the distribution is limited to a few hundred metres of this area of the Wungong River but we need our Landcare community to keep their eyes peeled and report any suspicious plants (send us a photo!). Kidney leaf mud plantain comes from the Americas and has become a problem weed in NSW and QLD where it rapidly grows into dense monocultures. Find out more https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/188 It does look very similar to one of our native plant species - Centella asiatica - which grows naturally along many local watercourses and wetland areas. Aquatic weeds are often introduced to our environment when people dispose of unwanted fish and plants from their ponds or aquariums into rivers, drains and wetlands. River Guardians Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia

13.01.2022 Join us this morning at Mary Carroll Lake in Gosnells. We are planting sedges and rushes with the Friends of Mary Carroll Wetland. Its a gorgeous day and the lake looks serene with all the water birds going about their business!

12.01.2022 Well the flowers have started blooming and we are now getting the odd warm day, which tells us its time to start our wetland planting. We will be planting sedges, rushes and other wetland plants this Saturday with the Friends of Mary Carroll Wetland. Bring your gumboots if you have a pair (we have some spare that will be brought down), gloves and a water bottle.

12.01.2022 This Sunday, help us plant native seedlings along the Canning River in Thornlie

12.01.2022 Celebrating City of Armadale Volunteers

11.01.2022 Landcare is more than just planting seedlings. Our Landcare friends at SERCUL recently had a composting toilet installed. Their office is situated next to wetlands along the Canning River. Awesome work!

10.01.2022 Join us this Saturday along the Canning River in Thornlie to plant native seedlings and help restore biodiversity and wildlife habitat. Don't forget to bring your gloves, water bottle, coffee mug and a planting trowel if you have one.

10.01.2022 One of the first questions we are often asked when we are working with schools and other volunteer groups is "Why do you have a lobster on your shirt/sign/car??? " Well... It's not a lobster It's actually a picture of a Gilgie, which is one of our many freshwater crustaceans that are native to Western Australia's south west region. (Most of us are familiar with Marron, Gilgies are similar but smaller).... Gilgies require clean, freshwater and are sensitive to pollutants such as pesticides. Their population has also declined due to damage to forest habitats and increased use of water resources for agriculture and in towns and cities. They are still present in the Canning River and some of its tributaries. We will continue to advocate for the protection of our rivers and wetlands and raise awareness about the importance of these ecosystems to keep Gilgies and other aquatic organisms surviving in our urban areas. River Guardians

09.01.2022 We are lucky to have so many amazing people supporting our work. Dan, Bushcare Supervisor from the City of Armadale, has been one of our greatest Landcare allies in recent years, So its with a mix of sadness and enormous appreciation we say goodbye to him on his last day before soon setting off to travel back to his original home state - Victoria. (Via a little detour to our beautiful north west region).... We couldn't think of a better way to send him off than to ask him and his crew to give us a hand to plant a few hundred native seedlings around a local wetland. Dan and his family are frequent attendees at our community events - and for those with a long memory, you may remember that Dan worked for AGLG as a Landcare Officer around 7 years ago, before he took up his role with the City. Thanks again Dan for all your years of service and enthusiasm to Landcare and the environment.

08.01.2022 Join us this Saturday to help us plant sedges and rushes along the Wungong River. We are creating habitat for frogs, insects and water birds

06.01.2022 Quick!! We have just a few spots left at our upcoming Wildlife nesting box workshop on Saturday 28th of November. Simon Cherriman from INSiGHT Ornithology will teach us how to make and install artificial nesting hollows for a range of native wildlife... To RSVP a spot, email [email protected] This workshop is possible through support from our Federal Member for Burt - Matt Keogh and the Communities Environment Program.

06.01.2022 FREE NATIVE PLANTS for residents of the City of Armadale This Saturday from 1pm, head to John Dunn Oval in Kelmscott to grab 10 native plants per household for your garden. You will need photo ID and a recent bill with your current address to prove you are a resident.... Bring a bag or container for your seedlings.

05.01.2022 Did you know that there is more than 2000 species of bees that are native to Australia? Many of which are sting-less and dont produce honey! Find out about the amazing work native bees do for our plants and ecosystems, and how you can help conserve native bees in your home garden.... You will get to make your own native bee hotel. Tickets are free but places are limited and you will need to reserve your spot through the Eventbrite link.

05.01.2022 It's important to have more than one tool in the kit for any complex task. And dealing with environmental weeds has a lot of complexity. First we need to understand the ecology of the weeds we are targetting and how they are affecting the end results of our Landcare projects. In this case, we are tackling fumitory. It's a soft, annual herbaceous weed that grows rapidly into large clumps that can smother small seedlings.... Rather than use herbicide and risk impacting the seedlings we have planted, we are using manual removal to quickly knock down and pull out a lot of the weed material well before it develops viable seed. Using rakes and lightly sweeping over the target weed, we can quickly gather and pull out large clumps of fumitory. The removed material can then be left in piles on the ground where it will quickly degrade. A much more ecologically sound method that doesn't risk impacting our native wildlife, water quality or the seedlings we have laboured to install.

05.01.2022 Woohoo, we managed to get 1000 seedlings in the ground today along the Wungong River at Cam Clay Reserve, with only a couple of very light spots of rain Thanks to the volunteers that came down and worked so hard today. And thankyou to the State Natural Resource Management Program WA for funding our project.

04.01.2022 WATCH OUT FOR TURTLES! This week marks the start of turtle nesting season across the Perth metro area. We have been putting a greater focus on restoring habitat for our native South Western Snake-necked Turtle this year, with a major project at Champion Lakes. Murdoch University researcher Anthony Santoro is conducting surveys at Champion Lakes and other wetlands nearby to ascertain the population health of our local native turtle species.

03.01.2022 For our landcare friends in the City of Armadale- Get in contact if you need a hand or would like to discuss!

03.01.2022 Students from Ashburton Drive Primary School were such keen, happy planters today We learnt all about the local wildlife that inhabits the schools neighbouring wetland, and planted 500 seedlings to help improve water quality and create more wildlife habitat

02.01.2022 Big shout out to our young landcarers -City of Armadale is reaching out for interested peeps to come together and share your thoughts about all the stuff that makes a place great to live in! Amazing Armadale!

01.01.2022 We are really noticing the increasingly long, hot and dry summer periods, and declining wet season rainfall, over the last decade. We are constantly trying new ways to adapt to change and improve our techniques Deep stem planting involves planting woody stemmed native seedlings up to 2/3 of their stem length below ground. This ensures the root ball is better protected from hot, drying soils as the weather warms up, and the roots are closer to the underground water table.... It also encourages the seedling to grow adventitious roots - roots from the stem nodes that would normally grow leaves or branches. Thus ensuring a much stronger root system Try it in your garden at home and see the difference in seedling survival and growth after a couple of years.