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25.01.2022 SWCC would like to extend Happy NAIDOC Week and sincere thanks to all our Aboriginal partners, contractors and collaborators who add so much depth to our work by sharing their time, expertise and wonderful cultural and traditional ecological knowledge. #naidoc2020 #NAIDOC #naidocweek

25.01.2022 So much happening these days in South West Sustainable AGriculture. Browse our SWAG newsletter for more https://mailchi.mp//swag-agricultural-news-for-the-south-w

24.01.2022 Farmers around Donnybrook looking to do a bit of networking and interested in improving fertiliser investment, don't miss this short field walk #uPtakeTrials

24.01.2022 Recent polling shows strong support for investment in practical conservation and land management work as part of Australia’s response to the economic impacts of COVID. Read the latest Conservation Stimulus Proposal news here: https://bit.ly/34QQubG

22.01.2022 For a limited time you can catch up on the fantastic webinar that Leschenault Catchment Council and gardening guru Sabrina Hahn presented on 'Fauna Friendly Gardening' Don't miss out!

22.01.2022 A huge congratulations to all of our regional partners across the South West on their successful grant submissions! Through these State Natural Resource Management Program WA-funded projects, over $1.3m will be invested into the region for protection of our natural environment For more information on each of the projects, click the link below:

22.01.2022 Are you 25 or under? What are the environmental issues in your area and how does it make you feel? Take the Landcare Youth Survey and share your thoughts: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LandcareYouth

21.01.2022 The folk at South West Catchments Council (SWCC) have been busy as bees recently as part of their pollinators' project. They’ve been buzzing around the south we...st of WA surveying canola farms and orchards to determine the diversity of insects providing pollination services. More than 70 different insects have been recorded including flies, moths, honeybees, beetles, native bees, midges, butterflies, wasps, ants and spiders. Generally, people assume that honeybees are the only pollinator of food crops. While they are very good at providing pollination services to producers, honeybees are under threat worldwide. That 's why it is important to look for other pollinators to increase biodiverse habitat for insects. There are around 800 native bee species in Western Australia alone and they come in a wide variety of sizes and colours. Fortunately, there has been a massive increase in awareness of these humble pollinators as the building of native bee hotels is becoming popular. A key part of this project is in assisting farmers and growers maintain and enhance native vegetation to provide continuous food and shelter for beneficial insects. To help determine which species to include in the revegetation mix, the project has developed flowering calendars that provide times of flowering, position in the landscape, soil type, etc. You can get a copies of the flowering calendars specific to south west Western Australia, by contacting [email protected] This project receives funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program Image 1: Bird Orchard Pterostylis barbata with mosquito Image 2: Butterfly on Melaleuca Image 3: Native bees Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) obtusatus Image 4: Conducting insect surveys #BiodiversityMonth #AusS4N #nature #pollination

20.01.2022 Join Lower Blackwood Landcare for an update on the Hardy Inlet. Hear from local groups that are investigating and protecting the health of the estuary. Make sure to RSVP, click the link below!

19.01.2022 Some interesting research is being conducted in the South West by Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - DPIRD- using flies as pollinators for avocados. Read more about the research via Busselton Dunsborough Mail below

18.01.2022 We recently spoke to Rosa Glen sheep producer, Kylie Silverthorne, about how she's benefited from our Grazing Matcher program. Grazing Matcher is a 12-month program which tailors best practice grazing techniques to local conditions. This increases farm efficiency and productivity while caring for the land. To get involved in the next program coming up in Autumn or to find out more, visit https://bit.ly/3t6DuIv.

17.01.2022 An incredible story of how one family has spent decades revegetating creeklines, ridges and more to control salinity on their Woodanilling farm. Landcare is their legacy. Wagin Woodanilling Landcare Zone

17.01.2022 It's not too late to register for our Nitrogen Right Field Walk that is on this Thursday! Click the link below to book or head to the events section on our page for more info.

17.01.2022 Nature Conservation has been working with local Land for Wildlife Western Australia property owners to increase and improve habitat for threatened species. A ...total of 9280 local natives have been planted across the 3 properties adjoining habitat areas that support the critically endangered Western ringtail possum. An amazing achievement that we hope will have positive impact on a range of threatened species living in these areas. These plantings are supported by South West Catchments Council (SWCC) through the National Landcare Program. For more information about joining Land for Wildlife please visit the link below or contact Nature Conservation at [email protected] https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au//off-reserve-/land-for-wildlife Photos - Kim Lumsdaine and Sasha Pol, Land for Wildlife champions with over 5000 seedlings planted on their property.

14.01.2022 Do you know someone worthy of being nominated for the 2020 Bob Hawke Landcare Award?

13.01.2022 Keeping fallen trees, branches and debris in your bushland or on your property is important for many animals. Fallen trees in particular that have a hollow are utilised by many types of animals such as insects, reptiles, mammals and birds... Check out the range of animals that visited this hollow!

12.01.2022 Help out at the Barnes Ave Busy Bee Tuesday December 1st! Hosted by Leschenault Catchment Council this busy bee forms part of their western ringtail possum conservation program.

11.01.2022 Angus Armstrong is a mixed farmer and Landcarer who has developed a mountain bike trail to both stay healthy and also "enjoy" the work he has done for the land. He believes in making the better land even better for production, avoiding marginal land and isolating these areas in the Landcare Trail.

10.01.2022 Great to see past participants of Grazing Matcher kicking goals The program has been made possible with support from South West Catchments Council (SWCC) , Meat & Livestock Australia and Western Beef. New groups starting next year! Watch this space!

09.01.2022 Join our friends at Leschenault Catchment Council for a possum night stalk on November 14th!

08.01.2022 Want to find out what other pastures, cover crops and fodder shrubs you could be growing? Come along to Bell Pasture Seeds on 8 October to learn more

08.01.2022 Show us your Bay OK Nature Verge to win! Thanks to #WAEstuaries, #revitalisinggeographewaterways, @South West Catchments Council (SWCC) and @National Landcare Program for supporting Bay OK!

07.01.2022 Don't miss tomorrow's Rylington Park annual field day

07.01.2022 Catch up on GeoCatch's Waterbirds webinar that was held earlier this month, hosted by Kim Williams at DBCA. "The Vasse-Wonnerup Wetlands have extraordinary plant and animal life that changes dramatically throughout the seasons. Since 2017, seasonal ecological monitoring has been undertaken to help scientists and managers understand the potential longer-term impacts on the ecology that may occur through changes to the water regime over summer. "

07.01.2022 Join Bridgetown-Greenbushes Community Landcare for one of their upcoming wildflower walks!

07.01.2022 Great tips from our friends at GeoCatch!

07.01.2022 Who do you think these speckled eggs belong to? One of our staff members spotted these beauties at his dam and they belong to a purple swamphen! This is the second sitting for the bird at his dam, with the hen already having raised three chicks the first time. You can read more about these beautiful birds via Birdlife Australia: https://bit.ly/3ntOBri

04.01.2022 The annual Biosecurity Blitz has only one week to go! This is the sixth year the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - DPIRD has hosted the campaign, which runs every year from 19 October to 16 November. The Biosecurity Blitz offers a challenge for all Australians the public, growers, producers and government - to learn more about pests, actively look for interesting or damaging pests, and to make as many reports as possible. Head to their page for more info or check out the website: https://bit.ly/2I5VgZy

04.01.2022 We have received over 150 sightings of black cockatoos but are on the lookout for more! Submit your own sightings here: https://bit.ly/3gNln2O

03.01.2022 Happy World Wetlands Day! Today marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands! The Convention aims to halt the worldwide loss of wetlands and to conserve those that remain. There are three Ramsar wetlands in the South West of WA - Toolibin Lake, Vasse-Wonnerup and Muir-Byenup.... Through the National Landcare Program, we work to protect these wetlands, which support thousands of migratory waterbirds, plants and fish. We hope you'll join us in supporting World Wetlands Day by spreading the message of the importance of wetlands, not only for humans, but for all the wonderful wildlife found in the south west region!

02.01.2022 Blighted by sandy soil that struggles to hold moisture!? Us too! Adding clay to your soil is a quick and easy way to improve your soil structure and reduce nutrient run-off into our waterways. Check out the link below for more tips from GeoCatch.

02.01.2022 Read a wrap-up of the carnaby's black cockatoo workshops that took place recently in Katanning and Perup. Thanks to BirdLife Australia, Katanning Landcare and Blackwood Basin Group Perup: Nature's Guesthouse