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Owners of small agricultural properties play an important role in managing our peri-urban landscapes, which are the areas where land-use transitions from rural environments to urban or regional centres.

Last year we started work on the ‘Community-led stewardship in Perth’s northern coastal corridor’ project, with lots of amazing progress made already.

Perth NRM is pleased to announce it has been granted $353,557 through State NRM’s Community Stewardship Grant Program for a project to assist in the postfire recovery around Wooroloo Brook. 

Perth NRM has been recognised at the Western Australian Coastal Awards for Excellence 2022, winning the Education and Engagement Award earlier this week.

MEDIA RELEASE: A Lotterywest grant to support urban biodiversity through Perth NRM’s ReWild Perth program has been announced by the Hon Reece Whitby MLA, Minister for the Environment; Climate Change.

The Measuring On-Farm Natural Capital Program has been working on farming properties across Western Australia, exploring new methodologies to account for the value of natural resources. New reports share some early learnings.

A total of 22 community groups will share in $281,240 of grant funding to deliver 53 projects this year that will help the Swan and Canning catchments, with applications for the 2023 round opening today.

The State NRM Program has awarded a '2021 Community Stewardship - large grant' to Perth NRM, providing $353,510.00 over three years to support community-led stewardship in Perth's northern coastal corridor.

A big thank you to everyone that participated in the 2021 Community Capacity Assessment surveys. As promised, it's time to announce the two random prize draw winners.

How a routine enquiry with RegenWA turned into a shared soil experience for land managers in Gidgegannup.

The Perth Zoo plays a critical role in supporting the on-ground efforts of the National Landcare Program's Threatened Species projects in Western Australia.

As part of the Swan Canning River Recovery Stage Three, Perth NRM is working on a strategic project to trial sediment control measures at a development site.

Community groups and organisations are invited to apply for the 2022 round of the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program (SALP) grants, to assist community-led programs to improve, protect and enhance our environmental assets.

Community shares in $305,000 from the Swan Alcoa Landcare Program

Following the West Australian Government's announcement of a COVID-19 related lockdown, Perth NRM will immediately implement safety measures for its staff and stakeholders.

A Community Stewardship grant from the State NRM Office has made it possible for SERCUL to take the lead in regional Boneseed management.

The World Soil Day event at Muresk was a successful and illuminating look at the work being done by Western Australian farmers and scientists to improve soil health in our region.

The CRC for Water Sensitive Cities has published research commissioned by the Sediment Task Force, marking an important milestone in sediment management.

In the last of our National Biodiversity Month series, we look at the role of the urban forest in urban hotspots.

Living Steams and Constructed Wetlands are an increasingly popular way to use ecological systems as part of our urban infrastructure, offering improved biodiversity value to our suburbs.