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Perth NRM’s environment team supports action that improves the integrity of the Swan and Canning River systems.

Have you ever passed by a bush block, seen a group of people planting trees or pulling weeds and wondered what it was all about?

The management of feral cats has been in the news lately, with the Feral Cat Symposium being held in Perth in early February.

Erosion is a natural part of tidal movement, but it can become destructive when humans interfere with the natural coastal structure.

UNESCO recently announced 2022-2032 to be the Decade of Indigenous Languages, to preserve, revitalise and support Indigenous languages worldwide.

"What if we were as proud and invested in our native gardens as we are in our Christmas lights?" This was just one of the questions posed at the BirdLife 'Birds in the Burbs' symposium last week.

Once thought to be too difficult to remove from our river systems, the South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare (SERCUL) has been eradicating hydroctyle in the Canning River as part of the Swan Canning River Recovery Stage 3.

Perth NRM was recently invited to present to the WA Climate Smart Agriculture Fellowship program on the work being done to progress the WA Food Security Plan.

The 2021 Perth NRM AGM was held yesterday (Wednesday 3 November) at the beautiful Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre. We thank our members for participating and are pleased to announce election results.

Perth NRM CEO Keith Pekin and the Hon. Steve Irons met with City of South Perth Mayor and CEO at the Elderfield Wetlands yesterday to see how the Swan Canning River Recovery program will support environmental outcomes on the foreshore.

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.

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.

Today we're looking at coastal conservation as part of National Biodiversity Month.

A partnership between South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare (SERCUL), the City of Canning and the Water Corporation has led to a great project in Nurdi Park, Riverton, as part of the Swan Canning River Recovery program.

Welcome to National Biodiversity Month. Australia has many unique flora and fauna species, all of which have evolved to play a specific role in our ecosystem.

Know your food, know your farmer.

This Australian summer we are seeing a catastrophic bushfire crisis taking place over many months, which should appear to any open-minded and reasonably informed observer as being an unusual occurrence.

As we move toward the end of 2019, I’d like to take a moment to thank you all for joining us at our events, workshops, speaking engagements or just subscribing to this newsletter.