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What an amazing year it has been for the Turning Gardeners into Conservationists citizen science project! In this final highlight article for the year, we are celebrating with some of the amazing wildlife observations shared by citizen scientists.  

Meet Jason and explore his small yet incredibly diverse Gosnells bush garden. #PeopleofReWild

How can we learn together to transform gardens into habitat for wildlife? The Turning Gardeners into Conservationists team have recently shared project outcomes with environmental researchers and practitioners both nationally and internationally.

Meet Luke, Perth NRM’s Senior Manager Environment, and explore his Morley ReWild garden. #PeopleofReWild

The citizen scientists of our Turning Gardeners into Conservationists have completed more than 11,000 monitoring surveys and spotted an incredible 185 wildlife species visiting their gardens, in just the last 12 months!

Joining forces to improve farm sustainability, 14 intrepid volunteers trekked from Perth and Geraldton to Gabalong with the goal to plant 20,000 native seedlings – or as many as they possibly could!

We're now a full year into wildlife monitoring for the Turning Gardeners Into Conservationists project!

Perth NRM have a small allocation of funds available to support 'Friends of', Landcare and Coastcare groups in our region.

Explore Glenn’s Bayswater bush garden, an oasis for wildlife using local native plant species, and learn how you can do the same in your garden. #PeopleofReWild

Since 2018, Perth NRM has been delivering 'Living Landscapes: Improving the condition of Threatened Ecological Communities' in the Swan NRM region and working to improve the resilience of these important ecological areas.

Building sand from construction sites can be contaminated with cement and metal cuttings as well as paint, plastics, rubbish and mulch.

Land clearing for the subdivision and construction of buildings and infrastructure in Western Australia often results in soil and building sand making its way into nearby gutters and drains.

What species of wildlife will use wildlife-friendly garden structures? This is one of the big questions that our Turning Gardeners into Conservationists project is trying to find out!

We are always conscious that the work we do in land and natural resource management has a direct impact on the wildlife that rely on these habitats to survive.

Media release - 7 June 2023

Our citizen scientists continue to amaze us with their backyard discoveries and wildlife-friendly gardening efforts!

Thank you to the awesome people who came down to Palm Beach and Singleton Foreshore to help in the Rockingham Big Beach Clean Up on Sunday 30th April.

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.

More than 150 new habitat structures are now being installed in gardens throughout the South West as part of our Turning Gardeners into Conservationists project!

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