News

Welcome to Perth NRM's news and media releases page. We cover a range of project updates, news and feature articles.

Sediment control reduces mosquito risk

22nd June, 2023 Environment

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.

Citizen Science: May Update

20th June, 2023 Environment

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!

Five years of protecting threatened wildlife species

19th June, 2023 Environment

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.

Citizen Science: April Update

22nd May, 2023 Environment

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

Rockingham cleans up

8th May, 2023 Coastal and Marine

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.

Healthy landscapes for small landholders

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.

Citizen Science: March Update

26th April, 2023 Environment

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!

Coast community leads restoration

26th April, 2023 Coastal and Marine

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

Wells Park exceeds expectations

20th April, 2023 Coastal and Marine

Last winter, more than 6,000 seedlings were planted at Wells Park, and we are happy to report they survived summer!

People of ReWild – Mandy

13th April, 2023 Environment

Our next People of ReWild feature is Mandy who, with partner Mike, have been building their native bush garden for the past 34 years with inspiring results.

Goodbye, Graham!

3rd April, 2023 Sustainable Agriculture

We are sad to announce that after decades of working with and advocating for the Western Australian agricultural industry and its landholders, Graham McAlpine is retiring.

Perth hosts international horticultural geneticist

29th March, 2023 Sustainable Agriculture

Earlier this month, Perth was visited by renowned horticultural geneticist Professor Masayoshi Shigyo of the Yamaguchi University in Japan.

Citizen Science: February Update

20th March, 2023 Environment

For our citizen scientists, February was all about learning how to install wildlife-friendly garden structures!

WA Food Security Project Update

17th March, 2023 Sustainable Agriculture

Planning for a Food Secure Future in Western Australia

Urban wetlands reimagined

7th March, 2023 Environment

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

Why we need wetlands

7th March, 2023 Environment

A wetland is land that is covered or saturated with water, for part of the year or permanently. Some wetlands are linked to the groundwater with their depth rising or falling to reflect the aquifer levels.

What are Friends for?

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?

Twice bitten by Stable Fly

24th February, 2023 Sustainable Agriculture

Stable Fly became a declared pest in Western Australia in 2013 as its population spread grew significantly in developing coastal areas. Its control under the WA Biosecurity Act was a temporary measure, now up for review.

Feral species management

22nd February, 2023 Coastal and MarineEnvironment

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

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