Biosecurity Alert: shot-hole borer found in Perth Region
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RU OK Day 2023
RUOK? Day Community Planting and Morning Tea A heartfelt thank you to all who joined us at RUOK? Day in Jarrahdale. Our community came together to celebrate this special day with a planting event and morning tea set amongst the ...
Empowering the Community to Save Endangered Carnaby’s
Landcare SJ coordinated 4 planting days as part of a collaboration with the Murdoch University led Keep Carnaby’s Flying – Ngoolarks Forever project. Funded by Lottery West this project aims to engage the community to keep Carnaby’s flying (safeguard their ...
Jarrahdale Bushland Benefits From Conservation Education
Students from Fairbridge TAFE join LandcareSJ NRM Officers revegatating Korribinjal in Serpeentine Jarrahdale. Jayne Lavender and students from the Conservation course have been involved since 2019. A general site tidy up was completed and 80 seedlings planted ...
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale strengthens partnership with Landcare SJ
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Landcare SJ Partners With Murdoch to Keep Carnaby’s Flying
Ngoolarks, or Carnaby’s cockatoos, have connected Noongar families for thousands of years, but with development pressures we are in danger of losing them forever. Landcare SJ is proud to partner with Murdoch University, with support from Lotterywest, to launch Keep ...
How to help your local environment in Serpentine Jarrahdale
Do you have some spare time and would like to help in your local community? Then how about becoming involved as an environmental volunteer in the Serpentine Jarrahdale area. Landcare SJ helps to support a number of environmentally focused volunteer community groups working locally who are looking for new members ...
Great Cocky Count Workshops in 2023
The Great Cocky Count is a citizen science survey, the biggest single survey for black-cockatoos in Western Australia. Held on a single evening in autumn. Volunteers monitor known roost sites and count black-cockatoos as they come in to roost for the ...
Cockatube Project Update
Cockatube Project Update November was a busy month for the Cockatube project with a number of monitoring events and reports completed. Breeding attempts were recorded in Mandurah and Lake Clifton. Site visits were undertaken in preparation for new installations in ...
Native vegetation protected within the Paul Robinson Reserve.
This year Landcare SJ was able to secure funding for a project to protect native vegetation within the Paul Robinson Reserve. The Paul Robinson Reserve sits within the Serpentine Sports Reserve and is utilised by the Serpentine Pony Club as ...
Reduce your carbon footprint by growing your own vegies
Community Urban Agriculture Education Program Join us for a brand-new, fun, and interactive series of workshops learning how to grow vegetables in your garden. Held once a month, the program covers multiple topics to help you be a successful veggie ...
Lowland Kangaroo Survey Update
Landcare SJ staff, board and committee members and volunteers participated in a winter Kangaroo Count at Lowlands. Data from the count was provided to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions to build on existing data and inform future management ...
Weedy wood removed along Gooralong brook
The Jarrahdale Heritage Society with support from Landcare SJ are continuing with the removal of black wattle along Gooralong Brook in Jarrahdale. Last month the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale helped support the project through its contribution of a hard working ...
Great benefits from connecting with Mother Earth
Landcare SJ Executive Officer, Francis Smit used the R U OK? planting day and morning tea as an example to describe ‘Landcare for community mental health,’ in his recent presentation at the 2022 National Landcare Conference, at Sydney’s Darling Harbour ...
Cockatube Monitoring Update
Over the past month Landcare SJ have been monitoring Cockatubes installed around the Peel region. On one monitoring event, undertaken with the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council and Birdlife WA, seven Cockatubes were inspected, three hens were flushed from the hollows, and ...
1000 seedlings planted to help save Endangered Black Cockatoos
More than 77 people attended National Tree Day Community Planting at Madejal Brook Reserve on 31st July. 1000 local native seedlings were planted. These will provide forage and habitat for the three species of endangered and threatened iconic Western Australian black ...
North Dandalup Primary School continues Important Wildlife Corridor
Tuesday 26th July Landcare SJ with Men of the Trees Mandurah and children from the North Dandalup Primary school planted 500 seedlings along South Western Highway. This is a continuationof the wildlife corridor from the school to North Dandalup Hall ...
School kids give Percy Nairn Reserve a new old look
Landcare SJ hosted this year’s Schools National Tree Day 2022 at Percy Nairn Reserve in Byford Eaton Farm School and Byford Child Care Centre have supported this event for several years. This year 12 children and carer’s attended attended from ...
Healthy Soil Makes a Happy Horse
Property owners have the opportunity to attend a free workshop on composting and soil health. The SJ Food and Farm Alliance, with support from Landcare SJ are holding the free community workshop as part of their 12 month SJ Equestrian ...
