June | 2019
Nature City Seminar
Please save the date for Nature City, a 2-day seminar and 1-day field trips to showcase the latest research and best practice case studies to improve our capacity to manage, enhance, design and connect with nature in urban areas in WA. The event will run from Wednesday 26 - Friday 28 June, 2019 at the City of South Perth Community Hall and selected field sites. The main themes for the Seminar and Field Trips are Management, conservation, restoration and enhancement…
Find out more »July | 2019
NatureLink Perth Symposium
Come to the NatureLink Perth Symposium, a collaborative space to discuss and coordinate our efforts to enable nature sensitive urban design and nurture a biodiverse and liveable city in Perth. The day's success depends on diverse array of stakeholders attending and engaging in the symposium. The NatureLink Perth Symposium will be highly interactive day. You will have many opportunities for networking, providing input on key challenges and coordinating effort in this space. So, please bring your iPad/tablet/smart phone in order…
Find out more »War on Weeds
Find out how Wireless Hill Reserve 'war on weeds' strategies can help you! Come hear Margaret Matthews tell the story of the war on weeds at Wireless Hill. This treasure of Banksia Woodland has survived in suburbia but like most bushland in developed urban areas has suffered from an infestation of many types of weeds. Locals saw plants worth saving, banded together with the land manager and now this park has regenerated to surprise and delight its carers. So what…
Find out more »August | 2019
Celebrate Lake Goollelal
Come and help Greening Australia Celebrate Lake Goollelal. Help us plant native seedlings and learn about the importance of Lake Goollelal to plants, animals and the traditional custodians of the area. Come and celebrate your local patch of national significance. RSVP By Friday 2nd August Register for tickets through eventbrite. Bring: Gloves, Water bottle, Outdoor clothing. Venue: Lake Goollelal Goollelal Drive. Opposite Tanah Close, Kingsley Street. Parking available Goolelal Drive. Download the Flyer.
Find out more »Tuart Woodlands now protected
We are delighted that the Listing of the Tuart Woodlands and Forests as a Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) by the Commonwealth government has now been confirmed. The Tuart is an icon of our Perth region, being the tallest tree species on the Swan Coastal Plain and habitat for many fauna species. To celebrate, we have invited Bronwen and Greg Keighery to talk to all our members and supporters about our precious tuarts. Join us on Wednesday 14 August at 6…
Find out more »September | 2019
Baigup Wetlands on the Swan River Maylands – Guided Walk
This site visit is a chance to meet people from other community environment groups around the metro area while exploring a beautiful Bush Forever site on the Swan River that deserves to be better known. Baigup Wetlands is a 16.4 ha reserve that attracts many different kinds of birds all year round. Places are limited - please book. Details at the bottom of the page. Two freshwater lakes are home to our South-western Snake-necked (aka ‘oblong’) Turtles which breed in…
Find out more »Successful Environmental Campaigns
Join members for a panel discussion focused around securing success in environmental campaigns. We will also be considering UBC membership fees. Notice of General Meeting to discuss Special Resolutions to increase UBC Fees For some time now, the Committee has been discussing the long-term financial viability of UBC. For those who have attended recent AGMs you will remember that the financial reports over the past few years have shown a Net Loss. Operating expenditure has exceeded income. Hence UBC has…
Find out more »October | 2019
Anstey-Keane Walk
Join UBC and Friends of Forrestdale for a walk through the urban treasure of Anstey Keane damplands. It is the second most floristically diverse Bush Forever site on the Swan Coastal Plain and has more plant species than Kings Park. More importantly, its vegetation is in excellent condition. It is an area of high biological importance. You will be guided by locals, David and Bryony who love this bushland and are fighting to stop human incursions. They will show us some special…
Find out more »Spring Walk – Kensington Bushland in the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct
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Find out more »November | 2019
The fire ecology of Banksia woodlands
Russell Miller is a PhD candidate, Murdoch University, Kings Park Science and will discuss his research on the fire ecology of Banksia woodlands. Banksia woodlands have a long association with fire. Over tens of thousands of years, our local plant species have developed strategies not only to tolerate but sometimes benefit from recurrent fire. A fundamental concept in fire ecology is that plants are adapted to certain fire regimes (i.e., frequency, seasonality, and intensity) but if populations experience fire outside…
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