Urban Greening The State Government is developing an urban greening strategy to help make Perth and Peel greener, cooler and more liveable into the future. This strategy is expected to be finalised by the end of 2024. The Strategy will be developed based on the best available evidence and international best practices as well as acknowledging the […]

Come along to our walk at Lightning Swamp. This is the largest bushland reserve managed by the City of Bayswater in conjunction with Friends of Lightning Swamp.  Lightning Swamp comprises a seasonal wetland, damplands and a perched wetland which support a higher diversity of aquatic and fringing vegetation in comparison to permanent wetlands. The site […]

Marie Giorgi and Sonya Elek have learned the importance of having a detailed strategy to create and maintain an effective campaign to save an important remnant Banksia woodland in Hamersley.  Presentation Now Available We now have Marie and Sonya's outstanding presentation on Saving Erindale Road Bushland on our website.  Admire the sustained advocacy they have […]

Finding ways to protect urban bushland Learn essential advocacy skills in this interactive and practical workshop facilitated by green activist Lynn MacLaren. Lynn is a well-known conservation and human rights advocate with decades of campaign experience. She volunteers in local bushland ‘Friends’ groups and has convened the Albany Community Environment Centre Inc, served on several […]

Learn more about iNaturalist and how it can make an impact on your patch Two users of iNaturalist, Patrick Wake from Quinns Rock Environmental Group and Lydia Fenu from the UBC Committee and Wildflower Society WA (Armadale Branch), come together to show you their experiences with the app and to teach you how to use […]

Medium density – liveable neighbourhoods – protection for urban bushland and species within. How can we have it all? Introducing our Guest Speaker Julian Bolleter is the Director of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) at the University of Western Australia, the Program Director of AUDRC’s Master of Urban Design course, and an author and […]

Is your patch Honeymyrtle Shrubland? As a member of a friends group or a land manager of one of these critically endangered patches, you are invited to our northern Perth Honeymyrtle Shrubland (HMS) excursion. Although the limestone ridges and hills of the Swan Coastal Plain have been significantly altered since settlement there are still some […]

2024 has been a difficult year for protecting our environment, the patches that we love so well.  In the next week we expect that changes to the Environmental Protection Act will sail through the WA Parliament. We believe they will affect the independence of the EPA and take away some of our right to have […]