State Natural Resource Management Program WA

⏰Remember to get your Community Stewardship or Feral Cat Management grant applications submitted by next Wednesday 29 April at midday.

Join the hundreds of Western Australians conserving our biodiversity and protecting local habitats and wildlife through the State Natural Resource Management funding
https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au/environment-and-sustainability/state-natural-resource-management-program/

Do your bit during National Biosecurity Week to save our trees from PSHB! 🐞🔍

Become a biosecurity warrior and keep your eye out for signs and symptoms of the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB).

Get into your gardens and check your plants and trees for signs like shot holes and staining.

Looking at wound points or areas where limbs have been removed can be a good spot to check as PSHB goes for easy entry points.

Latest Bushland News is out now!

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👨‍🌾 Nutrient-Dense Food Production Workshop
Join internationally renowned farmer and educator Dan Kittredge (Bionutrient Food Association) for a hands-on session designed to help landholders build healthier soils that:
✅ Grow nutrient-rich pastures & crops
✅ Naturally resist pests & disease
✅ Deliver better weight gains & productivity
✅ Improve long-term farm profitability
📅 When: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 · 9am–3pm
📍 Where: Glenarty Road Farm to Table Restaurant, Karridale
💲 Cost: $100 + GST (includes morning tea & lunch)
Register here: https://lowerblackwood.com.au/events/nutrient-dense-food-production/
This is a rare chance to learn directly from one of the world’s leading voices in soil and food health—practical knowledge you can take straight back to your farm.
👉 Places are limited, so secure your spot today and start making your hectare count.
This Lower Blackwood Landcare event forms part of a collaborative project with Regen WA called ‘Make Your Hectare Count’. The project is supported by funding from the Western Australian Government’s State Natural Resource Management Program WA

Lower Blackwood Landcare Local community organisation working with landholders in the Lower Blackwood District to support healthy environments and productive farms

🐗💥 Feral Pig Trapping Paused – But the Fight’s Not Over!

As we head into the wettest part of winter, the Lower Blackwood Vertebrate Pest Management Group (LBVPMG) is wrapping up trapping operations for the 2025 season — but that doesn’t mean the pigs get a free pass!

🚫 With the Scott River area too boggy for safe vehicle access, trapping is on hold until the new year.
👀 But we still need your eyes on the ground!
If you spot feral pigs, report them here:
👉 https://lowerblackwood.com.au/?ff_landing=4

🔫 Our team remains on call for landholder reports, so don’t hesitate to reach out.

🙏 A huge thanks to Delta Forestry for jumping on board and supporting our work across the Scott Coastal Plain — partnerships like this, alongside proactive landholders, are key to keeping feral pressure in check.



This project is funded by a Community Stewardship Grant, an initiative of the Western Australian Government managed through the State Natural Resource Management Program WA and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Additional funding has been provided the Shire of Augusta Margaret River, the Shire of Nannup Peppermint Estate Pty Ltd., and Delta Forestry Pty. Ltd. This project is facilitated through a continuing partnership between the Lower Blackwood LCDC and the Lower Blackwood Vertebrate Pest Management Group.