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---- Brogo Reserve
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Volunteers vs weeds at Boolcoomatta
by
Joanna Axford
on
15 October 2017
In September we had an amazing group of 11 volunteers make the long trek to our Boolcoomatta Station Reserve to help with vital weed management. The group were focused on our long-term management...
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Celebrating science in the South West
by
Joanna Axford
on
30 August 2017
National Science Week was celebrated in the south-west with engaging Bush Chats in Albany. The theme was 'Bush Heritage in the South-West - Bringing Country back to Health'. Simon Smale (Healthy...
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Celebrating science in the west
by
Joanna Axford
on
28 August 2017
National Science Week 2017 was celebrated across the West with a series of fantastic events including: the Hamelin Science Fair, Albany Bush Chats, and at the Perth Science Festival. This blog is...
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Long-term weed management
by
Joanna Axford
on
09 July 2017
Bush Heritage volunteers have been running an amazing weed removal effort at Charles Darwin Reserve in Western Australia for around 10 years. The Charles Darwin weeds working bee is run twice a...
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New station stay collaboration
by
Joanna Axford
on
29 March 2017
The 'Station Stay Way' is a new collaboration between Bush Heritage's Hamelin Station Reserve and three pastoral properties: Bullara Station, Quobba Station, Wooramel Station.
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Family fun caretaking Boolcoomatta
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Neil and Kate Stone
on
06 February 2017
Neil and Kate Stone and their two children, Emily and Daniel, took over the responsibility of caretaking Boolcoomatta Reserve from Meredith and Tony Geyer a few days after Christmas. They spent a...
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Brians delight in sandpad monitoring
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Joanna Axford
on
28 October 2016
'The Brians' (aka Bush Heritage volunteers Brian Crute and Brian Martin) conducted the spring sandpad monitoring at Charles Darwin Reserve earlier this month. Here's Brian Martin's account of their...
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10 years with Gondwana Link
by
Joanna Axford
on
02 October 2016
A beautiful field day at Monjebup Reserve to celebrate over a decade on the Gondwana Link project to help re-establish connectivity in the South-West Australian biodiversity hotspot. "The power of...
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Blues for the Bush 2016
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Joanna Axford
on
27 September 2016
Delights of the beautiful Charles Darwin Reserve were shared with over 1,400 people on the weekend at Blues for the Bush 2016. This fantastic event brought together people from around WA and...
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The inaugural Hamelin Science Fair
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Joanna Axford
on
06 September 2016
The inaugural 'Hamelin Science Fair' was held over the last weekend of the National Science Week. It was a brilliant way to bring together members of the regional environmental and land management...
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Erica in 'Fresh Scientist' finals
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Joanna Axford
on
18 May 2016
Bush Heritage Science Fellow – Dr Erica Suosaari – has been selected as a finalist in the 2016 Fresh Science competition. This great achievement has been awarded to Erica for her work on...
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A weed herbarium for Hamelin
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Joanna Axford
on
18 May 2016
Valued volunteer Charlie Nicholson has provided important help in the West for over 10 years. Charlie's just completed his second stint at Hamelin Station Reserve helping us prepare a weeding...
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