Three generations of Bush Heritage interns
Our Seeding the Future internship program has supported 44 paid interns. Today 85% are working or doing further study in conservation and related fields, including four employed at Bush Heritage.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this site may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
Yes! I'd like to fund vital conservation work. Choose your amount or round it up.
All orders are tax deductible.
Customise your eCard with personal messages.
Scheduled emails will be sent at 9am on the date chosen.
Preview the gift card.
Botanist extraordinaire Libby Sandiford has spent the past few years striding across our properties in the Fitz-Stirling in south-west Western Australia. The reserves include Beringa, Chereninup, Monjebup, Red Moort and a partner property, Yarraweyah Falls.
Libby has documented an incredible 934 species of flora in just under 4000ha, which is highly biodiverse by anyone's reckoning.
The vegetation map shows up to 12 plant communities per property, some of them very difficult to map.
With millions of years of uninterrupted and continuous evolution of plant species, south-west WA is one of the most floristically diverse places on earth.
We are thrilled that Libby has produced a very comprehensive herbarium as part of the project, which will be used by ourselves and community members to identify plants in the area.
The project has also contributed many specimens both to the Albany and Perth herbaria.
This project was made possible through funding from the WA State NRM office.
For the plant lovers out there, don't miss Libby Sandiford's free online talk "Wildflowers in the West" as part of our ongoing Bush Chat series.