Category: E-News

Can you help with CockyWatch roadside surveys?

Can you help with CockyWatch roadside surveys?

CockyWatch is a citizen science road transect survey for black cockatoos that helps to provide important information on population estimates and changes. It involves citizen scientists recording numbers of black cockatoos seen while driving through parts of the...
Multi-Species Pastures Case Study from Runnymede Farm

Multi-Species Pastures Case Study from Runnymede Farm

Read about Harvey farmers Blythe Calnan and Greg Hooper’s real life journey into regenerative farming and their approach to transitioning into multi-species pasture biodiversity.  This case study is a candid insight into the challenges, concerns, successes and plans....
Inspiring Our Next Generation

Inspiring Our Next Generation

PHCC’s Farmers for Coordinator Christine was invited to speak to Boddington District High School students to talk about the iconic native animals in their area and what they can do to help protect these and other native species. Over the past few years PHCC has been...
Weeds & Water

Weeds & Water

PHCC staff, Kristy and Victoria were joined by Newmont volunteers, Jordan and Paul at Williams River which is one of eight River Action Plan (RAP) sites in the Hotham-Williams sub catchment. The day’s task was to locate and remove rye grass and other invasive species...
Boosting Farm Waterways

Boosting Farm Waterways

Community members, farmers and landholders came together recently to learn about how they can increase biodiversity on their land and waterways. Summer is here and temperatures have already soared, reminding us all that climate change adaption and effective land use...
Farmers doing it for themselves!

Farmers doing it for themselves!

The Healthy Estuaries WA/Bindjareb Djilba Protection Plan Fertiliser Management Project has kicked off for the 2023-2024 season. Thirty five farmers have been accepted into the program, and more than two thirds have nominated to do their own soil sampling. A further 7...
Optimising Soil and Plant Health

Optimising Soil and Plant Health

Last month landholders in the Peel-Harvey were treated to a workshop on Optimising Plant Nutrition with agroecologist Mark Tupman, of Productive Ecology. During the morning session, Mark discussed the intricate relationship between soil microorganisms and plants....

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