Oyster Harbour Catchment Group
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    • Catchment History
    • Natural Resources
    • Threats >
      • Erosion
      • Cats: Feral, Stray and Domestic
      • Feral Rodents
      • Invasive Plants
    • Natural Wonders >
      • Lakes and Wetlands
      • Biodiversity >
        • Seagrass meadows
        • Spiders
        • Western Ringtail Possum
  • PROJECTS
    • Regional Landcare Program
    • Looking Forward, Looking Back: farm planning
    • "uPtake" fertiliser trial
    • Healthy Estuaries WA >
      • Nutrient Mapping
    • Taking Past Learnings into the Future
    • Ranges Link
    • Past Projects
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Membership
    • Newsletter
    • Citizen Science and other volunteering opportunities >
      • Annual Western Ringtail Possum tally
    • Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group >
      • Albany and Surrounds Cat Blog
    • Accuspread Field Day Registration
    • Red Card Feral Animal Shoot >
      • Team Registration
    • Grazer Matcher
  • CONTACT US
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    • For Youth and the Youthful at Heart

Local Projects 

New Projects

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Regional Estuaries Initiative/ Healthy Estuary Program:
This a state program includes work to reduce nutrient inputs from priority catchments. Including soil testing, nutrient mapping for farmers, revegetating and fencing creeks and use the latest science to monitor and effectively manage waterways and collaborating with and educating community through events and field days.

Regional Landcare Partnership:  ​
Exploring new opportunities for improving the status of 20/20 priority listed threatened species in the South Coast Region Management Unit - bringing scientists, Indigenous people and NRM community together to protect threatened species. This includes fencing remnant bush, revegetating and having community events to educate and raise awareness.
  • Annual Ringtail Tally 2021

Jump Start:  ​
A collaboration with Harvey Beef Gate 2 Plate Challenge which focuses on increasing the use of soil and tissue testing to fine-tune fertiliser applications and help jumpstart a southern growers group. A WA State NRM grant

Farm Planning: ​
This project made for farmers interested in developing a physical farm plan, looking at production constraints and improving their land management, which could include surface water management, remnant vegetation management and soil/ land management unit related production issues. This project is supported by the Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program

uPtake trails:
 
​Involves fertiliser trials that have a focus on phosphorous response and increasing confidence in determining appropriate applications for production. Carrying out field walks through out the year to view local trials, caught-up with neighbours and discussion finding. The project is jointly funded through the State Government's Regional Estuaries Initiative and the Australian Governments' National Landcare Program.

Shire of Plantagenet Weed Control Project:​
Targeting the monitoring/controlling of roadside weeds in the Plantagenet Shire including Watsonia, Tagasaste, Bridal Creeper, Love grass etc. which threaten both the native environment and industry.

Taking Past Learning into the Future:
 
​Involves going through our 30years plus of landcare initiatives, educational resources and minutes to better promotes the communities passionate commitment to landcare over the decades and help us strategically plan future actions. 

Collaboration Projects

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  • King River Weed Control
  • ​​​​​Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group
  • ​Ranges Link Project
See past projects here or by visiting our office 

Our Sponsors and Supporters

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We acknowledge the Minang and Koreng people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging and to the wider Noongar community. 

​Sponsors and Supporters
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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Our Groups Story >
      • Meet our Committee of Volunteers
      • Meet Our Staff
      • Our Fellow Community Groups
    • Catchment History
    • Natural Resources
    • Threats >
      • Erosion
      • Cats: Feral, Stray and Domestic
      • Feral Rodents
      • Invasive Plants
    • Natural Wonders >
      • Lakes and Wetlands
      • Biodiversity >
        • Seagrass meadows
        • Spiders
        • Western Ringtail Possum
  • PROJECTS
    • Regional Landcare Program
    • Looking Forward, Looking Back: farm planning
    • "uPtake" fertiliser trial
    • Healthy Estuaries WA >
      • Nutrient Mapping
    • Taking Past Learnings into the Future
    • Ranges Link
    • Past Projects
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Membership
    • Newsletter
    • Citizen Science and other volunteering opportunities >
      • Annual Western Ringtail Possum tally
    • Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group >
      • Albany and Surrounds Cat Blog
    • Accuspread Field Day Registration
    • Red Card Feral Animal Shoot >
      • Team Registration
    • Grazer Matcher
  • CONTACT US
  • RESOURCES
    • For Youth and the Youthful at Heart