New Projects
Healthy Estuary WA Program:
This state program includes work to reduce nutrient inputs from priority catchments. Including soil testing, nutrient mapping for farmers, revegetating and fencing creeks using the latest science to monitor and effectively manage waterways, and collaborating with and educating the community through events and field days. (Regional Estuaries Initiative is the past iteration of this project)
Soil Wise:
A collaborative project to help farmers and land managers improve their soil health and nutrient management. The aim is to promote best-practice sustainable agriculture so that farmers can increase productivity and profitability, whilst protecting and improving the condition of natural resources.
Joining the Dots– Collaborative Feral Management at Landscape Scale (2022-2025)
Feral animals are recognized as major predators of small livestock and native animals, including critically endangered Western Ringtail Possums and Australasian Bittern. They all occur in the 594,437ha south coast WA project area. Feral animal management is mostly undertaken on one land tenure leaving pests in adjacent areas that act as feral refuges. This project builds on the success of current and recent projects and works across all land tenures. It expands feral control and complements Western Shield and private landholders’ current feral control expenditure.
This 4-partner project collaborates with other community-based organizations, government departments, and land managers.
Farm Planning Whiteboards:
Contract OHCG to print your farm on a whiteboard to help plan farm activities and resources. For more information please contact Oyster Harbour Catchment Group on 9851 2703 or email [email protected]
FRRR Mega-community Toolkit:
The 'Mega Community Toolbox' (MCT) will address the communities' lack of preparedness for natural disasters and climate change, social disconnection, and a declining volunteer resource base. Through this project, OHCG will engage the broader community to build a stronger, more resilient and capable social network and resource base.
This state program includes work to reduce nutrient inputs from priority catchments. Including soil testing, nutrient mapping for farmers, revegetating and fencing creeks using the latest science to monitor and effectively manage waterways, and collaborating with and educating the community through events and field days. (Regional Estuaries Initiative is the past iteration of this project)
Soil Wise:
A collaborative project to help farmers and land managers improve their soil health and nutrient management. The aim is to promote best-practice sustainable agriculture so that farmers can increase productivity and profitability, whilst protecting and improving the condition of natural resources.
Joining the Dots– Collaborative Feral Management at Landscape Scale (2022-2025)
Feral animals are recognized as major predators of small livestock and native animals, including critically endangered Western Ringtail Possums and Australasian Bittern. They all occur in the 594,437ha south coast WA project area. Feral animal management is mostly undertaken on one land tenure leaving pests in adjacent areas that act as feral refuges. This project builds on the success of current and recent projects and works across all land tenures. It expands feral control and complements Western Shield and private landholders’ current feral control expenditure.
This 4-partner project collaborates with other community-based organizations, government departments, and land managers.
- Express interest in feral animal control workshop
- Express interest in feral animal shoot
Farm Planning Whiteboards:
Contract OHCG to print your farm on a whiteboard to help plan farm activities and resources. For more information please contact Oyster Harbour Catchment Group on 9851 2703 or email [email protected]
FRRR Mega-community Toolkit:
The 'Mega Community Toolbox' (MCT) will address the communities' lack of preparedness for natural disasters and climate change, social disconnection, and a declining volunteer resource base. Through this project, OHCG will engage the broader community to build a stronger, more resilient and capable social network and resource base.
- Join the Southern Grazer Network to hear more
Collaboration Projects
Education for Best-Practice Cat Management to Decrease Impacts on Biodiversity- Protecting Potoroos and their Native Neighbours.
Auspiced project State Natural Resource Management Project managed by Cat Laws and Wildlife Survival
This project started in 2022 focusing on the Two Peoples Bay/Manypeaks/Waychinicup region. This area is highly significant to residents, tourists, the scientific community, and the Minang Traditional Owners. Two famous endemic and threatened fauna species live exclusively in the area, the Gilbert’s Potoroo and Noisy Scrub Bird, as well as significant populations of Quokka, Western Ringtail Possum, Western Bristlebird, and Australasian Bittern. In addition, there are many other threatened fauna species with significant populations in this area.
One of the main threats to these "bite-sized" species is that of roaming cats. from 2022 to 2024 CLAWS and partners will be working in the community with Two Peoples Bay/Manypeaks/Waychinicup residents, Noongar groups, school children, and the general public to encourage sustainable social change. Increasing awareness of the benefits to cats by keeping them safely contained to your property; discovering barriers and opportunities for feral control; providing education to the community about how to protect the special biodiversity of this unique region, and keeping the community updated on the feral and invasive species happenings in this area.
Auspiced project State Natural Resource Management Project managed by Cat Laws and Wildlife Survival
This project started in 2022 focusing on the Two Peoples Bay/Manypeaks/Waychinicup region. This area is highly significant to residents, tourists, the scientific community, and the Minang Traditional Owners. Two famous endemic and threatened fauna species live exclusively in the area, the Gilbert’s Potoroo and Noisy Scrub Bird, as well as significant populations of Quokka, Western Ringtail Possum, Western Bristlebird, and Australasian Bittern. In addition, there are many other threatened fauna species with significant populations in this area.
One of the main threats to these "bite-sized" species is that of roaming cats. from 2022 to 2024 CLAWS and partners will be working in the community with Two Peoples Bay/Manypeaks/Waychinicup residents, Noongar groups, school children, and the general public to encourage sustainable social change. Increasing awareness of the benefits to cats by keeping them safely contained to your property; discovering barriers and opportunities for feral control; providing education to the community about how to protect the special biodiversity of this unique region, and keeping the community updated on the feral and invasive species happenings in this area.
Long-term Projects
See past projects here or by visiting our office
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