This World Seagrass Day, seagrass scientists from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) are not only celebrating successful Healthy Estuaries WA summer seagrass surveys in three estuaries, but also sowing ...
A record number of farms are participating in this year's Healthy Estuaries WA and Soil Wise fertiliser management program, which is improving the health of our waterways while helping farmers make significant savings....
Scientists from the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation took to the water and sky to monitor seagrass in Nullaki (Wilson Inlet) last month. Caitlyn O’Dea, Environmental Officer from the department’s Aquatic Science Branc...
We have had a record turnout at the DIY (do-it-yourself) soil sampling workshops held in eight catchments across south-west Western Australia (WA) this November. A total of nine training sessions brought together 190 landholders to learn...
Recent workshops held with agroecologist Mark Tupman and farmers around south-west Western Australia dug a little deeper into soil fertility. These sessions, supported by our Soil Wise program, examined the fundamentals of soil health an...
Our latest farm trials of the soil amendment Iron Man Gypsum (IMG) are continuing to build confidence in the effectiveness of IMG to improve soil nutrient retention....
A Western Australian study of nearly 700 soil samples has provided new insight into whether agronomic soil testing can be used to assess the likelihood of phosphorus being ‘lost’ into the environment....
The Healthy Estuaries WA fertiliser management program was a Premier’s Science Award finalist in the Science Engagement Initiative of the Year category....
The sounds of frogs and black cockatoos greeted us when we visited Zoe Johnson’s ‘winter creek’ on her farm in the Leschenault Estuary catchment. Zoe has been working on her fencing and revegetation project for the past three years...
Estuary water quality, fish health, and caring for Bindjareb Boodja will be among the topics discussed at an upcoming estuary forum event hosted by the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council as part of the State Government’s Healthy Estuaries...
Healthy Estuaries WA’s Fertiliser Management Program is a finalist in the Premier’s Science Awards Science Engagement Initiative of the Year category....
In April 2013, a mass fish kill in the Vasse Wonnerup wetlands was a pivotal moment in how the wetlands are managed. Reflecting on the past 10 years, scientists and managers came together for a community update hosted by GeoCatch in...
The Healthy Estuaries WA team have been connecting with Great Southern high school students to share the exciting science that happens in and around their local estuaries. More than 400 high school students attended Scitech’s STEM Regi...
This report summarises three years of Peel Harvey estuary water quality monitoring (2016–19) and compares the results with historical data. We report on the main drivers of estuary health – climate, flow, and catchment nutrients; and...