Protect our Bay - Garden this Way!

Praise for responsible dog owners | GeoCatch

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Responsible dog owners keen to prevent their dogs causing harm to western ringtail possums learnt some important techniques at our Possum Avoidance Training. Asher Lindberg from Geo Bay Dog Training did a fantastic job demonstrating desensitisation and corrections techniques with our dog owners. Watch our socials for more resources on possum avoidance training for dogs...🐕‍🦺 ... See MoreSee Less

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Local dog owners were praised for training their pooches to live in harmony with western ringtail possums at GeoCatch’s Possum Avoidance Training last weekend. Dogs can cause injury and death to...

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Late last year a group of environmental health officers and landuse planners from City of Busselton, Augusta-Margaret River, Capel and Harvey Shires visited two Geographe dairy farms to gain a better understanding of the technologies and practices being used for effluent management on local farms.Read more on the RGW website rgw.dwer.wa.gov.au/dairy-farmers-show-and-tell-with-shire-planners/ ... See MoreSee Less

2 days ago

Would you like to see what a FireWise garden looks like? Our FireWise community demonstration garden has been shortlisted in the City of Busselton - Local Government You Choose funding program and we need your support to get it over the line!Our project includes the establishment of a FireWise garden at the Busselton fire station on Cammilleri Street, using best practice fire-proofing and fire retardant techniques. The project also includes a free community workshop on how to create a FireWise garden in this region.VOTE NOW 👉https://yoursay.busselton.wa.gov.au/you-choose ... See MoreSee Less

3 days ago

Have you noticed the Bay looking a little fuzzy lately? It's caused by an abundance of sea butterflies and other zooplankton. Fascinating! 🦋Our visibility out at the UWO is finally starting to clear back up to our usual crystal clear summer conditions! If you were to look very closely out the windows of the Observatory recently, you would have been able to see clouds of tiny critters swimming around! This fuzzy illusion is created by millions of swimming animals called Zooplankton. Holoplankton are animals that swim as plankton for their whole lives and include salps, worms, molluscs and crustaceans. Meroplankton are only in the plankton for a short time as part of their lifecycle – like corals or seastars. Our tour guides have been able to spot miniscule swimming molluscs called pteropods or sea butterflies over the past few weeks. We’ve never seen anything like this before – but that’s just another beautiful day in the natural ocean under the Jetty! 🦐🦞🦀 ... See MoreSee Less

5 days ago

Jenelle and Michelle were out collecting soil samples in Wonnerup last week as part of our soil testing program. As the team wraps up the soil sampling phase of the project, they now turn their attention to cross-referencing the 500+ lab results that will be used to inform nutrient mapping. Comprehensive nutrient maps will be provided to our participating farmers in February to show the nutrient status of their paddocks. This information helps inform better fertiliser decisions, which reduces nutrient runoff to our waterways. And with the current price of fertiliser, all farmers are keen to be more strategic with their fertiliser use! #waestuaries #revitalisinggeographewaterways #farmlife #geographebay #landcaresouthwest #sustainableagriculture #paddocktoplate ... See MoreSee Less