The City of Armadale has more than 115 reserves comprising 1,080 ha of bushland, 67 ha of which is actively managed by the City's Bushcare Team. Beautiful and diverse bushland areas range from Marri-Jarrah dominated woodlands on the Darling Scarp to Banksia woodlands on the Swan Coastal Plain. There are about 35 hectares of retention basins, drainage swales and living streams. The City's conservation of bushland reserves enables the community to connect with nature and in doing so provides many health and well-being benefits now and for future generations.
Our bushland reserves enhance the landscape character of the City of Armadale whilst also providing valuable habitat for a wide variety of fauna species.
The City's Bushcare Team manages and monitors many of our bushland reserves.
We spend most of our time on:
- Weed control and encouraging natural regeneration of bushland
- Revegetation
- Vegetation mapping
- Rubbish collection
- Seed collection
- Fauna and flora monitoring
- Dieback monitoring and management
- Infrastructure maintenance
- Supporting environmental volunteers and friends groups
- Managing bushfire risk
- Monitoring and management of feral animal species e.g. pigs, foxes, goats
- Capital project delivery
- Managing projects and planning for the future
The City has prepared a number of Management Plans to inform the treatment of natural areas.
The aim of each Management Plan is to provide a transparent and consistent approach to environmental management within the City.
It is important that we continue to manage our bushland reserves well.
Bushcare Volunteers make a valuable contribution towards the conservation and management of biodiversity.
The City is committed to supporting Bushcare Volunteers to achieve agreed goals for the preservation and improvement of natural areas, through the provision of support and advice.
Become a Bushcare Volunteer
- Reserve Custodian
- Individual Volunteer
- Establish a Bushcare Volunteer Group
- Attend an event - a number of regular planting, revegetation or weed control events are held throughout the year at various locations throughout the City
- You can join an existing group or start a new group in your area
- Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group (AGLG) host a number of planting days throughout the year that people can come along to and join in. To find out more about upcoming events visit the AGLG website and Facebook Page
- To find out more about bush and landcare groups, volunteering opportunities and other initiatives Visit Environment groups-and-volunteers
- Contact the Environment Team on 9394 5000 or send an email
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