The Forest Festival

07/11/2025

Full Moon walk in the Jarrah Forest with Traditional Custodian and forest champion Daniel Garlett. Bring a lantern, snacks and passion for activism, as we build a team and ideas to End Forest Mining in 2026 and Save the Black Cockatoos.

Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1866246577662888

06/08/2025

13/05/2025

Your Local Bushland Needs You! 🏞✨

Do you love the native plants and wildlife in your local area? So do we! 🦜🌿 But they need your help.

🌞 Volunteering in nature improves overall wellbeing, reduces anxiety, and provides a sense of purpose – all while making a real difference for our local environment.

Join the Friends Group and Bushcare Volunteer Program and assist with:
🌱 Planting native species
🚯 Removing invasive weeds & litter
🌏 Monitoring and protecting local biodiversity

Whether you can help out once a month or every week, your efforts make a huge difference. Get started today!

Get involved today and be part of something bigger!

16/03/2025

Thanks to support from the State Natural Resource Management Program WA our team surveyed people at the 2024 Forest Festival, with some interesting results 👇
🌳 >90% rated our event as Fantastic or Good (thanks)!
🏰 Everyone loved the bouncy castle
🧚‍♂️ The Eco Faeries were a big hit
🦜 Black Cockatoos were the most popular forest creature (followed by Bandicoots and Orchids)
😌 The relaxed vibe was popular with kids and families
👃 People like the smell of the forest
🚶‍♂️ 🚲 Walking/riding through forests is a popular pastime, and
🌳🌳🌳 WA's forests are a real gift

The 2024 forest Festival was also supported by the City of Kalamunda and organised by the Nature Reserves Preservation Group 'Bush Carers'

08/01/2025

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Woo hoo! More trees for our future!
https://www.kalamunda.wa.gov.au/news-details/2024/12/13/city-gets-the-green-light-for-urban-greening-project