Jess Petrides, Author at WA Parks Foundation

14.09.2021

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Your Local World Heritage Sites

Did you know Western Australia is home to four truly unique world heritage sites? Three of which are all…

Go wild this September

National parks across the State will be showcased with the WA Parks Foundation’s Spring into Parks campaign. Spring into Parks,…

Smartreka maps available for Purnululu National Park

The Kimberley’s Purnululu National Park is the most recent addition to the Smartreka mapping series. Smartreka, sponsored by BHP, is…

Countdown to Kings Park wildflower extravaganza

As wildflowers bloom in profusion across regional WA, magnificent displays representing this floral diversity will delight visitors to the 2021…

Island hopping in the Kimberley

The remote Kimberley coast is a pristine wilderness Abundant with wildlife, the sheltered Buccaneer Archipelago and King Sound are nurseries…

WA Herbarium’s upgraded data base launched

With its masses of shell-pink flowers, Scholtzia involucrata (Spiked Scholtzia) commonly occurs on sandy soils, from south of…

Introducing Park Ambassador Kate Gibson

Nature-based tourism is a keen interest for Park Ambassador Kate Gibson. Kate is the owner and founder of Perth-based hiking…

Four-wheel drive outback adventure awaits

The Kennedy Range is an impressive feature on the Wool Wagon Pathway – one of the three self-drive trails with…

High tech charting of flowering canopies

Eye in the sky satellite and drone technology has been used by PhD candidate Daniel Dixon to map flowering eucalypt…

Community green thumbs alert

Applications are now open for the State Government’s 2021-22 Community Gardens Grants Program. Community garden, Mandurah WA community…

Ningaloo’s special anniversary acknowledged

A recent milestone well worth celebrating was the tenth anniversary of the World Heritage listing of the spectacular Ningaloo Coast.