This September, we’re showing our biodiverse ecosystems a whole lot of love across Biodiversity Month. Enjoy a variety of fun activities designed to connect us with nature and help to protect our biodiversity for the future. There’s something for everyone to get involved in!
For the green thumbs
- Join our healthy soils for waterwise gardening workshop on Saturday 19 September 2026 to discover practical tools and methods you can apply to assess and improve your garden’s soil health, be more waterwise, grow stronger plants, and contribute to a healthier local landscape. Book your ticket online.
- Join your local Friends Group or Community Garden to meet like-minded people, share skills and develop new ones, and work together to help create greener neighbourhoods and protect our natural areas.
For the night owls
- Join us on a nighttime adventure on Wednesday 23 September 2026 to find the cutest ecosystem engineers! Learn about why quenda are so much more than an adorable marsupial and help us to spot these furry little diggers in their natural habitat. Reserve your place online.
- Bloom returns to Central Park in Joondalup from Saturday 26 September to Sunday 25 October 2026. Once again showcasing the beauty of our native flora and fauna through large-scale light installations and sensory experiences that highlight the natural character of our region. Family-friendly, inclusive and accessible for all ages and abilities. Book your ticket online.
For the wildlife warriors
- Reconnect with nature, build social connections and contribute your wildlife observations as a citizen scientist using just your smartphone or tablet device. Register now to take part in the annual Spring Cocky Count next month, and monitor Black Cockatoos at their evening roost sites to help researchers better understand their movements and inform conservation efforts.
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Discover biodiversity in your neighbourhood:
- Create or expand your own native garden oasis with our sustainable gardening tips, information and online resources.
- Print our handy biodiversity checklists to help you discover which flora and fauna species might live in your neighbourhood.
- Help children to learn while having fun and playing outdoors by picking up a Nature Play Passport from any of the City of Joondalup libraries.
- Subscribe to both our Sustainability and Natural Area eNewsletters to get involved in the conservation of our natural areas and to find tips and resources on living and working more sustainably.
Help protect our biodiversity for the future:
- Help prevent garden escapees by learning about how to identify and control residential weeds before they can impact our natural areas.
- Help protect our urban tree canopy by reporting tree vandalism using the online form.
- Report suspected Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) tree damage to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development on 08 9368 3080, by email padis@dpird.wa.gov.au, or through the MyPestGuide Reporter app.
- Report suspected bird flu to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888, and phone the Wildcare Helpline on 08 9474 9055 if you encounter other injured, orphaned or stranded native animals.
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