by denmarkenvironmentcentre | Jul 9, 2018 | Events, News
Organised by the Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign, this beach clean up is focused on microplastics at Greens Pool, Denmark.
Microplastics are some of the most dangerous plastics facing our oceans. Less than 5mm in size they are the perfect size to eaten by all manner of innocent animals. Find out more about the campaign at https://www.facebook.com/SSAUBeachCleanUps/
In response our team will be heading there for their next clean-up. We need your help! Please come along and help us prevent these plastics from entering/re-entering the water.
Please be sun smart and wear closed-in shoes for safety. If you have reusable gloves bring them along. Don’t forget water in a reusable bottle.
Event Details:
~Sunday 29th July 2018
~11am – 2pm
~Greens Pool, Denmark, WA.
Look out for our gazebos.
This is a single-use-plastic free event!
For the oceans.
by denmarkenvironmentcentre | Jul 9, 2018 | Current Issue, News
The Denmark Environment Centre has been one of a number of groups and individuals in the Greens Pool Working Group actively seeking better custodianship of Greens Pool.
Late in 2017 DEC sent nearly one thousand signatures on this petition to the Minister for Fisheries, Dave Kelly, asking for greater protection at Greens Pool. There has also been ongoing work through the Greens Pool Working Group to investigate different options for protection, and some support from State and Local Government for the idea of a snorkel trail.
However, the Minister is also being sent many messages directly from fishers opposing better custodianship of Greens Pool. We are we are seeking to balance this with direct and personal letters or emails to the Minister. While the petition effectively demonstrated broad community concern, individual letters and emails are much more powerful in communicating community sentiment.
So please, help us keep the momentum going, and demonstrate your support to the Minister for effective custodianship of Greens Pool. Addresses (postal and email) for the Fisheries Minister and Environment Minister are in this document, together with some key points that you might like to put into a letter or email.
by denmarkenvironmentcentre | Jul 7, 2018 | Current Issue, News
The Denmark Weed Action Group is excited to announce their new project “Protection of Conservation Values of Mount Hallowell Reserve” funded by the State NRM office.
DWAG look forward to the participation of nearby residents & neighbours in sharing what they know and discovering more of their local area.
In the spring they will be calling on Environment Centre members and other skilled or interested people to partake in information days, scouting bushland and other field events.
by denmarkenvironmentcentre | Jun 20, 2018 | Project
Forests for Life is a campaign on the WA Forest Alliance – WA’s peak forest conservation body.
The campaign is aiming to protect native forests, supporting sustainable forest enterprises and transitioning the timber industry will bring tremendous environmental, social and economic benefits to the South West and the whole of Western Australia.
Find out more at http://forestsforlife.org.au/
