WA Herbarium now open for business again

The Western Australian Herbarium has finally relocated all its facilities to the new $30 million WA Conservation Science Centre in Kensington, with most services restarted on 3rd August 2012. 

The WA Conservation Science Centre in Kensington

 
Most of the essential services that closed during the move are now operational again, these include:

• Additions and updates to names on the Census of WA Plant Names;
• Additions and updates to specimen data on the Herbarium’s specimen database WAHerb;
• Related content that relies on the specimen database is now being updated, for example distribution maps;
• FloraBase feedback forms.

Not all services are online yet, but this is a big step in the right direction for anyone in the Wheatbelt (or the rest of WA) who want's to get back to the Herbarium to lodge plants, volunteer or find out their plant ID's.

For a map of the new premises visit the DEC website.

If you are keen to utlise the Herbarium in your next community project, contact one of Wheatbelt NRM's Regional Landcare Facilitators, Mick Davis, on mdavis@wheatbetlnrm.org.au or Jo Wheeler on jwheeler@wheatbeltnrm.org.au

Regional Landcare Facilitators Meeting: 17-18th November 2011

This week Regional Landcare Facilitators from all over Australia are meeting in Melbourne to discuss national Natural Resource Management (NRM) issues and develop plans for working with communities across Australia to promote NRM in their 'backyards'

Wheatbelt NRM's Regional Landcare Facilitators Sally Sprigg (nee Raynor) and Mick Davis will be attending the two day meeting to ensure that any and all NRM issues from the wheatbelt are put on the agenda, as well as determining how our work fits in with other Regional Landcare Facilitators across the Nation.

Mick will be updating the blog to provide some info to anyone who'sd interested, so don't forget to 'follow' us so you stay up to date!