Natural Area Management

The City of Nedlands manages six bushland reserves consisting of coastal, inland and riverine environments and is involved in:

• Developing and implementing environmental management plans;
• Coordinating environmental weed control and revegetation programs;
• Securing and managing natural area funding;
• Liaising and providing support for bushland community groups;
• Coordinating public awareness programs and regional environmental projects;
• Supervising and managing bushcare work teams, contractors and volunteers; and
• Developing and managing fire plans.

The City, in conjunction with bushland community groups, work to manage bushland reserves in Nedlands for their long term protection, conservation and restoration in accordance with environmental management plan recommendations.

Greenways 

A greenway is a habitat corridor of protected open space to support and enhance the natural environmentby connecting with a network of areas, linking bushlands, parks, cultural and historic sites with each other and with urban areas.

The establishment of greenways:

• Maintains and protects biodiversity within the City;
• Provides habitat for local fauna;
• Facilitates the movement of fauna (especially birds) between areas of remnant bushland; and
• Increases the City’s capacity to absorb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce water consumption.

On a regional level, establishing greenways forms a key component of the Western Suburbs Greening Plan, with the overall objective of creating an interconnected series of natural habitat corridors through the western suburbs.