WPSP – Western Port Seagrass Partnership

Call out for Volunteers!

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020WPSP

Call out for volunteers!

The Western Port Seagrass Partnership, in conjunction with Melbourne University, has a number of mangrove planting activities planned for this summer. If you’d like to be involved with on the ground mangrove planting, please register your interest here.

The planned dates are:
1. Tuesday 21st January at noon at Grantville (meeting at bakery then driving to the end of Malcolm Drive) – planting seeds into special concrete pod arrays.

2. Monday 3rd February at 10:00 AM at Lang Lang (meeting at car park at the end of Jetty Rd)

3. April planting of seedlings – details to come.

We are aware that a number of our volunteers will be contributing to bush fire prevention, fighting and recovery activities. Please keep safe and retain your focus on these activities.

Mangrove Restoration in Western Port

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020WPSP

We have just released a report by Gregory D. Parry on mangrove restoration in Western Port. This report summarises the gradual refinement of planting techniques for mangrove seeds and seedlings by the Western Port Seagrass Partnership, and many volunteers.

This report can be downloaded from our reports page.

Progress Report for our Volunteers – Your Efforts are Yielding Results!

March 13, 2016November 18, 2016WPSP

This year more than 50 volunteers planted nearly 3000 mangrove seeds and seedlings at Grantville and north of Lang Lang River, with funding from Port Phillip and Westernport CMA and Coastcare.

Vandals Destroy School Mangrove Plantings

March 12, 2016November 18, 2016WPSP

Kooweerup Secondary College students were disappointed to learn that mangrove seedlings planted in Jam Jerrup in March 2012 were ripped out by beach vandals in recent weeks.