View from West Mt Barren over the Southern Ocean in the Fitzgerald River National Park

 INTERPRETING BIODIVERSITY
WORKSHOP SERIES

 

Fitzgerald Biosphere
8 - 9 August 2025

Join the first of a series of 2-day workshops with leading landscape ecologists, botanists, and other environmental educators to bring people closer to the exceptional and yet seriously threatened biodiversity of the Fitzgerald Biosphere.

OUR VISION

1. To build awareness about the importance of biodiversity in WA and around the world
2. Increase knowledge about all aspects of biodiversity conservation
3. Build capacity in the community to become citizen scientists and contribute to knowledge through gaining skills in data gathering and monitoring of our precious biodiversity.

Join us if you want to:

  • learn how to interpret the existing flora of an ecological landscape

  • learn the basics of monitoring and data gathering, including setting up quadrats, surveying, identifying species

  • identify some of the survival mechanisms present in WA wildflowers to survive the extreme conditions such a fire, draught, poor soils, and optimising pollination

  • enjoy two half-day walks in the Fitzgerald River National Park - West Mt Barren & the Mamang Trail

  • become an active citizen scientist and contribute to our knowledge and understanding of biodiversity

  • Enjoy the camping experience at Tozer’s Bush Camp / stay at Bremer Bay Resort

2-day Biodiversity Interpretation Workshop
from A$680.00

OUR TEAM

Lanscape Ecologist Nathan McQuoid giving a talk

Nathan McQuoid - landscape ecologist, author and former Fitzgerald River NP ranger, will be collaborating on some our biodiversity events.

His contribution among many, is his name in the species Eucalyptus mcquoidii.
Always informative and generous Nathan brings depth of knowledge.

Jeni Alford - botanist & environmental scientist has been identifying Western Australian flora for over 20 years. Walking alongside her from wildflower to wildflower at Tozer’s is a true delight for anyone who wants to learn about wildflowers..

 
 

Erika at Tozer’s Bushcamp - Fitzgerald Biosphere Reserve - Western Australia.

Through Edgewalkers Erika has conducted dozens of tours walking through the natural habitat of wildflowers in the Fitzgerald Biosphere.

ABOUT THE FITZGERALD BIOSPHERE

Western Australia well deserves to be known as the wildflower state, supporting more than 12,500 plant species (8,952 endemic to the state).

The southwest botanical province is particularly extraordinary in its biodiversity and one of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots where at least 1500 plant species that grow there have lost more than 70% of their natural habitats.

The Fitzgerald Biosphere Reserve , which includes the Fitzgerald River National Park, Ravensthorpe and Jerramungup, is a major component of the southwest’s unique biodiversity. It is also one of only four UNESCO listed Biosphere Reserves in Australia and one of Australia’s most important biodiversity assets.

Map of the Fitzgerald Biosphere - this workshop is on the west side of the park near Bremer Bay

More than 2,000 floral species are found there, over 70% of them endemic.

That is, they grow nowhere else in the world. Many of the species are rare and need further study and identification.

TOZER’S BUSH CAMP

Sunrise at Tozer’s Bush Camp

Tozer’s Bush Camp is surrounded by 700 acres of native bush with 11 kms of walk trails and hundreds of species of Western Australian plant species.
It’s located about 15 km from Bremer Bay with easy access to the west entrance to the Fitzgerald River National Park.

With over 40 bush camping sites and over 11 km of easy trails it’s a perfect location to study the rich biodiversity of the region.

It has excellent facilities including high pressure hot showers and a huge camp kitchen.

BREMER BAY RESORT

The warm and friendly staff of the Bremer Bay Resort have been welcoming our guests since 2020.

The Resort offers relaxing and comfortable accommodation in the beautiful coastal town of Bremer Bay with spectacular views from some rooms and easy access to the east side of the Fitzgerald River National Park.

Each room can be set up as twin-share or Queen solo, and has its own ensuite bathroom.