Our Issue 108 is out now, here's a taste of what's inside:
Chair Carmel Leahy reflects on Pat Lowe's passing and the founding spirit she gave EK, as the organisation marks 30 years protecting the Kimberley.
Executive Director Martin Pritchard writes on three decades of wins, from stopping the Fitzroy dams to today's fight against fracking, and warns that the looming State and Federal decisions on Valhalla could be some of the most consequential yet.
Operations Director Liam Wright reports on the Collaboration Agreement with the Kimberley Land Council nearing finalisation, the Wattleseed Collective taking shape, and progress on the Sandy Deserts Project, seagrass monitoring, and protecting the Monsoon Vine Thicket near Cable Beach.
Vale Pat Lowe, a tribute to the EK co-founder, author and 29 year newsletter editor who passed away in July.
Campaigns, over 50,000 submissions calling on the WA Government to protect the Martuwarra Fitzroy River from floodplain harvesting. Also in focus: 70,000 signatures opposing Woodside's Browse gas project near Scott Reef, and 8,000 submissions urging the Federal Environment Minister to reject Black Mountain's Valhalla fracking proposal.
Backyard Biodiversity Blitz, a citizen science project inviting Broome residents to host motion sensor cameras in their backyards, already turning up echidnas, agile wallabies and dingoes.
Community, welcoming new board members Gunther Hoppe and Jane Pedersen, thanking outgoing Treasurer Laurel Sutcliffe (19 years) and board member Kat Taylor (12 years), plus new staff across the Kimberley Nature Project and Sustainable Communities teams.
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