Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority

Find out why volunteers give so generously from 8.30 am - 12.00 pm at the Exhibition Grounds, off Fraser Avenue in Kings Park this Sunday 20 May.

Friday 18 May is Plant Conservation Day, a global celebration dedicated to protecting and conserving plants for people and the planet.

All visitors and members of the community are invited to contribute to a unique and special social history project.

Cryopreservation is the ultra-low temperature storage applied for plant conservation by the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority.

The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority was the recipient of the Public Sector Commision specialist award for Good Governance at the WS Lonne Awards held in March, 2012.

Two of Western Australia’s plant experts recently embarked on a 1600 km journey through the mid-west to retrace the footsteps of Sir Robert Austin’s famous expedition of 1854.