Secrets of the WA Botanic Garden

Science Insider: Conservation Garden

3 October 2026 🌸

Join Kings Park Science on a guided tour through the Conservation Garden and explore the fascinating world of threatened plants.

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Discover how scientists transform botanic gardens into living refuges, using ex-situ conservation collections to help prevent species extinction. 

Step into the world of conservation science to learn how plants are assessed and listed as threatened, why priority listing matters, and how research, policy and your action can work together to build resilient landscapes that protect Western Australia’s unique flora for the future.

Tour duration: 1 -1.5 hours. 

Bookings required, details to come.

🌸 Part of the Everlasting Kings Park Festival 

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Conservation Garden

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