Palm Beach Conservancy

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.At Palm Beach Conservancy, we focus on engaging the community to enhance our environment. Our mission is to preserve the unique biodiversity of Palm Beach. By volunteering, attending events, or donating, you can play a role in this vital work. Every contribution matters. Together, let’s work towards a thriving future for our local ecosystem. Discover all the ways you can participate and make a lasting impact on our beautiful shores.

We hope to see you at our next event!

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Happy Spring, Palm Beach! 🌿

As the season of renewal begins, the Palm Beach Conservancy has been busy nurturing both our environment and our community. September has brought fresh energy, important projects, and an exciting call to action for everyone who loves our coast.

Arbor Day: Planting for the Future 🌳

On Arbor Day, 2 September, we celebrated in the Admiralty Reserve by planting six Natal Mahogany trees along the picturesque Daisie Trail.The Natal Mahogany (Trichilia emetica), an evergreen member of the Meliaceae family, is known for its glossy dark-green leaves, wide spreading crown, and sweet-scented flowers. These blooms attract bees and birds, making the tree a vital contributor to local biodiversity. By planting these trees, we’re not just enhancing the beauty of the trail – we’re also investing in a healthier ecosystem that will benefit Palm Beach for generations.

Improving Accessibility at Main Beach ♿🌊

We’re equally proud to announce that two new handicapped parking signs have been installed at the Main Beach Parking Lot. This upgrade ensures greater accessibility and inclusivity, making it easier for everyone to enjoy our breathtaking coastline.

Join the World’s Largest Coastal Clean-up 🌍✨

Looking ahead, we are calling on the Palm Beach community to roll up their sleeves and take part in International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) on Saturday, 20 September 2025Held annually on the third Saturday of September, ICCD is the world’s largest coastal clean-up initiative. Since its launch in 1986, millions of volunteers across the globe have come together to remove debris, plastics, and waste from beaches, waterways, and oceans.

This year, we want Palm Beach to make its mark. By volunteering, you’ll be joining a global movement dedicated to protecting marine life, safeguarding our oceans, and keeping our beaches clean for everyone to enjoy.

📅 Save the Date: Saturday, 20 September 2025  🙌Lend a hand – be part of something bigger!

Whether it’s planting trees, improving access, or cleaning our shores, every action adds up…

Together, we’re creating a greener, cleaner, and more inclusive Palm Beach. 

plant tagging project

Moon Observed in Palm Beach - only happen every couple years called a Strawberry moon

A journey of discovery by elize GERAGHTY

To live in a place surrounded by coastal dune-forests, with the beach on your doorstep, is truly a remarkable privilege.  Daily, I am inspired, invigorated and intrigued by the beauty and bio-diversity of the nature surrounding us here in Palm Beach.

In April 2024 , as an absolute amateur, armed only with a cell-phone camera and an unsophisticated clip-on macro lens, I started submitting observations to the iNaturalist database.  I predominantly focused on the insects.  This platform not only gave me access to the knowledge and expertise of fellow ”iNaturalists” and experts, but it also provided me the opportunity to share my findings with the global research community of “Citizen Scientist”.

The Palm Beach Conservancy requested regular posts about observations for this website. So please join me on this wonderful voyage of discovery into the mysteries of our neighbourhood.

The abundance of indigenous “Morning Glory” along the verges and roads of Palm Beach are hosts to a multitude of insects, in particular many species of Tortoise Beetles. 

Some Morning Glory species.

Ipomoea
cairica
(Mile-a-minute vine)

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240133276

Ipomoea ficifolia (Fig-leaved Morning Glory)

Hewittia

malabaric (Gold Dwarf Morning Glory)

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249282757

There are also alien invasive Morning Glory (Ocean blue Morning Glory)

Ipomoea indica

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237470860

Below are some of the Tortoise Beetles encountered. Please click on the links below to be directed to the iNaturalist site where you will find comments provided by experts.  

Aspidimorpha icterica or Aspidimorpha quadriremis

Adult

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269465476

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245257603

Larval stage

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264967802

Aspidimorpha confinis

Adult

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241682697

Larval stage

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248070724

Aspidimorpha areata

Adult

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243832497

Larval stage

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244698554

Conchyloctenia punctata

Adult

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241908216

Larval stage

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240555517

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