Following guidelines set by the World Conservation Union, Bush Forever aims to protect a target figure of at least 10 per cent of the 26 original vegetation complexes within the Swan Coastal Plain portion of metropolitan Perth, and to conserve threatened ecological communities.

Bush Forever fulfils the government's commitment to prepare a strategic plan for conservation as identified in the 1995 Urban Bushland Strategy. It also will contribute significantly to achieving the core objectives of the 1996 National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biodiversity.

As an endorsed government policy, it carries considerable weight and protects Bush Forever sites through mechanisms identified in the plan. It combines the results of a number of key research programs conducted over many years, ensuring that the recommendations incorporate the most up-to-date knowledge of the ecology of the Perth Metropolitan Region.

Recent Bush Forever Publications

Bush Forever Newsletter August 2004 ( 252Kb)

Bush Forever protection areas - community guide ( 199Kb)

Bushland policy for the Perth Metropolitan Region statement of planning policy 2.8 (draft for comment)

Planning Bulletin 69 Proposed Bush Forever protection areas

Bush Forever - Nominated Additional Area July 2002 ( 210KB)

Location of Bush Forever Protection Areas

Statement of Planning Policy No 2.8 Bushland Policy for the Perth Metropolitan Region (Draft) provides a statutory policy and implementation framework to ensure bushland protection and management issues in the Perth Metropolitan Region are appropriately addressed.

How to locate a Bush Forever protection area

1. Open the map attached, which graphically depicts the Bush Forever protection areas. NB: because of the size of the file this is best viewed by saving onto your computer first.

2. Locate the site number by zooming into the area of interest.

3. Download the relevant map by site number (below).

0-99 ( 2 Mb)

100-199 ( 2 Mb)

200-250 ( 4 Mb)

251-299 ( 5 Mb)

300-309 ( 4 Mb)

310-330 ( 4 Mb)

331-350 ( 3 Mb) 

351-380 ( 4 Mb)

381-390 ( 5 Mb)

391-410 ( 4 Mb)

411-495 ( 2 Mb)

4. Refer to the Bush Forever site descriptions (see links below) for further information on a particular site. NB: It is best to use the 'bookmark' tab to navigate though these documents.

Site Descriptions - State Forrests ( 73 Kb)

Site Descriptions - All sites excluding State Forrests ( 3 Mb)

Bush Forever (2000)

Volume 1 Policies, Principles and Processes

Bush Forever Volume 1 Policies, Principles and Processes sets out the background and outlines the strategies for implementation to be followed in meeting its principal challenge – the protection and management of areas recommended to fulfil its objective of achieving a comprehensive, adequate and representative reserve and protected area system.

Important links