Doing this can highlight the importance of the area including the number of species and any rare flora or fauna. Check if your local council has a bushland policy Write to or phone your local council. Ask if they have a policy on protecting and managing bushland. If they don't have one then suggest a policy be written up with community input. The council manages public land for you, so you should have a say in how this is done.
Councils also make planning decisions which affect bushland.
A policy could spell out how the council will protect renmant vegetation and look after bush in local reserves. Write a letter to the Environment Minister asking what the State Government is doing to protect urban bushland. Ask when WA will have an urban bushland policy that ensures protection and management of our bush heritage. Express your concern about urban bushland and press for action. These actions are ways you can help to preserve our urban bushland.