HERSTORY on RTRFM: Jess Beckerling

One of WA’s leading environmental campaigners, Jess Beckerling has been instrumental in the development of State Government policies and initiatives around preservation of native forests. In the role of Convenor of the WA Forest Alliance, Beckerling helped secure the end of Native Forest logging across the state, for which the Alliance was awarded the United Nation’s Association of WA’s Environment Award in 2022.

Award-winning in her own right, Beckerling has been recognised with the Conservation Council of WA Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award in 2015, and the Bob Brown Foundation Environmentalist of the Year Award in 2021.

Becklerling  has been involved in conservation efforts since she was a teenager, participating in blockades across the state’s south-west. With extensive knowledge of the ecology of WA’s forests, Beckerling has also achieved a Bachelor of Environmental Science from Murdoch University.

In this episode of HERSTORY on RTRFM, Jess Beckerling speaks to Bec Bowman about the importance of taking climate action, and why grassroots and community involvement is crucial.

HERSTORY is an RTRFM podcast series about some of the remarkable women in the Western Australian Women’s Hall of Fame.

Join us as we shine a light on the lives and careers of women who have demolished barriers, lived incredible lives, and built a legacy of possibility for the girls and young women who follow in their footsteps.

Produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at www.cbf.org.au.