Connecting with our natural environment benefits our wellbeing through many different ways; it keeps us physically fit, improves our mental health, supports healthy ageing and builds stronger communities.
Bushcare volunteers are among the most important people in our community. Promoting healthy activities outdoors while making an actual difference to our natural environment, the bush really is our medicine. By promoting lifelong physical activity, young people will have the opportunity to contribute to both the environment and their own health.
Over the past year we have had a marked increase in young adults joining Bushcare through the Duke of Edinburgh Program. These young adults are making a real difference to society with their positive contributions and involvement connecting and actively engaging within their immediate community, they are doing their part to help the environment. They are learning practical work skills, gaining knowledge of bushland vegetation and how to protect the Blue Mountains. So let’s inspire, connect and empower young people to join local environmental initiatives in our communities. For those of you lucky enough to have these kids in your group please encourage them by passing on your extensive bushland knowledge.
It’s been a busy period for Blue Mountains Bushcare, especially planning this year’s Bushcare Picnic. We have been working on the upcoming Bushcare Picnic featuring our very own production of Bushcare the Musical.
There will be a live reptile show with an emphasis on snake awareness that’s not to be missed. Plus a thank you gift for volunteers for all your hard work throughout the year.
Come and join us for a memorable Bushcare experience.