Restoring Native Wildlife (Introduction) - 2 April 2016 This workshop will teach you simple & practical techniques to restore native wildlife with a focus on Bushcare. It is ideal for anyone restoring bushland areas including Bushcare/Landcare volunteers, rural landowners, NPWS, LLS, and local council staff.
You’re invited to a free interactive workshop that will cover the history of Bushcare, the values, problems, plants and animals present at Bushcare sites and aid you with the development of site action plans. The content is general level and is suitable for volunteers who have some practical experience in the field but who wish to […]
An opportunity to continue the long term efforts of volunteers to free this large swamp system of weeds. It is a home of the Giant Dragon Fly and the Blue Mountains Water Skink. A joint NPWS / BMCC activity. Lunch and morning tea donated by Hominy Bakery. Book with Lyndal by Tuesday 26th April.
This is part of the NPWS Great Grose Weed Walk program. Spend some time exploring the headwaters of the Grose River. Continuing on from previous work to stop the weed invasion further downstream. Be prepared for the possibility of creek wading. Morning tea and Lunch provided. Book with Vanessa by 1st May 2016.
Greater Sydney Local Land Services will once again be hosting its annual forum for landcare, bushcare and other environmental volunteers at the Newington Armory, Sydney Olympic Park, on Friday 20 May 2016 from 9.30am to 3.30pm. This year's key note speaker is futurist Steve Gould, University of the Sunshine Coast, who will get us thinking about […]
For those who may be interested in doing some planting and weed control at Katoomba Christian Convention, just a heads up about our working bee coming up on Saturday 28th May - we’d love to see you there if you can make it! Free accommodation and food provided! Bushcare professional Jenny Schabel will be guiding […]
This training session is all about working with the fauna on your site. This is one of the three modules from the Bushcare Boosters training sessions. The last one, Bushcare the Big Picture that was held at Lawson was well received by all that came along. The training is aimed at Bushcare/Landcare volunteers who have […]
A short bushwalk to the creek, working along the creek treating weeds as we find them as well as following up on a slope of scattered weeds - Ginger Lily and Privet . The area is downstream of the Jackson Park and the Beefarm Road Bushcare sites. This is a joint BMCC/NPWS activity. Contact Lyndal […]
Greater Sydney Landcare Network will be holding an information event outlining the Biodiversity Legislation reforms and the implications they will have to our conservation related work in the Greater Sydney area. There will be at least one representative from the Environmental Defenders Office present, and we are currently liaising with other well informed professionals representative of […]
Swampcare is following up on previous work done at the headwaters of Yosemite Creek. A day for those who like to see a job finished rather than working on the big weeds. Lunch and morning tea donated by Hominy Bakery. Book with Lyndal 4780 5623. lsullivan@bmcc.nsw.gov.au by Thursday 7th July