Sedge Identification Course
Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre University of Western Sydney Richmond CampusThursday, 11 June @ 9:00 am – Friday, 12 June @ 4:00 pm
Thursday, 11 June @ 9:00 am – Friday, 12 June @ 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 17 June @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday, 11 July @ 9:30 am – 2:30 pm
Ku-ring-gai Council WildThings program are pleased to sponsor an upcoming event organised by the voluntary group WildThings NSW. You are invited to attend an exciting afternoon of speakers & displays focusing on the protection and promotion of urban wildlife and its habitat. Details of the provisional schedule of talks & timings are attached. Take a […]
The Blue Mountains Bushcare Network has been established to represent Blue Mountains Bushcare and Landcare volunteer groups and to support the work of the Bushcare program of Blue Mountains City Council. The network has a particular contribution to make to the management of bushland in the Blue Mountains. In this role, it fosters communication […]
Seed collection training is now available for active Bushcare/Landcare Members. The training will support the new seed collection group meeting on the first Saturday of the month in the afternoon. First preference will be given to those who have registered to come along to the group and then we can open up the course to […]
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.
This workshop is aimed to showcase the volunteering opportunities for Bushcare and for Wildplant Rescue. We will start the morning with a tour of the nursery and some opportunities to get your hands into it. Then we will visit a Bushcare site and have an occupational therapist on hand to work through the benefits of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bushcare Volunteers! You are invited to a free workshop! Presented by the very experienced, qualified Bushcare Boosters Trainer, Geoff Bakewell and hosted by BMCC Bushcare. At this interactive Bushcare Boosters training you will learn how to make your Bushcare site as fauna friendly as possible. We will look at: elements of habitat and fauna requirements animal […]
Carpenter Bee approaching blue flowers courtesy of Megan Halcroft beesbusiness Glenbrook Native Plants Reserve is hosting an Australian Pollinator Week event this Saturday, 26 November 2016 between noon and 4pm. For more information about Australian Pollinator Week check out: http://beesbusiness.com.au/pollweekmain.html Local resident Bronwen Roy, bee researcher and enthusiast from Western Sydney University will be hosting an Australian […]
Upcoming Events at Upper Kedumba Australian Pollinator Week Event Come and join the Upper Kedumba Bushcare Group for a fun morning on Saturday 3 December 2016 between 8.30 and 12.30pm, and help enhance the Upper Kedumba area as a native bee friendly environment. Our aim is to develop a holiday village for our little bee […]
Sunday 8 and 9 April, 2017 - Wallaroo, Mulgoa and School House Creek, Regentville Join the Cumberland Land's Conservancy and help restore their first aquisition, "Wallaroo" back to Cumberland Plain Woodland. Learn how to build a floating island for resident bird species. Campout overnight with catered dinner, bush poetry and guided star gazing. Note this […]
Sugar Glider in Blue Gum Swamp by Peter Smith Wildlife spotlighting & fauna survey Bushcare, Landcare, Swampcare and Bush Backyards Volunteers - do you want to know more about the fauna of the mountains? How healthy is the biodiversity of your Bushcare site? Here is your chance to learn more - by attending this […]
Banksia Park Bushcare Group is lending a helping hand to their near-neighbours, Birriban Katoomba High School Landcare Group. We’d love you to join us for a special afternoon! Help deal with weeds the students can’t manage, then Join Dr Adrian Davis from Sydney University as he leads a walk to demonstrate the habitat values […]
If you are a current or prospective Blue Mountains Community Conservation Volunteer -Bushcare, Landcare, Bush Backyards members - you are invited to the 3rd and last of our essential training modules for the year: Weed Control Techniques and Working Safely. This is a free half day interactive Bushcare Boosters training workshop presented by the very experienced, qualified Bushcare Boosters […]
Sugar Glider in Blue Gum Swamp by Peter Smith Lower Blue Mountains Bushcare, Landcare, Swampcare and Bush Backyards Volunteers: How healthy is the biodiversity of your Bushcare site? Do you want to know more about the fauna that lives in the lower mountains bushland? To learn ways to find out, you're invited to t attend […]
AABR field trip to Broken Hill, 22-24 August 2017 The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators is holding a 3-day bush regen field trip to the internationally significant Broken Hill Regeneration Reserves, to visit local sites and attend an Awards dinner. The dinner is to inaugurate a major restoration industry award to honour the late 1930s […]
Western Sydney University and Greater Sydney Local Land Services would like to invite you to attend the Citizen Science in Action symposium. Held at Western Sydney University’s Hawkesbury campus in Richmond, NSW, this one-day event will highlight the importance of research and how you can get involved with citizen science. In our interactive workshops you will […]
Friday 13 and Saturday 14 October Interested in having a closer look at freshwater Waterbugs? Join us for a day in a laboratory with a microscope and a day beside a river. By looking at waterbugs up close under the microscope at preserved specimens, and alive in their natural surrounds, we hope to teach people […]
This workshop presented by Richard Johnstone will be a introduction to seed collecting. Its a good course for those who are wanting to start practicing seed collection and to explore local native species. We are offering the workshop in the hope that we can attract more volunteers to the seed collection group, but would also like […]
Join us for an evening walk spotlighting for animals big and small. We hope to see aboreal mammals in the trees, small native ground mammals, sedentary birds and we may even see microbats. Bring your quiet voices and good listening skills. This is an outdoor event walking mostly on a formed road but may venture […]
Saturday, 13th April Come along and be part of ‘citizens tackling antibiotic resistance in the wild’. Scoop-a-Poop is a citizen science project coordinated by scientists from Macquarie University, in collaboration with Taronga Zoo and the University of Sydney. You will learn the ecology of urban brushtail possum, antibiotic resistance in the environment and how antibiotic […]
Get involved in a fauna workshop this autumn at The Gully. Come along to one or choose to go to all three. Book each session separately. SESSION 1: WELCOME TO COUNTRY & FAUNA SET UP Saturday 27th April, learn from our fauna survey specialist the equipment and techniques used to do a fauna survey, as […]
Session 3: EARLY MORNING FAUNA AND BIRD WALK Saturday 28th April, enjoy the early morning walk to see check what animals have moved around at night. Listen to the chorus of birds and find out what birds are making the calls. This is an outdoor event on a bush trail, walking over uneven ground and […]
Get involved in a project to construct a habitat island for turtles in Glenbrook Lagoon. This joint project involves Bushcare, Council and the University of Western Sydney, and is funded by a small grant from the Premier’s Office. The turtle population Australia-wide is ageing and declining, with few young recruits, thanks to predation on eggs […]
Foxes are a known predator for both native wildlife and livestock and can cause major damage in our local area. Greater Sydney Local Land Services has engaged professional trapper Mark Lamb to demonstrate best practice methods in the identification and trapping of foxes. Blue Mountains landholders in target areas can attend one of the following […]
Come along and spend a day at Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Nursery, Katoomba and learn about seed propagation techniques - seed cleaning, seed preparation, pricking out and potting. Richard Johnstone (formerly seed collector at Mount Annan Botanical Gardens) and Tanya McLean from Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Nursery along with Tracy Abbas from Council’s Bushcare Seed […]
Did you know that all Bushcare and Landcare sites have their own site attached to the main Bushcare website. It seems to be where new volunteers find out about the groups and is your first impression online. We have a wonderful volunteer, Ondine, who has offered to run two zoom sessions on the basics of […]
Did you know that all Bushcare and Landcare sites have their own site attached to the main Bushcare website. It seems to be where new volunteers find out about the groups and is your first impression online. We have a wonderful volunteer, Ondine, who has offered to run two zoom sessions on the basics of […]