Leura Falls Creek Catchment Meeting
Receive updates on progress and participate in making plans for work in the Catchment. For more information, to confirm the venue and to RSVP, please contact Jenny Hill at jhill9228@gmail.com
Receive updates on progress and participate in making plans for work in the Catchment. For more information, to confirm the venue and to RSVP, please contact Jenny Hill at jhill9228@gmail.com
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 […]
Megalong Valley a stunning setting Blue Mountains City Council is proud to host the annual THANK YOU Bushcare Picnic in the Megalong Valley. Bushcare, Landcare, Swampcare, Bush Backyards members - You are invited! The picnic's official start is with lunch at 12 noon followed by a guided walk to identify plants led by Margaret Baker […]
The Blue Mountains Bushcare Network is a core group of dedicated Bushcare Group co-ordinators and volunteers. We meet quarterly to keep up to date with whats happening in the world of Bushcare, raise issues of concern, support each other and plan education and information sharing events. We also collaborate with Council regarding plans for the […]
This newly formed catchment group are meeting to to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. The group will be meeting monthly for the set up phase of the group. Meet in Blue Mountains Council Administration building foyer 2.50 pm for a 3pm […]
An exhibition of paintings, film and photography. At its heart a concerned view of the fragility of our local environment and the impact of noxious weeds on the local indigenous vegetation flora and fauna. Here is the flyer for the full details: __WendyTsai_Invite-DL (1)
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 […]
Continue the fantastic work in another remote section of Katoomba Creek searching for weeds. Bush regeneration and bushwalking experience is needed. This activity involves off track walking and wading along the creek. This is a joint NPWS & BMCC activity and numbers are limited. Morning tea and lunch supplied. Book with Lyndal on 4780 5623 […]
Tributary of Leura Falls Creek photo by Karen Hising Join all the Groups in the Leura Falls Creek Catchment for a morning at the Vale Street Bushcare site in the upper part of the catchment, a critical place in the stormwater management system. There will be a range of options – weeding (both challenging and […]
This newly formed catchment group are meeting to to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. The group will be meeting monthly for the set up phase of the group. Meet in Blue Mountains Council Administration building foyer 2.50 pm for a 3pm […]
An easy-medium bushwalk down Sassafras Gully and along Victory track in Springwood. This is a good introduction to remote bushcare. We will work along the creek and track treating weeds as we find them as well as following up on a slope of scattered weeds of mainly ginger lily and privet. Contact Lyndal Sullivan […]
Receive updates on work happening in the catchment and participate in planning work and events.
An exciting all day Swamp Conference and fieldtrip in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the foundation of Swampcare and the listing of Blue Mountains Swamps under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act. In honour of the 10 year anniversary of Swampcare and the listing of Blue Mountains Swamps under the Threatened Species […]
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 […]
This newly formed catchment group are meeting to to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. The group will be meeting monthly for the set up phase of the group. Meet in Blue Mountains Council Administration building foyer 2.50 pm for a 3pm […]
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. Please book with Stephanie Chew at schew@bmcc.nsw.gov.au or 4780 5623 by 7 July
The Blue Mountains Bushcare Network is proud to present the third Bushcare Network Conference. This year our theme is Citizen Science so we're having a Bioblitz! The day focuses on our beautiful and unique lower mountains vegetation communities. We are fortunate to be able to spend the day with experts to learn how to be “ears […]
An easy-medium bushwalk down Sassafras Gully and along Victory track. This is a good introduction to remote bushcare. We will work along the creek and track treating weeds as we find them as well as following up on a slope of scattered weeds of mainly ginger lily and privet. Contact Lyndal Sullivan on to book […]
This newly formed catchment group are meeting to to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. The group will be meeting monthly for the set up phase of the group. Meet in Blue Mountains Council Administration building foyer 2.50 pm for a 3pm […]
This swamp is located off Rocklea Street, which is the very north end of the urban area. Last year a start was made to restore it to its former glory. A ‘biodiversity’ of weeds are coming in from the edges into this wonderful swamp – privet, crofton, ginger lily, honeysuckle etc. Lunch and morning tea […]
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 […]
Participate in making plans for the catchment and find out what is going on. For more information and to RSVP, contact Lyndal
This newly formed catchment group are meeting to to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. The group will be meeting monthly for the set up phase of the group. Meet in Blue Mountains Council Administration building foyer 2.50 pm for a 3pm […]
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 […]
NPWS Great Grose Weed Walk activity. A multi day activity rock hopping and wading through the Upper Grose River searching for and destroying weeds before they spread further into the wilderness. This activity is only for the fit and experienced. Numbers are limited. Book with Vanessa at NPWS on (02) 47873112 or vanessa.richardson @environment.nsw.gov.au by […]
Bring the family to Wentworth Falls Lake on September 17 to discover more about our local waterways and the creatures that live there. Our creeks, rivers and lakes are part of what makes the Blue Mountains so special. They are home to unique animals such as giant dragonflies, turtles, water-skinks and much more. Come along […]
Saturday 23 September 2017 The Fitzgerald Creek Catchment Group invites you for a day of weeding in the valley. Come along and meet the group and help remove Privet, Cestrum and Arum lilies from a tributary of the beuatiful Cripple Creek. We will access the creek via an easy-medium 10 minute bushwalk on track. Lunch […]
Saturday 30 September A short walk to a tributary of the Centennial Glen Creek at Blackheath to treat/remove small and large Holly. Morning tea provided. BYO lunch. For RSVP and further information contact Karen Hising on 4780 5623 or khising@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Come for the day or just the morning. Help us get this swamp back into shape. This swamp forms part of the extensive Braeside Upland Swamp which flows into Govetts Leap Falls. Enjoy a delicious morning tea and lunch donated by the Hominy Bakery. Book with Stephanie at by Friday 22 September.
This newly formed catchment group are meeting to to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. The group will be meeting monthly for the set up phase of the group. Meet in Blue Mountains Council Administration building foyer 2.50 pm for a 3pm […]
Greater Sydney Local Land Services invites to a crash course in designing projects that create real-life change - for bushcare and landcare volunteers. When: Tuesday 10th October 2017 Where: Conference Room, Level 3, 10 Valentine Avenue, Parramatta. Time: 9.30 am to 4pm What will you learn? 1. A crash course in the psychology of change. Understand […]
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 […]
Saturday 14 October Hollows as Homes is an exciting project run by the University of Sydney, the Australian Museum and the Royal Botanic Garden and funded by Sydney Coastal Councils. This fascinating project will help scientists, councils and the community further understand the role of tree hollows in providing homes for our urban wildlife, as […]
Wednesday 18 October 2017 Come and join the long term efforts of volunteers to free this large swamp system of a huge variety of weeds and restore the habitat of the Giant Dragon Fly and the Blue Mountains Water Skink. A joint NPWS/ BMCC activity. Lunch and morning tea donated by the Hominy Bakery, Book […]
Friday 20th October 2017 artwork by Fiona Lumsden Members are invited to join together for a morning at Harold Hodgson Reserve, Whitton St for a bird/plant walk, morning tea and some weeding or mulching. This is an opportunity to meet members of the 7 groups involved: Katoomba Creek, Marmion Swamp, Minnehaha Falls, RSPCA, Tree Fern […]
Friday 20th October Join the Catchment group to discuss what bush regeneration works are happening in the catchment.
Wednesday 1st November This is a NPWS Great Grose Weed Walk activity. Spend some time exploring the headwaters of the Grose River. We will be continuing on from previous work to stop the weed invasion further downstream and into the swamp. Be prepared for the possibility of creek wading. Morning tea and Lunch provided. Book […]
Would you love to come and do some planting and habitat creation. Lunch is provided as well as all tools and training. We will be making shelters for frogs, perchs for birds and sun soaks for lizards. Find out what critters live in the gully with local experts on birds, bees and everything in between Meet […]
Garguree Swampcare and Upper Kedumba Bushcare and Friends of Katoomba Falls Creek Valley Bushcare Would love you to join us for some planting and habitat creation; shelters for frogs perches for birds sun soaks for lizards Find out what critters live in the gully with local experts and learn about the Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii) […]
This newly formed catchment group are meeting to to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. The group will be meeting monthly for the set up phase of the group. Meet in Blue Mountains Council Administration building foyer 2.50 pm for a 3pm […]
Wednesday 15 November 2017 If you would like a solid day removing weeds, this is the activity for you. Spend the day working removing weeds that have spread downslope from the de-commissioned STP. You can expect to kill loads of Privet and Crofton weed. A reasonable level of fitness is required for the steep climb […]