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 […]