Dick Turner, a volunteer at Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve and Nursery, will talk about native plants of the Blue Mountains and the many benefits of using them in your garden. Dick will bring along a selection of plants to illustrate his presentation. These plants will be available for purchase on the day. Call Springwood Library […]
Come and join the Marmion Swamp Bushcare Group for some planting to increase the buffer to protect a magnificent swamp system. Easy access and ideal for children. Morning tea provided. Please book with Karen Hising at the Bushcare Office
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 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 […]
Council administration building, Katoomba (Grose Valley Meeting Room). Meet in the foyer at 2.50 pm. A new Catchment Group formed to explore the environmental issues impacting on the Jamison Creek ecosystems and to implement strategies to improve the overall catchment health. For more information please get in touch with Lachlan Garland 0415 317 078 or […]
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 […]