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 […]