Bushcare Blue Mountains

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. Delicious lunch and morning tea donated by Hominy Bakery. Book with Stephanie at schew@bmcc.nsw.gov.au […]

Sat 8 September Spend some time exploring the headwaters of the Grose River (Mt Victoria).  We will continuing on from previous work to stop the weed invasion further downstream and into the swamp.  Be prepared for the possibility of wading through a muddy swamp and creek.  Morning tea and Lunch provided.

Sat 8 Sep The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre will host Bushcare Conversations, a free community environment market, eco cinema and a series of discussions on Saturday 8th September 2018 from 10am to 2pm. The event will take place in conjunction with Threatened Species Day events held across NSW. This will be an opportunity to learn […]

Come along and help celebrate the Hawkesbury's Koala population. A family fun day festival with everything and anything about Koalas. An event for all ages. Koala Fest @ Kurrajong on Saturday 15th September 2018 at Memorial Park, Kurrajong; 10am til 2pm. Face painting, children’s play activities, native plant giveaways, koala sniffer dog and koala tracking […]

Come and learn about the Aboriginal heritage values of Gloria Park and give the site a helping hand by doing some weeding at the same time. This is the third 'Weed, Walk and Talk' session to be held in Hazelbrook. Please RSVP via the link on this page. For any enquiries, contact Stephanie at schew@bmcc.nsw.gov.au or 4780 5623.

  This swamp is located off Rocklea Street, which is the very north end of the urban area. This swamp is still in its early stages of being restored, so there is plenty of primary work to be done on a variety of weeds – Erica, buddleia, privet, crofton weed. Delicious lunch and morning tea […]

     Sat 29 Sep A short walk to a tributary of the Centennial Glen Creek 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.

Find out about techniques used for fauna surveys and help prepare and place the hair tubes. Our fauna survey specialist will run through techniques as well discuss ethics and licensing. There will be the opportunity to do some informal bird watching and and set up a bat detector. This is an outdoor event on a bush trail, […]

Join us for an evening walk spotlighting for animals big and small. We hope to see arboreal animals in the trees but also looking for reptiles and invertebrates on the ground. Bring your quiet voices and good listening skills! This is an outdoor event on a bush trail with steps, walking over uneven ground and […]