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Remote Bushcare: Burgess Falls, Mid Section (Hazelbrook) – December

Saturday 14 December @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Hard grade, lots of off-track walking and creek line scrambling looking for Trad, arum lily, privet and other flood distributed weeds.

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Sean Moore  smoore@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Remote Bushcare: Lower Burgess Falls (Hazelbrook) – November

Saturday 9 November @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Hard grade, lots of off-track walking and creek line scrambling looking for Trad, arum lily, privet and other flood distributed weeds.

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Nathan Summers  nsummers@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Remote Bushcare: Lower Porters Pass (Blackheath) – October

Saturday 12 October @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Hard grade, lots of off-track walking into a Typha swamp to carry out follow up work on Himalayan Honeysuckle..

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Steve Fleischmann  sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Remote Bushcare: Mount Wilson – September

Saturday 14 September @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Easy to medium grade, some off-track walking.

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Steve Fleischmann  sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Remote Bushcare: Frasers Creek (Yellow Rock) – July

Saturday 13 July @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Medium grade, some off-track walking and walking along a creek treating Crofton and looking for African Olive.

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Steve Fleischmann  sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Remote Bushcare: Knapsack Reserve Northern Sector (Mt Riverview) – June

Saturday 8 June @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Medium grade, lots of off-track walking, some scrambling and gorge walking treating Crofton and other weeds. We will also be on the lookout for African Olive.

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Steve Fleischmann  sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Remote Bushcare: Knapsack Reserve (Mt Riverview) – May

Saturday 11 May @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Medium grade, lots of off-track walking on the eastern escarpment treating Ochna, Lantana and African Olive.

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Steve Fleischmann  sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Remote Bushcare: Knapsack Reserve (Blaxland) – April

Saturday 13 April @ 9:00 am 3:30 pm

Medium grade, Lots of off-track walking on the eastern escarpment treating Ochna, Lantana and African Olive.

All remote events involve working off track in more remote areas of the Blue Mountains City Council reserve system. Typically, a day is longer than a regular Bushcare workday and can include long walks to access work areas.

Participants are expected to have an appropriate level of fitness and their own bushwalking equipment which should include: At least 2 litres of water; first aid kit; walking poles (if needed); sturdy walking boots; backpack and; food. Specialist equipment and training are provided by the Bushcare officer and information regarding meeting times, work site and emergency management is supplied in the week leading up to the day

RSVP via Steve Fleischmann  sfleischmann@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Autumn edition of the Gecko is out!

Check it out!

In this issue:

  • Planting day at Katoomba Public School
  • Birriban News
  • Planting the way forward
  • Vale Nick De Brett
  • Natural Area Operations (NAO) News
  • Post-bushfire monitoring research
  • Recently published paper on the flying season population dynamics of the endangered Giant Dragonfly in the Blue Mountains
  • Book review: A Wide & Open Land – Walking the Last of Western Sydney’s woodlands by Peter Ridgeway
  • Private Land Conservation Conference
  • Remote Bushcare
  • Swampcare
  • Events and more

The Summer 2024 edition of the Bushcare Gecko Newsletter is available now!

 Check it out here!

In this issue:

First Nations:

  • Burning on Country
  • Learning language – Dharug Word Search

Local News and Alerts:

  • Bushcare has a new Team Leader
  • Vale Jeannette Adrian
  • More bunting, please!
  • A bell never rings itself – A day in the Bell community
  • Book review: Rocks and Trees – A photographic journey through the rich and varied geology, scenery and flora of the Sydney Region by John Martyn

Ecological Restoration & Biodiversity Science:

  • Granite sandstone landscapes of the Blue Mountains
  • Barbed wire blitz
  • Our backyard shellebrity

What’s on – Summer 2024:

  • Remote Bushcare
  • Swampcare
  • Events and more