Bushie blog

Across Australia people are preparing for an Easter with a difference but life goes on as normal (kind of) in the bush.

It had been 16 years since our last visit to Chereninup Creek Reserve, for a National Tree Day planting. That cold and blustery day was the start of a revegetation program in the mega-diverse...

Late Feb/early March on Tasmania’s East Coast. It doesn’t get much better than this – no wind, blue, blue skies, shimmering seas and blindingly, white endless beach. Welcome to Bush Heritage’s...

In 1994, a colleague and I camped at the base of a mesa on Brighton Downs Station in Queensland’s Channel Country. Fast forward to 2018 – Sue and I were in a side by side (SXS) Polaris four-wheeler...

Having never been this far north-west before I wasn’t sure what to expect from my first visit out to Edgbaston Reserve in Central Queensland.

Humans are social creatures so it’s no wonder that the prospect of going months with limited contact has many of us wondering how on earth we’re going to get by. We’re here to reassure you that if...

Long-term volunteer and renowned 'King of Cactus', Ian Haverly, describes how we're winning the war on Goonderoo Reserve's sword cactus infestation.

With 81mm in the first half of March, the ephemeral swamps and claypans in the sandhill country of Cravens Peak have filled. Halfway Swamp, 5km west of the Homestead, is bursting with life.

Recent camera trapping at Yourka Reserve confirmed that the residents of Tiger Hill are bouncing back after Summer wildfires.

When you think of kickbacks, you might think of cash being secretly and illegally paid to someone in exchange for their help. In my line of work – conservation and land management – the term...

Joining the Bush Heritage family at the beginning of December 2019 has already given me a swag load of stories that could have me yarning all day, so I’ll do my best to cover a snap shot of the...

Despite the extreme heat and the resultant limitation on our field activities, we thoroughly enjoyed our time at Bon Bon and felt confident in dealing with the various tasks and challenges we faced...