Bushie blog

This aim of this blog post is to record some of the everyday events as the seasons change in the remarkable arid environment at Bon Bon Station Reserve; where every year is a new throw of the dice....

We have some exciting news to report from the driest region of the driest state! Over the past five days we've recorded a wonderful 48.2mm of beautiful widespread soaking summer rain.

Recently I had the good fortune of being contacted by Max Thompson who had been a 17 year old rouseabout on Bon Bon and Boolcoomatta reserves over 50 years ago. Bush Heritage would like to thank...

Rabbits have been dying at Bon Bon in recent months – unfortunate for the rabbits, but this is good news for the environment. This is the second wave of rabbit deaths we've seen since arriving at...

Chipping large grass tussocks out of dry soil is hard work by anyone's standards; but team up a few pros with shovels and hoes for a weekend of digging and lookout buffel grass! With 12 volunteers...

When we talk about conservation work the focus is often on threatened species but biodiversity encompasses much more. Here's a quick reminder that, beyond merely existing, species are of value for...

Given the fantastic posts coming in from around the Bush Heritage reserves, I thought it would be a good time to update you all on the exciting activities happening in SA!

It was a real privilege for Mike and myself to host our first tag-along tour at Bon Bon during the last week of August. The weather was perfect with warm sunny days - our first taste of spring...

Another stop on the Bush Heritage History Project research tour... Eramophilas (emu bushes) were blooming in a profusion of colour and variety at Bon Bon, and for at least one of our tag-along...

We've been enjoying plenty of bird life on Bon Bon as the weather cools and there's plenty of greenery following the good rains in autumn... but a snake was not what we were expecting to see out...

Two days of burning has seen four major buffel grass sites treated on Bon Bon. It was a team effort lead by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) and involving the Country...