Bushie blog

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...

Our Volunteer Advisory Committee is a team of self-nominated volunteers from across the nation. They provide a volunteer voice in development of our policies, procedures and new volunteer...

​International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements, big and small, of women around the world. In this blog, five women at Bush Heritage share some thoughts on proud moments and people who...

We spent the week with the Arafura Swamp rangers and Yolngu and Bi Traditional Owners starting to build their digital keeping place (database) to help manage, protect and utilise the wealth of...

I telephoned Phil Palmer the Scottsdale Reserve Manager, and unusually the telephone was not engaged.  He immediately requested that I not take my eye off the koala for a moment until he arrived...

This year I was lucky enough to be accepted as a volunteer for the annual fauna trapping on Bon Bon Station Reserve. I'm a member of the 'Newcastle cluster' of Bush Heritage supporters – a small...

It's been a very busy few weeks here at Bush Heritage. I have been out to our bushfire affected reserves in New South Wales to survey the impact alongside our Senior Leadership team, local reserve...