Bushie blog

We're working with CSIRO and Vegetation Management Science to unlock the mysteries of Australia's only purple flowered wattle species, Acacia purpureopetala.

National Science Week was celebrated in the south-west with engaging Bush Chats in Albany. The theme was ‘Bush Heritage in the South-West – Bringing Country back to Health’. Simon...

National Science Week 2017 was celebrated across the West with a series of fantastic events including: the Hamelin Science Fair, Albany Bush Chats, and at the Perth Science Festival. This blog is...

Thursday 17th August was a monumental day for Yourka Reserve. It was the day that the much anticipated staff housing arrived. Three trucks, a crane and a house (in two pieces) arrived. Watching the...

Mick and Kerry Moylan are highly valued vounteers from Victoria. Over the past couple of months they've been traveling up the west coast and done amazing work for us along the way, including at...

It was wonderful to attend the recent Science Fair at Hamelin Station Reserve and to see the property’s old shearing shed once again come alive – with science and learning, and passion...

Scott and Leanne Wilkinson were looking for a different type of school holiday experience for their young family when they wrote in response to a volunteer ad we posted late last year...

Bush Heritage, Waanyi and Garawa rangers, Traditional Owners and the Northern Land Council have come together for a week long Biodiversity and Culture Camp on Siegel Creek, deep within the China...

Kate Taylor & husband Clint live on & manage our Bon Bon Reserve (SA). She recently noticed these creepy & dangerous sacks – home to Processionary Catepillars (Ochrogaster lunifer).

Given its location adjacent to the Shark Bay World Heritage Area it’s not surprising that Hamelin Station Reserve in Outback WA is fast building a reputation as a 'go-to hotspot' for...

Last week I was tasked with setting up of a series of permanent fauna and flora monitoring sites at Bush Heritage’s Edgbaston Reserve. When asked to do it I couldn’t help...

When the chance presented itself to caretake Bon Bon Station Reserve, Michael ​Uhrig jumped at the opportunity. He got on the phone and asked his mother June to join him – remote caretaking...