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Did you know this is a weed? Spanish Heath is a local priority weed which can take over bushland. It grows in poor soil and displaces native plants. In our Bushcare activities we are finding it on the creek-lines which flow into the Grose Valley. It spreads readily from seed dispersed by wind, water andContinue reading “Weed: Spanish/ Portuguese Heath”

I recently had the opportunity to join Alice and Will from the BMCC Healthy Waters Team at their annual water quality sampling of Govetts Leap Brook. This is one of over 70 sites across the Blue Mountains which the Healthy Waters staff sample annually. This provides the data for their annual Waterways Health Snapshot whichContinue reading “Water Monitoring”

Saturday 24th February 2018, sunny and warm saw over 20 Blackheath community members turn up for a morning of information, fun and a little work. Great results for parents and children helping to maintain Bird Habitat Number 1 in the old “Weed Mosaic” area, now a thriving native habitat. On the track to the workContinue reading “Popes Glen – Community Habitat Day”