Nature Stewards Merri-bek and Moonee Valley is a short course that will connect you with nature locally. You'll discover all sorts of ways to help nature at home and through volunteering. With weekly Saturday morning classes and regular afternoon field trips, you’ll learn from local experts about: - Rocks, soil, fungi, plants and animals - […]
The Central Highlands is a spectacular place. It's also spectacularly under protected. It’s full of incredible wildlife like Leadbeater’s Possums, Greater Gliders and Mountain Ash. It's one of the most carbon dense forests in the world. A key source of Melbourne’s drinking water. Yet it's still threatened by extractive industries like rogue logging and mining. For years we've […]
This activity is full! Check out our calendar and join us for another activity. Join us in Wombat Forest for some wildlife monitoring! After 10 years of surveying wildlife across the forest we took a break after the massive storms in 2021. Now we're heading back with a new project aimed at surveying for threatened […]
Come along and see some of the biggest trees on mainland Australia! We’ll stand under towering Mountain Ash, see the tallest moss in the world, and listen for the calls of Superb Lyrebirds, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos and Crimson Rosellas. The tour will leave from Toolangi and will take about four hours. There’ll be some short […]
On this 12km walk we'll follow walking tracks along the western side of Mt Alexander before ascending to the summit for lunch. After lunch a moderately steep descent will take us down to some walking tracks on the eastern slopes, which we'll follow back to our starting point. We'll enjoy views of the surrounding country […]
Join fellow two wheel enthusiasts for a 35km cycle from Williams Landing train station. We'll explore some of Port Phillip Bay's key habitat areas in the western suburbs. Bring along your binoculars if you have some, we'll do a bit of birdwatching along the way. Some highlights will be Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary (using the […]
Along this 15km walk you'll wander past magical grass trees and a small gorge. Afterwards there'll be an open fire and billy tea that you're most welcome to stay and enjoy. This easy-medium walk begins approximately 75km west of Melbourne. Learn more about the Bushwalking Program here This walk is being led by Bushwalking Program […]