Come and discover your amazing local grasslands in Epping, Wollert and Aurora! What happens when you slow down and really see the land around you? In this Sunday Ramble, join artist and nature journaler Claire Mosley for a creative, hands-on session exploring the beauty of Epping’s native grasslands through art, observation, and reflection. Nature journaling […]
This grassy tour is fully booked! Head to our activities calendar to find another grassy tour or other nature activity to join us on. We're not supposed to pick favourites, but Evans Street is one of the finest of Melbourne's grasslands, and puts on a great show. Join us in lovely Sunbury to marvel at […]
Join a base camp long weekend at Cape Conran Coastal Park! What is a base camp weekend you ask? It's where you set up camp and then do day walks in different parts of the park, returning to camp at night. What a great way to search for wildflowers and explore woodlands at Cape Conran! […]
Dive into an overnight hike in the future Mt Buangor National Park! Join Victorian National Parks Association and the Victorian Mountain Tramping Club for a 21km overnight hike along the Beeripmo walk. Soak up the beautiful views across to Langi Ghiran and the Grampians (Gariwerd). Explore this soon to be new national park and the […]
This grassy tour is fully booked! Head to our activities calendar to find another grassy tour or other nature activity to join us on. Join us for a tour of these truly magnificent grasslands out towards Bacchus Marsh, between the rail line and the Werribee River. Bursting with flowers, Featherheads and swaying grassheads, this privately […]
It's time to head out for a rockpool ramble, snorkel or scuba dive and search for sea slugs! If you snap a photo of a sea slug anywhere on the Victorian coast between Friday 3 and Sunday 12 October, please add your photos to iNaturalist. The photos you upload will help us unravel the mysteries […]
Join us on an overnight trip to see the magnificent grasslands of the Murray Valley Plains at Terrick Terrick National Park. And a mystery grassland walk on the way there. Further details to come. And there might be Fat-tailed Dunnarts involved... On the Saturday night we'll aim to join an organised spotlighting tour looking for […]
Join us for a grassy talk about the Western Grassland Reserve! The creation of the 15,000 hectare Western Grassland Reserve on the edge of Melbourne is one of the core promises of the joint state/commonwealth Melbourne Strategic Assessment. Parks Victoria is the lead land manager of the grassland protected so far. The challenges, and potential, […]
Join us for a grassland tour out east, yes east! To Pakenham Grassland Reserve, with its super-rare federally-listed Damp Sands Grassland. It's a former airstrip and a remnant from the edge of the now much diminished Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp. Join us to find out more about this incredible remnant, its flowers, grasses and wildlife. And to […]
Join us as we search for sea slugs under the bridge at San Remo! This event takes rockpooling to the next level. You’ll also see other amazing animals like hermit crabs, brittle stars and sea spiders. It'll be dark, which is a great time to find sea slugs. Please bring a torch to help you […]
Join a gentle 12km stroll in the Mornington Peninsula National Park. This circuit walk partly follows the serene Two Bays nature trail, with beautiful scenery and glimpses of wildlife. Other highlights include lush fern gullies and creeks. The details: The fairly flat trail starts from the Baldry Crossing picnic area (South East side of the […]
Calling all grassland lovers, let’s get together for some celebrations! Join an afternoon of grassy activities. Discover your local grassland, find out what Melbourne's west was once like! And catch up with other grassland enthusiasts. Scroll right to the bottom to RSVP! Join us for: – Welcome to Country – The first ever Grasslands Bhangra […]