Great Grose weed walk
Blackheath area in Blue Mountains National Park
Overview
Beautiful Grose Valley in Blue Mountains National Park is under threat from noxious weeds. If you're a natural gardener and want to help stop invading weeds, volunteer for one of the Great Grose weeding activities.
- Work
- Bush regeneration, weed and pest management
- When
Spring and Autumn each year, with half, full-day and a multi-day options available.
- Accessibility
- No wheelchair access
- Grade
- Medium. Wide range of weeding activities available. Most require a reasonable level of fitness. Some off-track walking along creek lines and through swamps, with steep ridges and gullies.
You'll help restore endangered ecological communities and preserve threatened species like the giant dragonfly and Blue Mountains water skink. You'll use bush regeneration techniques in the Blue Gum Forest and Grose River areas.
Many options are available, from half-day weeding projects to a remote 3-day adventure on the Grose River and associated tributaries. No specific skills are necessary and all volunteers are trained and supervised throughout. NPWS provides all personal protective equipment, along with morning tea and lunch (depending on the length of the activity). It's a good idea to bring:
- Backpack comfortable enough to carry for the duration of the activity
- Torch for remote activity
- Insect repellent
- Personal first aid kit
- Gum boots if working in the creek lines
- Camera
- Personal items such as thermos
If you want to learn about the incredible landscapes of the Blue Mountains, meet new people and be active while contributing to the environment, join us for this important volunteer work.
Find out more about volunteering with us
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Park info
- in the Blackheath area of Blue Mountains National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
Blackheath area is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
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