FIELD TRIPS
TUESDAY 23 AUGUST
EXPLORE LANDCARE IN GREATER SYDNEY
Delegates can experience the diversity of landcare in the Greater Sydney region with the 2022 National Landcare Conference Field Trip Program. From sustainable farming to natural resource management projects, the field trips are an opportunity for landcare groups and volunteers to showcase the conservation and changing land use in the Greater Sydney region.
The field trip program has been developed with the generous support of the Field Trip Committee, made up of representatives from Greater Sydney Landcare Network, Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare Network, Community Environment Network, Local Land Services, North Sydney Council, Northern Beaches Council, Hornsby Shire Council, Sutherland Shire Council and Landcare Australia.
Entry to a field trip of your choice includes a complementary ticket to the Welcome Reception that is taking place at the International Convention Centre straight after your field trip returns to the International Convention Centre.
Field Trip 1 – Battlers for the bush – community action for bushland conservation in Sydney – $60 pp
Start this trip with a visit to Chowder Head where Kate Eccles – President of The Mosman Parks and Bushland Association – will talk about the famous Bradley sisters who developed the “Bradley Method” of bush regeneration, a minimal disturbance method of assisted...
Field Trip 2 – Floating up the River followed by Growing at the Warada Ngurang Community Nursery – $60
Take a ferry trip on the mighty Hawkesbury River departing Brooklyn Wharf for Bar Island, one of the many remote locations where Floating Landcare volunteers undertake weed control and revegetation activities to help restore the local environment. Experts will be on...
Field Trip 3 – Agriculture in Greater Sydney – $45 pp
From grazing to small mixed farms, this tour will take you on an agricultural journey to some of the most fertile and productive farms in NSW. The first stop is Belgenny Farm – which was originally owned by John and Elizabeth Macarthur – an opportunity to check out...
Field Trip 4 – Restoring Koala habitat in Kurrajong – $45 pp
This tour will provide you with an opportunity to meet an amazing group of private landholders who are volunteering a significant amount of time to restore crucial koala habitat on their properties in the Little Wheeny Creek catchment near Kurrajong. Hear and see how...
Field Trip 5 – Coastal Lagoons of the Northern Beaches – $30 pp
Join this trip if you are keen to explore how a coastal lagoon system located in Greater Sydney is providing crucial ecosystem function for a wide variety of native plants and animals. First stop is the Curl Curl Lagoon where you will be greeted by Jason Ruszczyk –...
Field Trip 6 – A trip around Botany Bay – $30 pp
Botany Bay, in Southern Sydney, has been an important place throughout Australia’s history. This trip will look at how Botany Bay has changed over time and how natural areas persist and are cared for in an urban environment. The first stop is Joseph Banks Reserve near...
Field Trip 7 – Exploring the Coastal Open Space System COSS on the Central Coast – $50 pp
This trip will see you exploring the COSS, a network of reserves supporting native bushland on the Central Coast. The first stop is the Captain Cook Lookout, which provides a perfect backdrop for the Welcome to Country by local Aboriginal man John Oates and a talk on...