News

New daisy record at Neds Corner Station

Read more about how the Bush Blitz botanical team found a new plant record for Victoria, discovering a black-seed daisy.

Photos of Volcanic Plains Bioregion in Victoria

Visit our new gallery showing the variety of diverse species found on the Volcanic Plains.

Bushblitz in Ned's Corner (VIC) with TRIN

Gaia Resources test their mobile biological data recording system down at Neds Corner.

New species of truffle found at Neds Corner Station

Dr Teresa Lebel may have discovered a new species of truffle - although these sort are not for eating!

Read all about the Pupasnail

Dr John Stanisic, self proclaimed snail whisperer, writes up about the snails found at Neds Corner Station.

Photos of Cane River in Western Australia

Visit our new gallery showing the beauties of Cane River reserve in Western Australia.

Open day showcases amazing biodiversity on Neds Corner Station

Read all about what has been found during week two at the blitz at Neds Corner station!

Media Release: Stunning array of species found on Neds Corner Station. [PDF 319kb]

Pobblebonk frogs and puffball mushrooms are just some of the species that are emerging in response to rains in the desert country of northwest Victoria where a team of Bush Blitz scientists are surveying Neds Corner Station in search of new species.

Current Bush Blitz blogs links to Parks Australia can be found here

Read Blogs from Neds Corner Station

Behind the Bush Blitz lens - Want to find out more on how our creatures are photographed?

Blitzing birds at Neds Corner Station - Discover the array of birds found on our newest survey site.

Reptile central - The tally of reptiles is impressive at Neds Corner.

The desert comes alive! - The desert country is awakening after recent rains.

Media Release: Blitzing Neds Corner for new species. [PDF 477kb]

A team of top biodiversity scientists are spending more than 2,000 hours blitzing Neds Corner Station in Victoria's mallee country, surveying the reserve's plants and animals in the hope of finding species that are new to science.

Current Bush Blitz blogs links to Parks Australia can be found here

A video detailing Neds Corner can be found here

Watch the Bush Blitz expedition video footage from Credo Station

A swag of new species including spiders, true bugs and native bees were among the discoveries made when a team of scientists went prospecting at Credo Station in the Western Australian goldfields during September 2011.

Media Release: New species of creepy crawlies and fossilised remains found on Credo Station. [PDF 291kb]

New species of creepy crawlies and fossilised remains found on Credo Station (22/9/2011).

Creepy crawlies including pseudoscorpions, trapdoor spiders, true bugs and bees were among the swag of new species discovered during a recent Bush Blitz at Credo Station in the Western Australian goldfields - the first comprehensive biodiversity survey conducted on Credo.

Find out what our scientists are getting up to at Credo Station

Day One: Bush Blitz arrives at Credo Station

Day Two: Bush Blitz - pitfall traps and the search for true bugs

Day Three: The magic of Credo

Read Blogs from Credo Station

Bush Blitzers find fossil remains at Credo Station - Ever wondered what the fossil of a brood bee looks like?

Bush blitzing for creatures that glow in the dark - Discover whats lurking in the shadows at Credo station at night.

The Bush Blitz team is out and about again, this time blitzing the Western Australian Goldfields. From the 29th of August the Bush Blitz team, scientists and BHP Billiton Volunteers, through the Earthwatch Institute, will be in the field at the Credo Station Reserve located in the Western Australian Goldfields.

Taxa being studied will include small mammals, reptiles, spiders, vascular plants and bryophytes, beetles, bees, stygofauna, wasps, butterflies and moths, land snails, true bugs and dragonflies.

Keep an eye on the website for blogs from the field by Bush Blitz’s newest member Mim Jambrecina.

The 10th Bush Blitz expedition is now underway in Western Australia’s Pilbara at the Cane River Conservation Park. Follow our blogs to find what our team of 15 scientists are finding out on these red plains.

Read our blog about Cane River here

For a closer view of the area, please click here.

Media Release: Blind cave-dwelling crustaceans found during Bush Blitz at Lake Condah. [PDF 90kb]

Blind cave-dwelling crustaceans found during Bush Blitz at Lake Condah (23/3/2011).

Scientists surveying plants and animals on several Indigenous protected areas near Heywood in south-western Victoria have discovered species that are likely to be new to science as well as populations of species that are threatened elsewhere.

Lake Condah Bush Blitz blog

Discover what Bush Blitz scientists are up to on their latest field trip. Museum Victoria's blog on Lake Condah in south west Victoria: Museum Victoria's blog

Media Release: Bush Blitz explores ancient volcanic landscape for new species. [PDF 260kb]

Bush Blitz explores ancient volcanic landscape for new species (23/03/2011).

A team of more than 40 scientists, Indigenous rangers and volunteers today begin the most comprehensive plant and animal survey yet on Aboriginal-owned lands in the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape in south-western Victoria.

Bush Blitz Bon Bon in the news!

Journalists visited the Bush Blitz team at Bon Bon station last year. Check out their stories in ECOS and Voyeur In-Flight magazines.

ECOS (Volume 159, Feb-Mar 2011 edition)

Voyeur (March 2011 edition: flip to pages 39-40 for the Bush Blitz story)

Photos of Bush Blitz

Check out the photos from the New South Wales, Gawler, and Gawler and Stony Plains Bush Blitz.

Top Ten New Species competition.

Find out who are the lucky winners in the Top Ten New Species competition.

Photos of Bush Blitz

Check out the photos from the Wet Tropics (Queensland) Bush Blitz.

Teacher Resource Booklet

The Bush Blitz teacher resource booklet was produced by the Australian Science Teacher's Association (ASTA), in partnership with the Australian Biological Resource Study to provide background information for teachers on the Bush Blitz program. The booklet also includes supporting activities, projects and investigations for teachers to undertake with students from preschool through to senior secondary levels.

A booklet was sent to every Australian school as part of the 2010 National Science Week school kit but is now available to download.

Media Release: Can you pick Australia's Favourite New Species?

A barnacle that looks like the Sydney Opera House? A pink fish that walks on the sea floor? An outback ant that makes a tubular home from spinifex grass and red soil? These are just some newly discovered Australian species that are part of a new teachers' resource booklet and competition that will this week go to school children around the country.

"Ahead of World Environment Day on Saturday and in the International Year of Biodiversity, we want to get kids excited by the environment around them and the discoveries still taking place today of new plants and animals across our vast continent," Environment Protection Minister Peter Garret said.

More details of the competition can be found here.

Photos of Bush Blitz

Check out the photos from the Western NSW and Tasmanian Bush Blitz.

Media Release: Bush Blitz - launch of Australian nature discovery mission

Bush Blitz - launch of Australian nature discovery mission (15/02/2010).

Environment Minister Peter Garrett today launched Bush Blitz - a three year multimillion dollar partnership to document the plants and animals in properties across Australia’s National Reserve System.

BushBlitz: Factsheet. [PDF 1.1mb]

Bush Blitz is the world's first continental scale survey - a three year multimillion dollar partnership to document the plants and animals in hundreds of properties across Australia’s National Reserve System.