To celebrate National Science Week 2021, Bush Blitz is running a Backyard Species Discovery Scavenger Hunt! This scavenger hunt is open to anyone in Australia and will run for the month of August 2021. If you’re in lockdown you can still enter but remember to follow your lockdown rules. We know it will be harder […]

Join the research vessel Investigator 10 July – 10 August 2021   What does studying the deep ocean have in common with outer space? What are seamounts and who lives there? What is a day like in the life of a marine biologist?   Our team is spending 45 days on RV Investigator studying the […]

A citizen science project to save the night In February 2021, Bush Blitz partnered with the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance to raise awareness of the impacts of light pollution on the night time environment. The Flight2Light event aimed to educate Australians about light pollution, the impact it has on wildlife, and the simple ways they can […]

Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory 2018: Bush Blitz expedition report summarises the initial scientific findings of the Bush Blitz expedition that took place from 26 November to 6 December 2018. At least 978 species were recorded during the Bush Blitz and 22 of those may be completely new to science (4 wasps, 3 flies, […]

When Amanda took a photo of a little brown spider sitting on top of her recycling bin, she had no idea she was about to leave her mark on the taxonomy of rare Australian spiders.   If you think you need to go to the depths of the Amazon to find a new species, think […]

This competition is now closed. Congratulations to the winner of the Bush Blitz Citizen Scientist Award – Nick Lambert. You can read about Nick on this Backyard Species Discovery journal post. The Bake Off commemorates Threatened Species Day on 7th September 2020 and aims to build awareness in the community about Australia’s remarkable and unique […]