Green Spider Flower  (Alan Page)

Hut News is the monthly newsletter of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society.

Christine Davies is the Hut News Editor.

Contributions are very welcome. You can email Christine at hutnews@bluemountains.org.au.

The deadline for copy for each edition is the 12th of the preceding month. Please contact Christine to discuss any special arrangements that may be required.

The three latest issues are below - to see previous editions please visit the archives page here

The July 2025 edition of Hut News is now available for downloading.

Sunshine Wattle (Acacia terminalis), Blackheath, July 2023 (C.Davies)

• Ice Age shelter in the Blue Mountains (Annelies Ammann, Dargan)
• Oh Dear ... Deer in the BM World Heritage Area! (Jo Carroll, Events Coordinator)
• Ongoing environmental advocacy by your Society (BMCS Bushcare Officer)
• Rights of Nature Laws (Annette Sartor (Senior VP and Education Officer) and Lynn Daniel (Assistant Principal and High School Coordinator, Kindlehill School))
• The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area — at a Crossroad (Joel Dalberger, CEO of Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute, in conversation with Annette Cam, President)
• Western Sydney Airport (Annette Cam, President of BMCS)
• Do you want to learn how to make a bird friendly garden for our feathered friends? (Elizabeth Howard, Treasurer)
• TING walk in Lawson (Christine Davies, Hut News editor)
• Pampas Grass an emerging threat? (BMCS Bushcare Officer )
• and much more ...

The June 2025 edition of Hut News is now available for downloading.

A rambling Banksia spinulosa (P Ardill 2025)

• Repeal of Brumby Act “not off the table” (Don Morison)
• Geoheritage of the Greater Blue Mountains (Ian Brown)
• Lithgow railway workshops proposal gathering strength (Don Morison)
• Science and Influencing Government Policies for Better Conservation Outcomes (Richard Anton Marschall, Ph.D.)
• Creating an environmentally friendly garden in the Blue Mountains (Peter Ardill, BMCS Bushcare Officer)
• PFAS – Forever Chemicals in the Ecosystem: Other Animals Drink Water Too! (Chris Whiteman)
• Land clearing in regional NSW and loss of indigenous wildlife habitat (Peter Ardill, BMCS Bushcare Officer)
• Environmental weeds and their impacts (Peter Ardill, BMCS Bushcare Officer)
• What is the Nature Conservation Council of NSW and why should we know about its Code of Conduct? (Annette Sartor, Senior Vice-President)
• and much more ...

The May 2025 edition of Hut News is now available for downloading.

The Flame Robin (Photo by Mark Ley)

• Two new life members appointed at the recent AGM
• The Gumtree Songlines Walk
• There are two vacancies on the management committee - please apply
• Changes to reporting rates of some Blue Mountains birds within the City of the Blue Mountains (Mark Ley)
• Bat Night 2025: A Celebration of Connection and Conservation (Annette Sartor, Education Officer)
• Will the Wombat (Rosemary Butler)
• Celebrating World Heritage, 2001-style (Andy Macqueen)
• Wildlife Real Estate event: Habitat conservation and innovation
• What to look for in Autumn in the Blue Mountains
• and much more ...