Hut News is the monthly newsletter of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society. You can see our large archive of past issues here

Christine Davies is the editor of Hut News. You can email Christine at hutnews@bluemountains.org.au.

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The June edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the June edition you will find:

• March for the Mountains
• "Croc Park" Development Revived
• Destination Pagoda
• Old White Woman Looks at Pre-European Australian Art  by Cathy Cavanagh
• The Power of Hope and Imagination  by Clare Power
• ‘A Place of Significance’  by Jim Low
• Nursery News
• Evidence of Vanishing Things  by Christine Davies and Cathy Cavanagh
• What Come Next on Climate?
• Moffitt's Gardens of Stone Celebration
• Looking Back …
• Hans the Donkey Drover  by Denis Kevans
• Blue Trail: 59. Historic Waterworks Museum  by Don Morison
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more

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The May edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the May edition you will find:

• Destination Pagoda Launch
• Helicopters And Katoomba Airfield—Have Your Say!
• Make Your Vote Count in the Federal Election
• Plants With Bite
• Climate Emergency: Time to get radical before it's too late  by Clare Power
• ‘Flying Shame’  by Cathy Cavanagh
• "Stop Adani Convoy" In Sydney
• Wild Life in Blackheath  by Christine Davies
• United Nations declares Decade on Ecosystem Restoration  by Peter Ardill
• Going batty and having fun  by Phoebe Coster
• Cleaner Greener Airport?  by Ross Coster
• School – It Works Well In Nations That Respect The Educated  by Don Morison
• Blue Trail: 58. Old Rehabilitation Project, State Mine Gully  by Don Morison
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more

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The April edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the April edition you will find:

• Annual General Meeting result
• Leave Radiata Plateau Campaign Continues
• Air Pollution In The Sydney Basin  by Ross Coster
• A Lonely Lament  by Ross Bridle
• Our Planet Is Changing, Why Aren’t We?  by Clare Power
• Battle For Bylong Update  by Clare Power
• Faulconbridge Point  by Phoebe Coster
• Autumn Honeyeater Migration  by Christine Davies
• Clarence Mine’s Licence Changes
  and Centennial Coles’ Court Action Is Dropped  by Madi Maclean
• Update Lawson Crown Land Masterplan
• Blue Trail: 57. Grazing In The Long Paddock, Parkesbourne District  by Don Morison
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more

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The March edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the March edition you will find:

• Annual General Meeting and Stealth Film - Thurs.28 March
• Bat Night 2019 - Fri.29 March
• Sunset Gathering
• Responses to our State Election Questionnaire
• 'Destination Pagoda' - Blue Mountains Launch
• Climate chaos and climate action  by Clare Power
• Submission extension to turn tide in quarry conflict?
• Huge community support for national parks
• Some Reflections On Trees  by Jim Low
• Radiata Win: Labor Commits To Seek To Purchase
• Cars, Trucks, Buses and Air Pollution  by Ross Coster
• Connecting With Our Local History Further Afield  by Christine Davies
• Wild Life in Blackheath  by Christine Davies
• Blue Mountains Fauna Project
• Blue Trail: 56. Lady And An Odd Couple. Mount Victoria  by Don Morison
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more

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The February edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the February edition you will find:

• Sunset Gathering - Thurs.14 February
• Nursery News
• It’s Time for Genuine Policies on Climate Action by Robin Mosman
• NSW State Election Questionnaire by Alan Page
• Sounds of summer: why are cicadas so loud? by Eliza Keck, CSIRO
• “Dieback disease” detected in Blackheath
• Moffitt family legacy honoured in Gardens of Stone
• The Save Kosci Walk Has Ended And The Campaign Continues
• A Past President Remembered
• Wild Life in Blackheath by Christine Davies
• Purple (Bathurst) Copper Butterfly by Malina Smith
• Blue Trail: 55. Diverse Parkland Plantings, Victoria Park, Goulburn  by Don Morison
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more

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The December edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the December edition you will find:

• Bylong Coal Mine – What madness is this? by Judy Smith
• Mick Dark talk inspires community discussion
• Open Letter’s Plea To Secure Radiata Plateau
• Contaminants Challenge Recycling
• The Chicken And The Egg by Christine Davies
• President’s Report by Madi Maclean
• Residents love our wide leafy streets
• NSW lagging in renewable energy generation by Clare Power
• Book Review by Judy Smith -
  A Sense of Wonder Towards Nature. Healing the Planet through Belonging. by Haydn Washington
• Those on public payrolls must be allowed to do their jobs by Don Morison
• An exciting year for the Events Coordinator
• Get involved - a Blue Mountains Citizen Science Project
• Illegal clearing of bushland
• A Snake Encounter
• It's A Park, Not A Paddock by Geoff Dernee
• "What Is Your Name?" by Denis Kevans
• Blue Trail: 54. Rowson’s River Walk  by Don Morison
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more

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The November edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the November edition you will find:

• Limiting global warming to 1.5°C
• Gardens of Stone gets a mention… but no protection yet!  by Madi Maclean
• Bylong Mine: Make a Submission
• Climate Change Is Real – Our Challenge Is To Limit It  by Christine Davies and Alan Page
• The Cave by Jim Low
• Biodiversity Offsets Scandal at Western Sydney Airport Site  by Ross Coster
• Horses in National Parks – emotions running high  by Christine Davies
• Time to shrink the elephant  by Clare Power
• A sensitive watershed—Lithgow switches mayors  by Don Morison
• EPA requires big salt reduction from Clarence Mine’s discharge to the Wollangambe River  by Madi Maclean
• What bird is that? What flower is that?  by Rosemary Butler
• "November in Blackheath"  a poem by Brendan Doyle
• October Creek Walk  by Christine Davies
• Blue Trail: 53. Shooters Hill Cemetery  by Don Morison
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more

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The October edition of Hut News is now available for downloading,

In the October edition you will find:

• The ancient threatened species of Radiata Plateau – a new video
• Cleaner Greener NSW and Blue Mountains Meeting - 31 October
• Mick Dark Talk for the Future - Charles Massy - 8 November
• Black Birds by Alan Page
• An Act to Flood Wilderness
• Threatened Species Day - a review by Don Morison
• New lease to be issued for Katoomba airfield, Medlow Bath
• An interlude by Christine Davies
• Threatened plants of the Greater Blue Mountains:
  The ‘Cliffhanging Five’ plus two by Judy Smith
• Roadside carnage by Christine Davies
• Youth activists claiming their right to a future by Clare Power
• "To a waterfall" a poem by Brendan Doyle
• Bushwalkers, support the protest walk to save Kosciuszko by Christine Davies
• Bushwalks Program
• and much much more