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Bush Blitz TeachLive - past expeditions

Bush Blitz TeachLive 2018

Protected areas across the ACT region (including Namadgi National Park, Mulligan’s Flat Woodland Sanctuary and Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve), 

29 November 2018 – Thursday 6 December 2018

Bush Blitz TeachLive 2017

VICTORIA BONAPARTE BIOREGION, NT 11-18 May 2017

From the 11th to the 18th of May 2017 five teachers from around Australia travelled to the Victoria-Bonaparte Bioregion in the Northern Territory, to discover new species and uncover important information that can help scientists and land managers protect local and national biodiversity for generations to come.

For more information go to http://bushblitz.teachlive.org.au/index.php/expeditions/victoria-bonaparte-nt-2017


Bush Blitz TeachLive 2016

BRUNY ISLAND, TASMANIA 15-21 February 2016

Bush Blitz TeachLive 2015

CAPE YORK PENINSULA, QUEENSLAND 17-24 July 2015

Between 17-24 July 2015, another lucky five teachers were selected to participate in the Bush Blitz TeachLive expedition on the Olkola people’s traditional lands on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. The teachers joined more than a dozen scientists and the Olkola Indigenous rangers, to act as research assistants, as part of the 8-day Bush Blitz TeachLive experience. As a team, they discovered new species of spider as well as rare fish and orchids.

To view the lesson plans they created and their daily diaries of their experiences click here

(L to R) Chris Greene, (St. Mary's PS, Williamstown, Vic.), Leslie Carr (Maribynong PS, ACT), Sue Webber (Kalgoorlie Boulder Community HS, WA), Brett McKay (Kirrawee HS, NSW) and Tony Egan (Cornerstone College Vic)

Bush Blitz TeachLive 2014

KIMBERLEY REGION, WA 27 May - 3 June 2014

The 2014 Bush Blitz TeachLive program saw five primary and secondary teachers from across Australia join scientists in the field at the stunning Karunjie Station and Durack River Station in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The teachers assisted some of Australia's top scientists document plants and animals, and discover new species.

To view the lesson plans they created and their daily diaries of their experiences click here.

Read about the teachers' experiences and reflection:


Bush Blitz TeachLive 2013

HENBURY STATION, NT 14-21 May 2013

Read about the experiences of the 5 lucky teachers who participated in the BBTL 2013 program at Henbury Station in the NT.