Tag: park
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Carnival in the Bush
In 2026 Friends of the Escarpment Parks will host Carnival in the Bush as our contribution to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. It will be hosted in J E Duggan Bushland Park on Sunday 20 September and will include a variety of activities. All Carnival in the Bush activities are FREE for participants but, to ensure…
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Open Day – Sep 26
This is a Date Claimer for our next Open Day which will be held at Duggan Park on Sunday 20th September from 8.30am to 12pm. This year the Open Day will be included in the Carnival of Flowers programme. It will be well advertised in the Carnival of Flowers booklet and also on the Carnival website. We…
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Park visit – Rainforest Gully
Our next Park visit on 11th April, and the first for the year, is to Rainforest Gully which is situated within the Picnic Point Parklands. Rainforest Gully is the most recent bushland park to be worked by FEP, and Deb and Michael have taken on the task of regeneration. It is1.5 hectares of remnant dry rainforest. It…
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Nature Calls – Photography Contest
Toowoomba Field Naturalist Club Inc. is celebrating 75 years as a club with a photography contest. Submit a high-resolution photograph (3.5 MB or more) to promote the natural world in our Toowoomba region. It may include landscapes, flora or fauna. Ends 31 March 2026. Winning images will be featured on the TFNC blog. Maximum 3…
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Redwood Madeira Challenge – Cancelled
Due to the wet weather we have CANCELLED the Madeira Weed Challenge tomorrow morning (7th March). The regular Friends of the Escarpment volunteers work at Redwood Park every Monday and Friday morning from 7.00 – 9.00am followed by a convivial morning tea. (From April the work hours will be 7.30 – 9.30am). You don’t need…
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Tick bites and meat allergy
The Conversation has an informative piece about tick bites and the associated risk of mammalian meat allergy. The piece includes a link to short informative videos about preventing tick bite and dealing with it if it happens.
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SEQ Ecological Restoration Framework
Local councils in South East Queensland have undertaken ongoing ecological restoration work in partnership with the community to maintain, enhance and protect our natural environment and its biodiversity. Restoration work in South East Queensland controls weeds, re-establishes wildlife corridors and assists the recovery of ecosystems that are degraded, damaged, or destroyed. The 10 councils of…
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Eagles Nest
Eagles Nest was a depression era camp in the upper part of what is now Redwood Park. Feb 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Step back into Toowoomba’s past with our first Regional Trust Talk of 2026! Local historian Bruce Arthur brings the story of the heritage-listed Eagles Nest Camp to life—a unique site established during the Great…
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Safe chemical use
The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators has a variety of useful resources on the website, including several documents produced by their Chemicals in the Management of Biodiversity (CIMB) Working Group. One that FEP volunteers working in parks may find useful is Safe chemical use for bush regenerators.
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