August 2025 Weeding Ecotour
Seventeen people enjoyed a week assisting the board – many of them new volunteers.
May 2025 Weeding Ecotour
Eighteen volunteers enjoyed a week assisting the board and exploring the island.
February 2025 Biodiversity Ecotour
This Ecotour was arranged in February, when the island nature is more vibrant.
August 2024 Weeding Ecotour
Ten volunteers enjoyed excellent weather for a productive and enjoyable week.
May 2024 Weeding Ecotour
Twenty-two volunteers enjoyed perfect weather for a wonderful week, while helping the Board with the weed eradication program.
Sallywood Swamp restoration – success
Twenty years after restoration started, the Sallywood swamp forest at Old Settlement is well established.
Australian Association of Bush Regenerators
AABR is a very worthwhile organisation for anyone passionate about care of the native Australian bush.
Record hot, dry summer on Lord Howe Island
The summer of 2023-2024 was the hottest on record at Lord Howe Island.
Extinct beetle “rediscovered”
An endemic weevil, previously thought to be extinct, has been re-discovered — another testament to the benefits of the rat eradication program.
August 2023 Weeding Ecotour
During this trip, the Friends removed native creepers from saplings being smothered in clearings created by trees fallen over following the 2019 drought.
