The theaterette in our visitors centre features this slideshow presentation. You can view it during your visit, or if you like have a look at it here.
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Visitor Information Centre has re-opened
Do you enjoy getting out in the community, if so please consider
giving volunteering at Tarra-Bulga a go. For further details or to register your interest email
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Kara Healey’s – Collection of Mosses and Liverworts
We have recently obtained some scans of collections she made way back in the 1950’s. It is incredible that they are so well preserved after all this time. Enjoy! and for anyone who is into studying mosses and liverworts out there
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2019 Lyrebird Survey Results
Our 2019 Lyrebird Survey was held on Saturday 1st of June. 38 volunteers attended and conditions were almost perfect.
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Don’t Go Past the Tarra Valley!
The Rainforest Walk at the Tarra Valley is certainly a must-do Tarra-Bulga National Park experience. Make sure you pay it a visit.
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Cats in Tarra-Bulga National Park
Although they are not often seen by visitors, feral and domestic cats are established predators at Tarra-Bulga National Park and our remote camera results suggest they are becoming more common.
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Tarra-Bulga National Park: A Work in Progress.
It is recognised that Tarra-Bulga National Park has the potential to become even more spectacular and significant as cleared land is successfully regenerated.
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Elusive Otways Moth Shows Up in Tarra-Bulga
Remarkably he said that it was the first time to his knowledge that this species has been recorded in Victoria since the last museum specimen had been captured near Lorne way back on the 8/2/1907. That is exactly 109 years to the day between sightings!
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Filmy Ferns
Filmy Ferns are a feature of the wet gullies and rainforests in Tarra Bulga, they are usually found as epiphytes growing on the trunks of trees and other ferns, especially Soft tree-fern (Dicksonia antarctica) as well as rocks and steep embankments .
Friends of Tarra-Bulga National Park are volunteers that perform a diverse array of activities to support this wonderful place. New members always welcome.
Park Information
Visitors Centre
The Visitors Centre at Tarra-Bulga is staffed by the Friends of Tarra-Bulga. If you are interested in joining our team of volunteers please contact us at friendsoftarrabulga@gmail.com or call 0488 035 314.
Kara Healey
Kara is recognised as Victoria’s first woman ranger and an outstanding naturalist in her own right. Nothing more fitting could be seen as appropriate for the second Centenary celebration in the life of Tarra-Bulga National Park.
History
By 1990 Tarra-Bulga National Park covered 1,625 hectares of some of the best examples of original forests of the Strzelecki Ranges. Additions in 2005 increased the park size to 2,015 hectares.
Walking Tracks
Tarra-Bulga National Park, situated at the eastern end of the Grand Ridge Road, offers visitors several short walks through rainforest gullies and Mountain Ash forest. In addition there are some longer walks for more experienced walkers looking for a greater challenge.
About
Please consider joining our group and becoming a friend of the park. Contact us via email: friendsoftarrabulga@gmail.com or phone: 0488 035 314,
Calendar
Friends of Tarra-Bulga National Park Inc. 2017 Activities Calendar
Newsletters
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Membership
Become a member of Friends of Tarra-Bulga National Park … and help to support our work promoting, monitoring and nurturing this amazing place.
25th Anniversary Celebration
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the Friends of Tarra-Bulga National Park are planning to hold a special function at the Ship Inn in Yarram
Some Snow Photos
A semi-rare event with a dump of snow on the Park overnight. Thankfully it was not too heavy. There were a few shrubs and trees around that couldn’t cope with the weight of the snow and fell over so there…
Working Bees Switching to Sundays
This year we are switching to hold most of our on-ground activities on Sundays. The first one is coming up this Sunday morning (March 31st). We will be meeting at the Tarra Valley Carpark at 9.30am and then heading down…
Tree Ferns at Tarra Bulga
There are four main species of tree ferns found in Tarra Bulga National Park, (along with many other fern species) The two most common you will see are Cyathea australis (Rough tree-fern) and Dicksonia antarctica (Soft tree-fern).