Sheldon Forest in Turramurra contains the second largest area remaining of the critically endangered Blue Gum High Forest covering an…

The tremendous efforts of the local community have produced some beneficial outcomes. Issue 185 of STEP Matters provided an update…

STEP welcomes new members of the committee and other members who would like to contribute to our work in some…

Two weeks before the Federal election with Warragamba Dam threatening to spill due to severe storms, the Baird government committed…

The Greater Sydney Commission has been created by NSW legislation with a brief to make Sydney more liveable, more productive…

There is surprisingly little information that describes, interprets and records heathlands and its ecology in Australia. However, Nick de Jong’s…

STEP was actively involved in the fight against the O’Farrell government’s legislation introduced in 2012 allowing amateur hunting in national…

In the 19th century deer were imported and released into areas like Royal National Park because they were regarded as…

Well the July election is done and dusted and the Liberal–National Coalition just scraped in. Despite Malcolm Turnbull’s previous statements…

John Martyn discovered this beautiful pink fungus in Sheldon Forest. Fungi expert Ray Kearney identified it as Cantharellus lilacinus. A…

Back in the 1970s, a speck of harbourside bushland in Hunters Hill achieved unexpected fame as the site of the…

To many people who are fascinated by Sydney's native flora but have no formal training in geology, the rocks around…

NSW residents are currently waiting for the state government to respond to the deluge of submissions opposing the new draft…