2025 Bioblitz – Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th November
We’re heading out to the Impoundment this November to continue our annual citizen science monitoring of the TWWHA!
As a citizen scientist, you can help collect valuable information about the flora and fauna found in Lutruwita around the Pedder Impoundment.
These observations support research, conservation, and our campaign to restore Lake Pedder and the Huon and Serpentine Valleys.
Together, we’re showing how rich and important the Southwest’s biodiversity is, and why these areas need protection. This work also helps us push for Lake Pedder and the Huon and Serpentine Valleys to be recognised as a key restoration project in the UN’s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030).
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) is a global call to heal the planet by protecting and restoring damaged natural areas. Across the world, communities are bringing back forests, rivers, and wetlands to support biodiversity, clean water, and climate stability. http://www.decadeonrestoration.org
Our campaign aims to have Lake Pedder and the Huon and Serpentine Valleys nominated as Australia’s flagship restoration project under this initiative — showing how rewilding a lost glacial lake can restore ecosystems, inspire national pride, and lead the way in global restoration efforts.
The Plan:
Saturday 29th (main Bioblitz extraveganza)
10AM – meet at Huon Campground for a briefing and cuppa
10:30 Bioblitz time – surveying around Scotts Peak shoreline (heathland)
12:30 PM – Lunch at Huon Campground (BYO with cakes, snacks, coffee and tea provided by Restore Pedder)
1:30 PM – Bioblitz time in the gully behind towering dam wall (bushland and forested area)
3 PM – Afternoon Tea and fun chats at Huon Campground
optional expedition to Red Knoll for incredible views and unique subalpine flora
4 PM – Bioblitz survey lake moreland area on the way to Strathgordon
5:30 PM – Convene at Pedder Wilderness Lodge for evening activities (photography, night survey, stargazing and dinner)
7:30 PM – Film Screening of the award winning Pedder: The Fault in Tasmania’s Wilderness in the comfy Pedder Wilderness Lodge (complete with beanbags and couches for chillaxing)
From 8:30 PM Dark Sky Workshop & other dark activities
Sunday 30th (all optional: connection, adventure and relaxing time)
8 – 9:30 AM Join us for breaky at Pedder Wilderness Lodge, followed by a bushwalk and the option of running your own activity
Accommodation options
Camping is available at Huon and Ted’s Beach campgrounds – we recommend staying at Ted’s Beach on Saturday night if you want to be involved in the night activities. Or you can book a room at the Pedder Wilderness Lodge where we will be hanging out on Saturday night!
Getting out there
On Saturday 29th we will be meeting at the Huon Campground at 10am in the day-use hut for a morning briefing and intro to the Bioblitz. It’s a 2.5 hour drive out there so give yourself plenty of time to drive safely. If you don’t have a car or don’t want to drive, get in touch with us through email or join our WhatsApp group to organise carpooling.
Restore Lake Pedder 