National Parks Wildlife Service (NPWS) held their second ever conservation forum in May, and our very own Dr Anne Musser (Conservation and Campaigns Officer), was invited to speak, with over 160 people in attendance, including our Environment, Heritage and Assets Officer, Jordan Macdonald.
Biodiversity research at Jenolan is ongoing, and we’ve discovered many species over the past decade that are new records for Jenolan.
The staff here are extremely dedicated and passionate to ensuring you as the visitor have the most enjoyable time possible, in a safe environment.
Although long known as “Binoomea” or “Dark Holes in the Mountain” to the Burra Burra Clan of the Gundungurra Nation, Europeans first discovered what are now known as the Jenolan Caves in circa 1838.
Jenolan’s iconic Blue Lake has been a feature at Jenolan since the Jenolan River was dammed to form the lake in 1908.
If you ask someone where they first saw a wild platypus, chances are good that they’ll say “at Jenolan Caves!”