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Get out in nature for the City Nature Challenge!
Get out in nature and help record Logan's biodiversity during the global City Nature Challenge!
The City of Logan is joining cities from around the world for the City Nature Challenge 2026, a global bioblitz running from 24–27 April. This is your chance to look, listen and document our city’s incredible biodiversity.
Participating is easy! Here’s how to get involved:
- Explore Logan’s environment – your backyard, street, local park or one of our natural areas.
- Snap a photo of any wild plants, animals, insects or fungi you find.
- Upload your sightings to the iNaturalist 👉Logan City Nature Challenge 2026
FEATURED NEWS
LEAF Expressions of Interest
Expressions of Interest are now open across a range of categories.
What we're looking for:
- Food, snack and beverage vendors (non-alcoholic)
- Eco Market Vendors
- Entertainment, activity hosts, demonstrations (such as cooking / gardening etc)
- Speakers
- Exhibitors (including not-for-profit organisations)
- Wardrobe Rummage (please apply through Eventbrite).
Applications close: Sunday 12 April 2026 at 11:59 pm
PlatypusWatch
Watergum’s PlatypusWatch program, in partnership with Logan City Council, has been surveying the Albert River twice a year since 2018 to help monitor and protect our local platypus population.
The next survey is on Sunday 19 April, and we’re looking for more volunteers. The more sites we survey, the better our understanding of how platypus are doing this season.
Before survey day, you will need to complete the short online induction covering platypus biology, survey methods, and what to expect.
Celebrating Eco Heroes
Eco Champion Award
Tony Sharp – Tony diverts 150 tonnes of e-waste and 60 million containers annually from Logan’s landfills, transforming them into innovative flood safety solutions used locally and internationally, while inspiring others through passionate leadership that drives sustainability, community impact, and environmental resilience.
Eco Community Organisation Award
Substation33 – Substation33 diverts millions of kilograms of e-waste from landfill while delivering innovative recycled tech solutions, hands on sustainability education, and strong community support, exemplifying circular economy leadership and creating meaningful environmental and social benefits across Logan.
ECO LOGAN EVENTS
Keep an eye out for a range of nature workshops and experiences that will build your environmental knowledge and deepen connections with Logan's natural environment. Discover more events on the Eco Logan calendar.
Grow Native - 11 April
Looking to transform your yard into a native oasis? Come along to learn how to propagate and care for different native plant species.
Bookings required.
Frog Oasis - 18 April
Looking to create frog-friendly spaces in your yard? Come along to learn all about our native frogs and take home a frog hotel.
Bookings required.
Platypus Watch Survey - 19 April
Join us in this important citizen science project and help protect one of Australia’s most iconic species.
Get in quick and do your PlatypusWatch Induction so you can participate in the next survey.
Great Glossy Count - 9 May
Ready to learn how to locate and identify Glossy Black-Cockatoos (also known as ‘Glossies’) and their feed trees in the wild? Come along to this walk and talk to learn all about these magnificent birds.
Bookings required.
GROW ME INSTEAD
Help protect local native ecosystems by removing weeds from your backyard and replacing them with native plants. To learn more about weeds check out Weeds of Logan.
#LoganWildlife
Celebrate Logan's diverse native wildlife and contribute to research by submitting your wildlife sightings. Each month we'll feature a photo.
Squirrel glider
Petaurus norfolcensis
Conservation Status Least concern
Suburb Logan Village
Fun Fact! Built for the treetops, they glide 50 metres and roam a leafy 3–5 hectare home range.
Image submitted by haase4 via iNaturalist
LEARNING THE YUGAMBEH LANGUAGE
The Yugambeh language is one of the local languages used within the City of Logan. Each month we will share a new word that you can learn. For a full list of words download the Yugambeh dictionary.
Grass = Ijun
ONE SMALL CHANGE, ONE BIG IMPACT
Discover simple, everyday changes that can make a positive impact on our environment.
For 18 years, people around the world have marked Save the Frogs Day, a reminder of the important role amphibians play in our ecosystems.
While scientists continue to investigate the disease affecting frog populations, there are simple actions you can take at home to support our local species:
🐸 Create a frog‑friendly backyard Add a small pond, build a frog hotel, and plant native plants.
🐸 Spot and record frogs Look and listen for frogs in your backyard or neighbourhood, and log your sightings using the FrogID or iNaturalist apps.
FREE TREES
Property owners in Logan can take advantage of our Free Trees program. Bring a copy of your current rates notice to one of the collection locations and choose from a wide range of plants. Each financial year you can take 3 plants home for your garden.
11 April, 9.00am to 12.00pm: Eagleby Wetlands
9 May, 9.00am to 12.00pm: Munruben Depot
KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
Kerbside clean-up helps residents dispose of large household items. Place your items out on the kerbside the weekend before your scheduled collection.
13 April to 24 April 2026
Rochedale South (All properties north of Underwood Road, Priestdale)
27 April to 8 May 2026
Rochedale South (All properties south of Underwood Road)
Logan City Council
Health, Environment and Sustainability
environment@logan.qld.gov.au
Ph: 07 3412 4491
Logan City Council acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways across the City of Logan. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.