The Aranda Bushland is a 100 ha reserve of eucalypt forest and woodland comprising the southern slopes of Aranda Hill (the north side being the suburb Aranda). It adjoins Black Mountain Reserve (adjacent to the central business district of Canberra), and forms part of Canberra Nature Park, an network of urban open space reserves throughout the national capital. The Friends of Aranda Bushland (FOAB) is a Park Care group interested in preserving and promoting the natural environment of Canberra Nature Park in Aranda bushland and surrounding bushland areas.