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Streamwatch community volunteers groups, test and monitor the water quality of Sydney's local waterways as an early warning system for pollution events.

Sydney
Joined November 2012
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It’s important to thoroughly inspect and discuss - in detail - housing options. Rainbow Lorikeets, in general, aren’t that picky. It’s quite interesting the variety of hollow shapes and sizes different species use; we have much to learn about this. #hollowsashomes
The engine behind the next chapter of Streamwatch. Keen to join us, and play a bigger role in citizen science? Get in contact! [email protected]
Monthly committee meetings welcoming new faces and farewelling old friends.
Keep Dendrobium in the ground. Water is more precious than dendrobium. But seriously, what will Sydney do with a compromised catchment. A little grout will not fix it. Coal should never overide water security in the world's second driest continent. illawarramercury.com.au/stor…
Many thanks to @UNSW Water Research Laboratory and the Global Water Institute for promoting @StreamwatchNSW on #worldwatermonitoringday #monitorwater wrl.unsw.edu.au/news/wrl-phd…
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Recently Streamwatch volunteers visited a creek in the Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains to learn about aquatic macroinvertebrates, waterbugs. Waterbugs are a great way to monitor… instagram.com/p/BpyQ5FhhcRk/…
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Yes the dedicated continue to look after their local creeks. Check out the great work these guys are doing and what they offer. stillcreeklandcare.com.au/ou… stillcreeklandcare.com.au/ou…
Two litter booms and still this. Behaviour change, subcatchment scale gross pollutant traps AND well resourced citizen scientists monitoring the river's environmental health are the bare minimum requirements to turn this around facebook.com/story.php?story…
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Citizen Science, River stewardship, Environmental volunteering, Stream maintenance, Ecological education, community capacity building, oh and Water quality monitoring. What a great crew. What... facebook.com/story.php?story…
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So important. I think Michael Leunig would appreciate this one. facebook.com/story.php?story…