Get Involved
| Organisation | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP) | Collect soil/sand samples from beside rivers, lakes and oceans to be assessed for microplastic load | Anywhere |
| Australian Platypus Conservancy | Report platypus sightings in Australia | Anywhere |
| Butterflies Australia | Butterfly sightings, logging sightings and photos on an app | Anywhere |
| Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Jane Humphries |
Water quality, bird surveys | Gwydir Valley and Border Rivers |
| FrogID Download FrogID for Apple or GooglePay from the FrogID website |
FrogID is the Australian Museum’s flagship citizen science project that is improving our understanding of Australia’s unique frog species. Record Frog calls wherever you hear them to help track frog health and distribution around Australia | Anywhere |
| Mozzie Monitors | Mozzie sightings and collection, log your photos on an app or trap the real thing | Anywhere |
| NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environment Jo Lenehan |
Water quality, biodiversity & bird surveys | Lachlan River catchment |
| Turtle Watch and Seabird Rescue Seabird Rescue Turtle Watch Turtle Sat App |
Marine turtle nest monitoring, turtle and seabird sightings | Anywhere |
| Upper Murrumbidgee Adventurous Volunteers | Weed-control, tree planting, fish habitat Background info |
Upper Murrumbidgee region |
| Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre Kristy Robberts |
Report platypus sightings on the Wambuul-Macquarie River and its tributaries | Anywhere |
| Western Paddlers NSW in partnership with Dept of Planning, Industry and Environment Joe Brennan |
Monitoring for microbats nesting on the Wambuul-Macquarie River | Dubbo, Central West NSW |
| Western Paddlers NSW in partnership with Dept of Primary Industries – Fisheries Bron Powell |
Threatened fish species monitoring | Western NSW |
| Willow Warriors Jeff Cottrell |
Weed-control programs along rivers, especially in national parks. | Programs currently running in the Nepean-Hawkesbury, Sydney region and southeast NSW |
River and Ocean Clean-Ups
| Organisation | Activity | Location |
| Clean4shore Jono |
Regular community clean-up paddles | Central Coast and Hunter region |
| Cooks River Mullets Bridget Cleaver |
Monthly clean-up paddles on the Cooks River. This group is affiliated with River Canoe Club. | Marickville, Sydney |
| Paddle Against Plastic | River and ocean clean-ups | Various locations in Australia |
| River Canoe Club and Cooks River Alliance Simon Wilkes |
Annual Cooks River Clean-Up paddle (400+ participants) in Feb, plus ongoing Cooks River environmental activities | Marickville, Sydney |
| Western Paddlers NSW Bron Powell |
Organise Clean Up Australia Day paddles plus other clean up paddles over the year. | Dubbo/Wellington, Central West and Western NSW |
