Citizen Science and Volunteering Opportunities

Organisation	Activity	Location	Contact	Website
Willow Warriors	Weed-control programs along rivers, especially in national parks.	Programs currently running in the Nepean-Hawkesbury, Sydney region and southeast NSW. There is potential for more!	Jeff Cottrell	willowwarriors.org.au
Upper Murrumbidgee Adventurous Volunteers	Weed-control, tree planting, fish habitat Background info	Upper Murrumbidgee region	Antia Braedeman	Facebook page
Western Paddlers NSW in partnership with Dept of Planning, Industry and Environment	Monitoring for microbats nesting on the Wambuul-Macquarie River	Dubbo, Central West NSW	Joe Brennan
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office	Water quality, bird surveys	Gwydir Valley and Border Rivers	Jane Humphries
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environment	Water quality, biodiversity & bird surveys	Lachlan River catchment	Jo Lenehan
Western Paddlers NSW in partnership with Dept of Primary Industries – Fisheries	Threatened fish species monitoring	Western NSW	Bron Powell	See Western Paddlers NSW Facebook page
Australian Platypus Conservancy	Report platypus sightings in Australia	Anywhere		platypus.asn.au/report-a-sighting/
Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre	Report platypus sightings on the Wambuul-Macquarie River and its tributaries	Anywhere	Kristy Robberts
Turtle Watch and Seabird Rescue	Marine turtle nest monitoring, turtle and seabird sightings	Anywhere	Seabird Rescue Seabird Rescue (Facebook) Turtle Watch	Turtle Watch Turtle Sat App
Butterflies Australia	Butterfly sightings, logging sightings and photos on an app	Anywhere	See website	butterflies.org.au
Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP)	Collect soil/sand samples from beside rivers, lakes and oceans to be assessed for microplastic load	Anywhere	See website	ausmap.org
Mozzie Monitor	Mozzie sightings and collection, log your photos on an app or trap the real thing!	Anywhere	See website	Mozzie Monitors

Monitoring dissolved oxygen levels for fish health

River and Ocean Clean-Ups

Organisation	Activity	Location	Contact	Website
River Canoe Club and Cooks River Alliance	Annual Cooks River Clean-Up paddle (400+ participants) in Feb, plus ongoing Cooks River environmental activities	Marickville, Sydney	Simon Wilkes	rivercanoeclub.org.au
Clean4shore	Regular community clean-up paddles	Central Coast and Hunter region	Jono	See Facebook page
Cooks River Mullets	Monthly clean-up paddles on the Cooks River. This group is affiliated with River Canoe Club.	Marickville, Sydney	Bridget Cleaver	rivercanoeclub.org.au
Western Paddlers NSW	Organise Clean Up Australia Day paddles plus other clean up paddles over the year.	Dubbo/Wellington, Central West and Western NSW	Bron Powell	See PNSW Facebook Page
Paddle Against Plastic	River and ocean clean-ups	Various locations in Australia		oceancrusaders.org/paddle/

A paddler checking out an Olive Perchlet, a threatened species of fish, in a citizen science monitoring program, Western NSW