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Catchment Connections - Taking action

Folder 4 - "Taking action"
This folder is the fourth of the four key learning themes.

Taking action is made up of the following sections:

Some activities will give reference to additional web or material information. Further broader information beyond the scope of Catchment Connections can be accessed via a plethora of web-based resources found mostly within the Water Learning and Living and Catchment Care sections of www.watercare.net

There are also a range of resources, which are available for loan from the Waterwatch and
Catchment Care resource libraries.

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Section 1 - Working towards sustainability

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1. Taking action towards personal sustainability Student activity - How sustainable are we? (688kb)
2. Taking action towards a sustainable school  

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Section 2 - Monitoring the environment

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3. Monitoring vegetation  
4. Monitoring the soil Student activity - Monitoring the soil (437 kb)
5. Monitoring animals  
6. Water testing Student activity - Red cabbage pH test

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Section 3 - Landscape restoration

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7. Prioritising restoration projects  
8. Seed collection  

9. Propagating indigenous plants (Not available from this website call the Board on 8374 6000 for a copy)

 
10. Nursery work Photo album - School plant nurseries (431 kb)
11. Planting for revegetation Student activity - Planting with school children

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Section 4 - Water conservation

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12. Water conservation in the home and school Fact sheet - Permanent water conservation measures
  Fact sheet - Being waterwise in your home
  Student activity- How much water do we use at home (845 kb)
  Student activity - Water use survey
  Student activity - Water consumption exercise (315kb)
13. Waterwise gardens Photo album - Waterwise gardens (Call the Board on 8374 6000 for a copy as this is too large a file to download)
  Fact sheet - Weed alert: garden hit list
  Fact sheet - Indeginous plants growers list

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Section 5 - Pollution prevention

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14. Stormwater solutions

 

15. Waste disposal guide for schools and the home Fact sheet - Hazardous waste disposal
  Student activity - Hazardous household substances
16. Reduce, reuse, recycle Student activity - How much waste today?
  Student activity - Know what you throw
  Student activity - Litter search
  Student activity - What's this mess?
  Student activity - Which R is it?

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Section 6 - Threatened species management

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17. Weed control

Student activity - Weed removal with students
18. Feral animal control Case study - Feral animal control in Australia

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Section 7- -Threatened specied management

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19. Successful threatened species management

Student activity - Threatened species recovery programs

 

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Resources you can order
The Catchment Board also has a number of useful resources that are too large to store on this website.


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