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Community Science

The ACT has well developed water quality monitoring and awareness raising programs. The community based Waterwatch program and its adjunct activities – Frogwatch and Platypus Watch are generating quality data that complements data from Government sources. The key challenge with these programs is demonstrating clear links between on-ground actions and monitoring data. 


The Council is concerned to extend community monitoring science to other aspects of natural resources (e.g. native vegetation, revegetation, birds, pests, weeds and soils) and to integrate the information so that a better understanding of ecosystem processes in particular places can be achieved. 


The Council with the assistance from the Australian Government's Caring for our Country Initiative is investing in a number of projects to further community-based NRM science in the ACT:




Molonglo Catchment Group

Molonglo Catchment Group The Molonglo Catchment Group works largely in NSW and covers the catchments of the Molonglo and Queanbeyan Rivers, Jerrabomberra Creek and the urban areas of inner Canberra and Queanbeyan.

Ginninderra Catchment Group

Ginninderra Catchment GroupThe Ginninderra Catchment Group works in the urban areas of Belconnen, West Belconnen, Hall, Gunghalin, and the rural areas and nature reserves of the Ginninderra Creek catchment.

Southern ACT Catchment Group

Southern ACT Catchment Group The Southern ACT Catchment Group operates in the southern areas of the ACT covering Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong, Tharwa, Tidbinbilla, the Cotter Road, Namadgi National Park and related rural areas.
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