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Title. Taking Action to Manage Catchments (Biodiversity).
at School

Students should be empowered to work towards preferred sustainable futures
Including topics such as:
What can we all do to protect and restore our Catchments at school?
Main References
- Review the case studies of Our Patch and Catchment
  Care school projects in the Our Patch/Catchment Care
  Resource Kit to get a feel for what is possible.
Working with Our Patch/Catchment Care in Schools
- Download the manual to assist in whole of school
  planning and examples of best practice project
  management in schools.
http://www.affa.gov.au/corporate_docs/publications/pdf/nrm/
landcare/school_landcare.pdf
- Biowhat? The South Australian Urban Forest
  Biodiversity Program. The starter kit for Primary
  Schools to conserve and promote biodiversity in their
  school community.
http://www.urbanforest.on.net/main.htm
- Trees for Life. http://www.treesforlife.org.au/
- Greening Australia. http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/
- Gould League. Gould League
Planning
- Consider involving a number of classes or the whole
  school in adopting a site.
http://www.affa.gov.au/corporate_docs/publications/pdf/nrm/
landcare/school_landcare.pdf
- See whole of school case studies on this site. Working with Our Patch/Catchment Care in Schools
- Develop an Action Plan making links to other projects
  such as Waterwatch.
http://www.sa.waterwatch.org.au/
- Make links in the community to establish local
  expertise and potential partners.
http://www.catchments.net/
- Contact your Local Government. http://text.sacentral.sa.gov.au/government/local_gov/
Organisations that can Help
- Catchment Water Management Boards http://www.catchments.net/
- Conservation Council of SA http://www.ccsa.asn.au/
- KESAB http://www.kesab.asn.au/
- South Australian Urban Forest Biodiversity Program http://www.urbanforest.on.net/main.htm
- Waterwatch http://www.sa.waterwatch.org.au/
- SA Central links to biodiversity programs, information,
  businesses, etc.
http://text.sacentral.sa.gov.au/environment/bio/

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