resources and reference guides

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Waterwatch Water Bug Detective Guide
There are literally thousands of tiny water bugs living in our waterways and their presence can reveal a lot about the health of our catchments. Water bugs, or aquatic macroinvertebrates, are tiny creatures that live in our lakes, creeks and rivers. The Water Bug Detective Guide provides Waterwatchers with an easy to read colour reference chart for identifying macroinvertebrates as part of a water bug survey.

Find out who's living in your local waterway

 

Hunter River Explorer
The CMA has developed a website dedicated to the life of the Hunter River. The Hunter River Explorer takes visitors on a journey along the river, stopping at various sites to hear from those who live and work along its banks. The site aims to highlight the river's fascinating history, while also raising awareness to the important issues land managers are currently facing and addressing in their part of the catchment.

The Hunter River Explorer website was developed with funding from the Thiess Riverprize, which was awarded to the Hunter River and presented to the Hunter Catchment Management Trust and its partners in 2003 for their outstanding conservation work in the Hunter River catchment.

Start your journey with the Hunter River Explorer

 

Rocky Shores Education Resources
The greatest contact that most people have with marine life is on rock platforms. These habitats are the most accessible marine environments to humans and they provide us with an enjoyable opportunity for recreation, science and education.

The Rocky Shores Resource Kit was developed by Newcastle City Council as part of an education program funded through the CMA's Education Grants program in 2007.

Please feel free to download and use the individual components of the resource kit:

 

Where Land Meets Water Resource Kit
Where Land Meets Water is a resource kit for landholders that contains practical information on managing riparian lands (that is land that adjoins rivers, creeks, billabongs, wetlands, lakes, farm dams, drainage lines and floodplains).

The resource kit describes the natural processes affecting riparian land and the measures needed to maintain river health. It contains assessment and planning tools, species lists for plants and weeds in Hunter subcatchments and information on legislation relating to riparian management.

Case studies of Hunter landholders who have experienced the benefits of improved biodiversity and farm productivity provide practical and compelling insights into what can be achieved through careful planning.

The guide has been developed specifically for the Hunter region however many of the management principles apply outside this area. Supplementary information specific to the Lower north Coast and Central Coast areas is currently being prepared and will be available from this page.

Download Where land meets water

Where Land Meets Water can be purchased by cheque or money order from the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority for $22 per copy. Phone the CMA on (02) 4930 1030 or email hcr@cma.nsw.gov.au to obtain your copy.

 

A Sense of Place in Maitland: A resource kit for schools
First published in 2003, this resource kit for schools, entitled A Sense of Place in Maitland was developed by Maitland Region Landcare with assistance from the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust. The kit was developed for schools and communities and containsextensive information on the natural and cultural heritage of the Maitland area.

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Keeping a Project Journal - Guidelines for planning, monitoring and evaluating a land management project
Keeping a Project Journal and its companion the Project Journal are designed to help landholders and community groups record information on the implementation and progress of land management projects so that lessons can be learnt for the future. Both documents are available in hard copy and free of charge from the Hunter-Central Rivers CMA. Phone (02) 4930 1030 or email hcr@cma.nsw.gov.au to obtain your copy.

To save an electronic version of the Project Journal (so that you can enter data into the journal on your computer), right click on the file below, select "Save Target As", and save the file to a location on your hard drive.
Electronic version of Project Journal (2 Mb)

 

Hunter Bushland Resource Kit
The Hunter Bushland Resource Kit provides guidelines and suggestions for effective bushland management on properties and is designed to be used by landholders, bush regenerators, students, Landcare groups, councils or anyone who has an interest in caring for our bushland remnants.
Features of the kit include:

  • comprehensive details of vegetation types found in the Hunter
  • extensive lists of native species and weeds for each local government area in the Hunter catchment
  • simple, easy to follow checklists for assessing remnant vegetation
  • practical information on protecting and expanding remnants
  • techniques for integrating remnant vegetation with productive farming
  • case studies of Hunter landholders who are regenerating and managing remnant vegetation while increasing farm productivity

The Hunter Bushland Resource Kit can be purchased by cheque or money order from the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority for $22 a copy. Phone the CMA on (02) 4930 1030 or email hcr@cma.nsw.gov.au to obtain your copy.

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