RiverSmart Australia provides a space, information and guidance to explore and learn about the rivers and wetlands of this special part of inland Australia. Talk to us about our Schools’ Discovery Program, guided tours of the wetlands—including the Macquarie Marshes, or how you might use the facilities at the Window on the Wetlands (WOW) Centre, such as the walks and self-guided tours.

I learned so much, I love the wetlands so I now know more about how I might have a career in wetland management. – Joseph, Year 9

WetlandSnap Citizen Science

WetlandSnap is a citizen science initiative to engage and mobilise communities to help track environmental conditions at wetlands and rivers. WetlandSnap are capturing images of wetlands and rivers that will be used to assess water, soil, plants and other biota, and how they change over time.

Images and spatial information submitted from public WetlandSnap sites and one-off snapshots from other sites are intended to be openly available for visualisation, outreach, research, and other purposes.

TO CONTRIBUTE: If you would like to participate in this citizen science project please take a photo from the post, leaning your phone on the frame. Email your photo to WetlandSnap at Macquarie University (wetlandsnap at mq dot edu dot au) using the post identification in the subject line of your email. eg TB1. The ID for the site is on the post – take a photo of it too, to remind you of it when you send your email. There are tips on how to take a good photo on the WetlandSnap website.

Once we have a collection of photos over time, we will use these to study how these important environments change. A folder with the collected photos will be put together on the WetlandSnap website. This may take some time. Your patience is appreciated.