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Let’s Start Working
If you have found out all there is to know about your local creek, you can then work together, and with others, to try and look after it .
It is your mission to find those who can help you look after the creek . Together you can do activities that will help create or maintain a healthy creek habitat .
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My Creek’s Cultural Story
Aboriginal art symbols are used to tell stories about a local area . Use these symbols to create an Aboriginal story of your creek and write an explanation of your painting’s story .
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mal
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ns
Emu Possum Kangaroo Dingo Snake
Envi
ronm
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l Sig
nsH
uman
Occ
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ion
Sign
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Rain River/Creek/Smoke/Fire Waterhole/Campsite/Fireplace
Sun/Star Water connecting two waterholes
Man/Woman Sitting Sitting around a camp�re Travelling sign with circlesas resting place
Rainbow/Cloud/Cli�/Sand dune
Travelling Tracks
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My Creek’s Cultural Story
My painting represents: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Building Nest Boxes
Did you find tree hollows along your creek’s riparian zone? Do you know what animals live in them?
Artificial tree hollows can help provide valuable habitat for many native species, but not all species have the same nest box . Using the list below, describe what features you may think each animal might need for their nest box .
Animal Nest Box FeaturesPossums
Bats
Lorikeets/Parrots
Sugar Gliders
Cockatoos
Ducks
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What animal’s nest box are you going to build? Write a list of materials will you need to build your nest box?
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Materials: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Observing your nest boxesUse the observation sheet to help identify which hollow loving creatures are using your nest box/es .
Date of Observation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Box Typeand Number
Chew Marks
Scuff Marks
Possible Resident
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Seed Pocket
When you have native plant seeds collected from the local area, they are known as Local Provenance . Seed need to be collected at the right time of year so that they will germinate when planted . Your collection of seeds also needs to be labelled correctly . Use the label/seed pocket below to help you identify your local provenance seed as well as store your seed .
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fold the paste to back flap
My plant looks like . . .Host plant name . . .
Location where seeds were collected . . .
Seeds were collected on . . .
Seeds were collected by . . .
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Plant PropagationThe two most common methods of plant propagation are from seed (sexual) or from cuttings (asexual or vegatative) .
Propagation from Seed
Ensure the seed is fresh, mature, and insect and disease free . Sprinkle a small amount of seed on the surface of a free-draining seed mix (equal parts coarse river sand and vermiculite is suitable) in a punnet . Cover lightly with sifted sand so that the seed is buried to a depth about equal to its thickness .
Water the punnet carefully and place it in a warm spot . Do not allow the mixture to dry out . Prick out the seedlings once germination has occurred and the cotyledons (seed leaves) are large enough to hold, the seedlings can be pricked out into small pots containing a suitable potting mix .
AdvantagesSome seed can be collected and stored for long periods of time and still be capable of germinating . Many plants can be produced from seed .
DisadvantagesPlants propogated from seed are not genetically the same as the parent plant . Therefore they can vary in appearance . For example, the plants can vary in overall size and shape and the leaves and flowers can vary in size, shape and colour from plant to plant .
Many species are difficult to grow from seed . With some species (e .g . Acacia species) the seeds may need special treatment to help germination . There are a number of plants which we cannot germinate from seed . This is probably because we do not know the special conditions required to break dormancy or trigger a growth response .
SOURCE: Australian National Botanic Gardens http://www .anbg .gov .au/education
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What are the two type of ways you can propagate plants?
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What shouldn’t you do to your newly sowed seeds?
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How deep should you plant your seeds?
twice the width of the seed �
the width of the seed �
lay them on the surface �
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of propagating plants from seed .
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What plant are you going to try and propagate from seed?
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Seedling Jumble
Identify which order you need to follow to when planting your seedling . Describe what each image is indicating in one word .
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If you don’t plant your seedling the right way it may not survive . Use the diagram to work out what is the right and wrong ways to plant seedlings . Describe your decision .
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Revegetation RevengeACROSS1 . The production of plants from seeds or
cuttings .2 . A place that is nearby is said to be
_____ .3 . This is what happens to a seeds when they
begin to grow .6 . Plants that occur naturally in an area are
said to be ______ .7 . A young plant .8 . This liquid is essential to all life on Earth .
9 . A living thing that is not an animal .10 . A seedling that has been planted wrong
may not _______ .
DOWN1 . Seed collected from your creek is called
local __________?4 . The natural process of allowing native
habitat to recover .5 . Sourcing and bringing items together to a
single location .
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A Model Creek
The way we look after our creek is very important for both humans and the environment . Below is an example of how the land can be managed in good and bad ways along a creek .
Using this diagram as a guide, create a model of how your creek is currently managed, or how you would like your creek to be managed .
Healthy CreekStable banks•Stock fenced - no creek access•Native plants and animals•Large variety of vegetation•Green energy•
Unhealthy CreekPollution & Stormwater•Salinity & Erosion•Stock access to creek•Introduced plants and animals•Agricultural runoff (e .g . fertilisers)•
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Once you have built your model catchment, answer the following .
My model is about: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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By removing one bad management proctice from my creek (like pollution), it will change . . .what?
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What are some examples of how others can change their management practices to maintain a healthy creek?
(e .g . farmers could stop livestock accessing the creek)
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Down the Drain
When it rains, do you know where the water goes? Some water may soak into the ground and provide valuable water for plants and underground animals . The rest flows on the surface and often goes down stormwater drains .
Test the absorbtion rate of water on different surfaces in your school grounds . Using one glass of water in each trial and a stopwatch, record your observations below .
Time Pavement Grassed Oval Garden Bed2 seconds
30 seconds
2 minutes
Percent* of school grounds
*use a map of the school to help estimate the percent
If the percent of pavement and hard surfaces (like building roofs) in your school is greater than 50%, what impact will this have on your local creek?
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Are there stormwater drains where you live that have messages painted on them? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If you do, what do they say? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Do you think people pay attention to them? . . . . . . . . . . . .
If you where to get the support of your local Council, what is a message that you would like to paint on stormwater drains? This needs to be a message that helps to change people’s behaviour about what goes down the drain .
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Waste Audit
Collect your class/school’s litter for a day . Record it below .
Bucket Weight (kg)
Total Bucket + Waste Weight (kg)
Net Weight (kg)=Bucket - Total
Approx . Volume (L)20L bucket240L wheelie bin
Mixed Waste(Garbage)
Recyclable Containers(PET Plastic Bottles)
Organic Material(Paper & Catdboard)
Other Organic Material(Garden & Food Waste)
TOTAL (kg)
Waste Projections
School population A Students & Staff
Total waste generated B kg per day
C kg per week (= B x 5)
D kg per year (= C x 40 school weeks)
Waste generated per person E kg per person per year (= D ÷ A)
F kg per person per term (= E ÷ 4)
G kg per person pre week (= F ÷ 10)
H kg per person per day (= G ÷ 5 or B ÷ A)
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The Perfect Litter Bin
Litter can be a problem for any creek habitat . You task is to try and design the perfect litter bin . It may be able to sort your recycling for you, it may tell you how to dispose of your rubbish . Draw your perfect litter bin below and describe its features .
My perfect litter bin’s features include: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Get Active
There are many organisations who contribute to pollution . People will use a product and throw away the waste of that product . Sometimes it is good to tell the makers of that product where their waste ends up .
Step 1: Conduct a litter clean up at your local creek .
What is the largest percentage of waste collected?
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Who makes or sells that product?
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Step 2: Write a letter to the pollution source .
Individually, or as a class, write a letter that explains what is happening to the waste from the product that is being made or sold .
Suggest some tactics they can use to help keep the local creek clean . Examples could be supporting creek clean up days or selling less packaging .
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Community Creek Survey
What is the name of our local creek? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Which three reasons are most important to you concerning our local creek?
The water looks dirty and unclean . �
The creek looks untidy . �
Rubbish can harm wildlife . �
It is expensive to clean up the rubbish . �
To reduce pollution of rivers and seas caused by litter . �
Children could get hurt when playing near the creek . �
Would you help look after our creek? YES / NO
What would you do?
Pick up rubbish or support a clean up day �
Tell others about the importance of the local creek �
Pull out weeds �
Nothing, the creek looks after itself �
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Some Helpful ContactsBurnett Mary Regional Group www .bmrg .org .au•Stormwater www .stormwater .org .au•Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee mrccc .org .au•Fraser Coast Regional Council www .frasercoast .qld .gov .au•Bundaberg Regional Council www .bundaberg .qld .gov .au•Gympie Regional Council www .gympie .qld .gov .au•North Burnett Regional Council www .northburnett .qld .gov .au•South Burnett Regional Council www .southburnett .qld .gov .au•Gladstone Regional Council www .gladstonerc .qld .gov .au•Somerset Regional Council www .somerset .qld .gov .au•Sunshine Coast Regional Council www .sunshinecoast .qld .gov .au•Dalby Regional Council www .dalby .qld .gov .au•
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire (07) 4168 1459•
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