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We’d love your data before year’s end – Important

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Just a little reminder that if you happen to be holding onto any data from this year’s River Detectives work; Water Quality Macroinvertebrate Sampling Habitat Surveys to please ensure it is logged on the River Detectives website before the end of the school year. This data is one very important way we can quantify the […]

2023 registrations open November 28 – Important

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Thanks for your participation in the River Detectives program during 2022. It’s been a strange old year but we’ve all done what we can when we can and some great stories have emerged. We know lots of things big and small have been ticking away in schools across the state to keep students connected to their […]

Sending love from River Detectives – Important

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Our hearts are breaking for the River Detectives schools, staff, students and their communities that were impacted by last week’s major weather event and the flooding emergency that has unfolded and continues to unfold. Mother Nature has certainly thrown everything at us and we are seeing first hand how our catchments and waterways function and respond. […]

If it’s flooded, forget it ! – Important

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

The next few days, weeks and months are going to be very interesting weather-wise. We all love to see our waterways in full flight but remind you and your students to take care. Remain interested in how nature is responding to these wet times but observe from afar and never test for water quality if there […]