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Thank you Watergum supporters for maintaining your environmental engagement through these uncertain covid times! Due to the relaxed restrictions, our office is now open for frozen toad drop offs! Please email canetoads@watergum.org first to arrange delivery as we are not there every day.

A quick reminder to join our dedicated program groups where program-specific information is regularly relayed.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/canetoadchallenge/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/watergumplatypus/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/watergumseagrass/

It may still be a while until our regular events recommence, but in the meantime you can use our online classroom to complete courses and workshops.
https://watergum.org/online-classroom/

If you have any general enquiries you can check our website: https://watergum.org/

Or contact us:
Email: info@watergum.org
Phone: 0478 422 280 ... See more

Great work Australian Citizen Science Association, you can now order you Citizen Science stamps by downloading the Stamp bulletin 365 and then fill out the order form!

https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/articles/stamp-bulletin-365 ... See more

Welcome to the May–June edition of the Stamp Bulletin, and I hope you are all faring well in these unprecedented and anxious times. At the time of writing, our Post Offices – at the centre of communities, particularly in towns and regional areas – remain open to service their communities, and ... ... See more

And the Watergum Backyard BioBlitz - Celebrate Citizen Science Month winner is......

Toddb1!

Please email us so we can get the platypus book out to you!

What a wonderful month it has been, and boy, did we learn a lot about our local species, how to identify them and how competitive some of us are (including our own staff and committee members). Heaps of observations and over 1400 species identified, this number will still rise over the next few days or weeks.

See below all the stats and our top 10 observers. Also keep an eye out for our on-ground Springbrook BioBlitz in December if you want to learn more about BioBlitzing and how to identify different flora and fauna species alongside experts and scientists! ... See more

Last 12 hours for our Watergum Backyard BioBlitz - Celebrate Citizen Science Month start now! Get those observations in. Let's tick the 1500 species. Go go go!

Another addition to our Watergum Online initiative!

Wonderful world of Waterbugs. Find out all about one of our most popular Citizen Science activities.

www.watergum.org/online-classroom for the full course and waterbug ID quiz.

Have fun with Waterbugs! ... See more

Last few days to enter all your Watergum Backyard BioBlitz - Celebrate Citizen Science Month observations!

You have until Thursday 11:59pm so make sure you BioBlitz your heart out these last 3 days!

Can we get it up to 3500 observations? 1500 species? Who will win the Platypus Kids book?

Happy bioblitzing! ... See more

Water quality testing continues (unfortunately without volunteers at the moment) as it is very important for our community and our local councils to know the state of our waterways. Our staff are out this morning to test various locations in Currumbin Creek and Tallebudgera creek.

Find out more on www.watergum.org ... See more

Our friends at Sustainable Schools Network are kicking off their online Sustainable school symposium today! Tune in, you won't be disappointed!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!! The #2020SustainabilitySymposium....begins! See you all online at 9am for our first session.

DAY 1

Introduction to Education for Sustainability
Jaimie Cloud - For Teachers: ZOOM 9.00 - 12.00
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education

Suporting and Leading Behaviour Change
Erfan Daliri, Larissa Rose and SUEZ
For Parents: YouTube 10.30 - 11.30
Erfan Daliri Glowing Green Australia SUEZ Australia and New Zealand

Resource Recovery
Replas, OzHarvest, Container Exchange
For Operational Leaders, Part A: YouTube 13.00 - 14.00
Replas - Recycled Plastic Products OzHarvest Containers for Change QLD

Online Student Activities
Yugambeh Museum, Luka Lesson For Students: YouTube 15.00 - 16.00 Yugambeh Museum Luka Lesson

#sustainability #education #educate #connect #imagine #ssn #sustainableschoolsnetwork #2020sustainabilitysymposium #environment #sdgs

2040: The Regeneration All Saints Anglican School Amaroo Environmental Education Centre Griffith University Katie Norman ABC Gold Coast 1029 Hot Tomato Hit 90.9 Gold Coast Triple M Gold Coast 7NEWS Gold Coast 9 News Gold Coast 10 News First ... See more

Online classroom update! Our next course is up: Cane toad challenge enrolment

https://watergum.org/online-classroom/

You can take this course to learn all about cane toads. This is also a way to replace our Cane toad challenge workshops. If you enrol into the course and complete it, you will be able to purchase a trap to start tadpole trapping if you live in the Gold Coast area. Traps are only available by collection. ... See more