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Marine Debris no good for the Sea : (

Day 7 | Tim Reilly | Angurugu School Read more

Picking up thousands of bottle caps, unfortunately our time here has come to a wrap.

Day 6 I Jenni Frank I St Philips College NT Read more

Tragic Plastic

Day 6 | Veronica Ross | Northern Territory School of Distance Education Read more

How to train a DRAGON-fly ; )

Day 5 | Tim Reilly | Angurugu School Read more

Robot botanist?

Day 6 | Con Costa | Nhulunbuy High School Read more

Cat food; for fish it is good!

Day 5 I Jenni Frank I St Philips College NT Read more

Tiptoe through the woodlands

Day 5 | Veronica Ross | Northern Territory School of Distance Education Read more

Soggy Socks but Botany Rocks!

Day 4 | Tim Reilly | Angurugu Community School Read more

Tread Lightly

Day 4 | Con Costa | Nhulunbuy High School Read more

Just a walk in the countryside

Day 4 | Veronica Ross | Northern Territory School of Distance Education Read more

Processing in the lab; it was fab!

Day 4 I Jenni Frank I St Philips College NT Read more

Catch and release

Day 3 | Con Costa | Nhulunbuy High School Read more

Community day; time to play.

Day 3 I Jenni Frank I St Philips College NT Read more

Rangers and scientists of the future!

Day 3 | Tim Reilly | Angurugu School Read more

Now you see them, now you don't.

Day 3 | Veronica Ross | Northern Territory School of Distance Education Read more

A Tale of Two Communities

William Forman Read more

Ancient taxonomic record - Groote Eylandt

Day 2 | Con Costa | Nhulunbuy High School Read more

Slow and steady wins the race

Day 2 | Veronica Ross | Northern Territory School of Distance Education Read more

Helicopters, flowers and bugs

Day 2 / Tim Reilly / Angurugu School Read more

Day two, something new!

Day 2 I Jenni Frank I St Philips College NT Read more

Trap me if you can!

Day 1 / Tim Reilly / Angurugu Community School NT Read more

Day 2. Groote Eylandt

Day 2 | Con Costa | Nhulunbuy High School Read more

Welcome to Groote, it's beaut!

Day 1 I Jenni Frank I St Philips College NT Read more

Arrived on Groote

Day 1 | Con Costa | Nhulunbuy High School Read more

What human impacts have occurred on this land at Stony Head?

Day 5 | Ruth Whelan | Sustainability Learning Centre & Lindisfarne Primary School Read more

Threatened Species at Stony Head

Day 6 | Ben Smethurst | Kingston High School Read more

Expedition Ecosystems

Day 5 | Ruth Whelan | Sustainability Learning Centre & Lindisfarne Primary School Read more

When Science and Art Meet

Day 5 | Helen Wilson | Launceston Church Grammar School Read more

Communicating Science

Day 5 | Ben Smethurst | Kingston High School Read more

Spotting Plant Adaptations in the Field

Day 4 | Helen Wilson | Launceston Church Grammar School Read more

Devil tracks and 3D scanning

Day 4 | Ruth Whelan | Sustainability Learning Centre, Lindisfarne Primary School Read more

Coastal Critters at Stony Head

Day 4 | Ben Smethurst | Kingston High School Read more

Animal Adaptations: Invertebrates

Day 3 | Helen Wilson | Launceston Church Grammar School Read more

Tassie Devil Dilemma

Day 3 | Ben Smethurst | Kingston High School Read more

Myth Buster- Has Tassie Devil been a victim of poor branding?

Day 2 | Helen Wilson | Launceston Church Grammar School Read more

Check out Ptomaphila lacrymosa ThingLink

Day 3 | Ruth Whelan | Sustainability Learning Centre, Lindisfarne Primary School Read more

Devils, snakes, frogs, spiders and insects

Day 2 | Ruth Whelan | Sustainability Learning Centre, Lindisfarne Primary School Read more

Meddling with Moss!

Day 2 | Ben Smethurst | Kingston High School Read more

Stony Head Adventure

Day 1 | Helen Wilson | Launceston Church Grammar School Read more

Where in Tasmania is Stony Head?

Day 1 | Ruth Whelan | Sustainability Learning Centre, Lindisfarne Primary School Read more

STEM stuff at Stony Head

Day 1 | Ben Smethurst | Kingston High School Read more

Investigating Invertebrates

Day 6 | Todd Rogers | Ferny Grove State School QLD Read more

Buzzing around the bush

Day 6 | Jeff Scott | Cooinda Primary School WA Read more

I’ve Discovered a New Species!

Day 5 | Todd Rogers | Ferny Grove State School QLD Read more

Endo the Insect Zone

Day 5 | Jeff Scott | Cooinda Primary School WA Read more

Bees and Dragonflies

Day 5 | Michael Duffy | St Patrick's College TAS Read more

Curing my arachnophobia

Day 5 | Catarina Murphy | Southern Cross Catholic College QLD Read more

Catch anything that moves!

Day 5 | Lynne Nadebaum | Good Shepherd College VIC Read more

The fascinating world of insects

Day 4 | Catarina Murphy | Southern Cross Catholic College QLD Read more

Team Snail Rules!

Day 4 | Lynne Nadebaum | Good Shepherd College VIC Read more

Spotting Spiders in the Scrub

Day 4 | Jeff Scott | Cooinda Primary School WA Read more

Entomology Class 101

Day 4 | Todd Rogers | Ferny Grove State School QLD Read more

My budding romance with Botany

Day 3 | Catarina Murphy | Southern Cross Catholic College QLD Read more

Spiders everywhere

Day 3 | Michael Duffy | St Patrick's College TAS Read more

Brilliant Botanists Blossom in Bush

Day 3 | Jeff Scott | Cooinda Primary School WA Read more

Spider hunting

Day 3 | Todd Rogers | Ferny Grove State School QLD Read more

Into the Spideyverse!

Day 3 | Lynne Nadebaum | Good Shepherd College VIC Read more

Discovering the community of Nhill

Day 2 | Catarina Murphy | Southern Cross Catholic College QLD Read more

Science extension at Nhill

Day 2 | Todd Rogers | Ferny Grove State School QLD Read more

Connecting with the community

Day 2 | Michael Duffy | St Patrick's College TAS Read more

Botanists with boundless knowledge

Day 2 | Lynne Nadebaum | Good Shepherd College VIC Read more

Bush Blitz Community Day Nhill

Day 2 | Jeff Scott | Cooinda Primary School WA Read more

Roving round for reptiles

Day 1 | Jeff Scott | Cooinda Primary School WA Read more

Big day out in the Little Desert

Day 1 | Michael Duffy | St Patrick's College TAS Read more

Herpetology Finds

Day 1 | Catarina Murphy | Southern Cross Catholic College QLD Read more

Frogs, Skinks and Scats

Day 1 | Todd Rogers | Ferny Grove State School QLD Read more

Reptiles of all shapes and sizes

Day 1 | Lynne Nadebaum | Good Shepherd College VIC Read more

How Blue is your Carbon?

Day 1 | Nick Crouch | TAFESA Urrbrae Campus SA Read more

The best fishing trip ever!

Day 6 | Adriana Sardoni | Xavier Catholic College QLD Read more

Millipedes hiding like needles in a haystack

Day 1 | Michelle Allen | Birrigai Outdoor School ACT Read more

Spider Wheels

Day 4 | Oliver Lintott | Nerang State High School QLD Read more

Algae and Marine Creatures

Day 5 | Nicole Sadler | St Aloysius Primary School Queenscliff VIC Read more

Grass Tree Wonderland

Day 4 | Nicole Sadler | St Aloysius Primary School Queenscliff VIC Read more

Spiders are our friends

Day 3 | Nicole Sadler | St Aloysius Primary School Queenscliff VIC Read more

From the Ocean to the Mountains

Day 2 | Nicole Sadler | St Aloysius Primary School Queenscliff VIC Read more

Off to Bruny Island

Day 1 | Nicole Sadler | St Aloysius Primary School Queenscliff VIC Read more

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Focusing on two areas, Climate Action and Wetlands, your school can host workshops with Earthwatch program managers.
ClimateWatch

ClimateWatch is a program that aims to understand how changes in temperature and rainfall are affecting the seasonal behaviour of Australia's plants and animals by monitoring changes in flowering times, breeding cycles and migration movement. Simply by snapping a photo in your backyard or local area, ClimateWatch gives every Australian the opportunity to get involved in collecting and recording data that will help shape the country’s scientific response to climate change.
Tiny Forests

Urban forests play a critical role in maintaining the health and liveability of cities, increasing a city's resilience. Earthwatch Australia is partnering with researchers and social enterprises across Australia to deliver tiny forests, an accelerated and intensive planting process to bring biodiversity back into our cities.
Wetlands not Wastelands

In partnership with Coca Cola Australia Foundation, the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, and Plastic Collective, Earthwatch provides training to 20 CLCAC Indigenous Land and Environment Rangers and 30 community volunteers to help deliver a first-of-its-kind marine pollution and wetland management program in the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria.

Save the Reef and Oceans

From biodiversity and food supply to the livelihoods of millions, so much depends on our oceans. Coral reefs are home to one quarter of all life in the oceans, and provide humans with immense benefits such as coastal protection, fisheries, and tourism.
Global Impact

Earthwatch is committed globally to inspiring action for a net positive impact on the environment.
Plastic Pollution Solutions

By 2050 it is predicted there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. We need to act now to stop plastics entering our oceans and we can't do it without your support.
Recovery of the Great Barrier Reef

Help Earthwatch scientists in active recovery efforts on and around Magnetic Island on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Why It Matters

The global climate crisis is the most pressing environmental challenge humanity now faces. Earthwatch can help you be a part of the solution and together we can keep ahead of climate change.
Protect our Unique Wildlife

Australia is renowned for its unique wildlife, with more than 70% of our species found nowhere else on earth. We can stop the decline of our wildlife by helping people reconnect with nature.
Save the Bees

Global honey bee populations are decreasing at an alarming rate. To understand and prevent colony collapse, Earthwatch is putting tiny ‘backpacks’ on our bee friends to find out more about them.
Expedition Team Leader

Do you have a passion for science, biodiversity and education? We are looking for an Expedition Team Leader for our Bush Blitz Expedition at Fowlers Bay.
ClimateWatch

ClimateWatch is a program that aims to understand how changes in temperature and rainfall are affecting the seasonal behaviour of Australia's plants and animals by monitoring changes in flowering times, breeding cycles and migration movement. Simply by snapping a photo in your backyard or local area, ClimateWatch gives every Australian the opportunity to get involved in collecting and recording data that will help shape the country’s scientific response to climate change.
Corporate Sustainability

Earthwatch helps businesses understand their environmental impacts, build resilience and demonstrate leadership in sustainability.