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Here are some links to websites that may be of interest...
General Interest
- Australian Naturalists Network
- South-east Australian Naturalists' Association
- Bellarine Catchment Network
- Friends of Mud Islands
- Greening Australia
- Australian Museum Online
- Geelong Field Naturalists Club Inc.
- Point Lonsdale Civic Association Inc.
- Geelong Environment Council Inc.
- Australian Government - Bureau of Meteorology - Indigenous Weather Knowledge
- Parks Victoria
- SWIFFT - South West Integrated Flora and Fauna Team (Victoria)
- Other Indigenous Nurseries
Plants
- List of indigenous plants of the Surf Coast Shire (botanical names, or common names)
- Weed Identification tool
- Weed Publications 2006 is now available from the Weeds Cooperative Research Centre. Copies can be accessed at www.weeds.crc.org.au/text_ver/publications/pub_index.html.
- Pest Plants of the Geelong Region
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
- Australian Government - Dept of Environment & Heritage - Growing Native Plants
- Canberra Botanic Gardens
- The Native Gardens at Cranbourne
- Geelong Botanic Gardens
Birds
Australia
- Birds Australia
- Birdline Australia recent sightings
- Birdwatching Australia
- Bird Observers Club of Australia
International
- The Babblers Nest
- surfbirds.com UK based site about global bird watching.
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - UK
Especially Osprey Cam at Loch Garten, in the Scottish Highlands.
Marine
- Port Phillip Conservation Council Inc.
- Marine Discovery Centre, Queenscliffe
- Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park
- Marine National Parks: further reading
- Marine and Coastal Community Network Victorian bulletins.
See also the Marine and Coastal Community Network home page. - Coastal Youth Conference
They say:
The 2006 International Youth Coastal Conference is less about a Conference and more about a lasting commitment to our youth and the sustainable use of our marine and coastal resources and environment.
Wetlands
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
They say:
The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 152 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1601 wetland sites, totaling 134.7 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
See also: Australian Government - Dept. of the Environment and Heritage - The Convention on Wetlands - Australian Government - Dept. of the Environment and Heritage - Wetlands
They say:
The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage promotes the conservation, repair and wise use of wetlands across Australia... - Amphibian Research Centre
