New South Wales
When the Mayor of Albury, Alderman William Jones, opened the City’s Botanic Gardens with the planting of an English Elm tree in 1877, he created an icon which has stood the test of time. For over 130 years, these magnificent gardens have graced the western end of Albury’s Central Business District.
While the trees have matured and the layout has been modernised, the Albury Botanic Gardens has lost none of its beauty and charm - and remains the jewel in the city’s crown to this day. This is a place where people of all ages and backgrounds come for peace, relaxation, education and celebration.
Bournda Environmental Education Centre (EEC) is a NSW Department of Education and Communities facility, located within Bournda National Park on the Far South Coast of NSW. Bournda EEC works closely with schools to support students learning about our amazing coastal environments and how they can contribute to looking after them. You can find out more by visiting the Bournda EEC website.
Brewongle Environmental Education Centre (EEC) is run by the NSW Department of Education and Communities and provides curriculum-based programs for all schools and students from K-12 in the Western Sydney Region. Their vision is to deliver focussed, relevant, engaging sustainability education programs.
Brewongle has worked with local experts and scientists to develop a ClimateWatch trail on their grounds, allowing visitors to contribute to climate change research.
This trail location is owned and accessed by the Cumberland Land Conservancy (CLC). Acquired in 2017 by the Commonwealth Government and gifted to Cumberland Land Conservancy the property "Marsdenia" in Llandilo covers 3.75 ha of high conservation bushland and is part of a key corridor between the Wianamatta Regional Park and the Wianamatta Nature Reserve.
This trail location is owned and accessed by the Cumberland Land Conservancy (CLC). Acquired in 2017 by the Commonwealth Government and gifted to Cumberland Land Conservancy the property "Thornbill" in Agnes Banks covers 2.2 ha of high conservation bushland and is part of a key corridor between Sydney University’s Richmond Campus and the Agnes Banks Nature Reserve.
This trail location is owned and accessed by the Cumberland Land Conservancy (CLC). Purchased by the Commonwealth Government and gifted to Cumberland Land Conservancy in early 2016. "Wallaroo" covers 38 ha in Mulgoa and protects Critically Endangered Cumberland Shale Hills Woodland, Cumberland Riverflat Eucalypt Forest and provides habitat/foraging for six species of endangered wildlife.
This trail location is owned and accessed by the Cumberland Land Conservancy (CLC). Donated by a corporate donor in early 2018, the Cumberland Land Conservancy property "Wombat" covers 4.5 ha of high conservation bushland, protects endangered Shale Sandstone Transition Forest and forms a key link between Blue Mountains National Park and Mulgoa Nature Reserve.
Kangaroo Valley in the Illawarra region of southern NSW is nestled between the Southern Highlands and NSW South Coast, about two hours' drive from both Sydney and Canberra.
Kangaroo Valley Public School has a rich history of initiating environmental education. The Kangaroo Valley ClimateWatch trail will provide a stimulating and relevant context for engaging students in scientific investigation processes.
Killalea State Park in Shell Cove is a spectacular tract of coastal land that is popular for surfing, fishing, picnics, bushwalking and ClimateWatching.
Macquarie University in Sydney has a ClimateWatch trail for students, staff and community members to record their observations along and contribute to climate science.
As part of our citizen science initiative, we have worked together with Randwick City Council to create this ClimateWatch trail along the Randwick Coastal Walkway, a coastal bushland, heath, and wetland providing valuable habitat for wildlife to live and picturesque coastal views for the community to enjoy, especially during winter whale migration.
We have worked with Randwick City Council to create this ClimateWatch trail at Randwick Environmental Park, a bushland and wetland providing valuable habitat for wildlife to live and the community to enjoy. This trail contains 3.6 ha of Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub, a critically endangered ecological community.
Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre and Rous Water have developed a ClimateWatch trail at Rocky Creek Dam that can be used by students and members of the public. Enjoy the many walking paths around Rocky Creek Dam and contribute to scientific research at the same time.
Explore the gorgeous Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and record your observations on our ClimateWatch app.
The Rumbalara Climate Watch Trail is located within Rumbalara Reserve which is under the care and control of Gosford City Council. The trail provides excellent views of Brisbane Water Estuary and the surrounding catchment. Access to the top of the trail (160m above sea level) is via Dolly Ave at Springfield and at the lower end (60 m) there is an entry at the end of Donnison St Gosford.
This trail was developed for the Youth Eco Summit at Sydney Olympic Park and will expand in the near future to become a more comprehensive ClimateWatch trail.
he Australian Botanic Garden at Mount Annan hosts remnants of native Cumberland Plain Woodland vegetation. The ClimateWatch trail has been created to engage the public in the long-term monitoring of biodiversity found in the Garden. Mount Annan is also host to the new PlantBank facility which houses the Royal Botanic Gardens Domain & Trust seeds and specialises in scientific research and conservation of native vegetation.
