Library + links

The Library Page includes both interesting information and useful links.
It is regularly updated and can tell you a great deal of information in relation to the Wetlands.

Introduction Video and Main Brochure:

Performance Story of Kooragang Wetlands (Introduction Video)
Exploring Kooragang (for printing) (Can be printed at A4 size, though best results can be seen if printed at A3)

Species Lists (PDFs):

Ash Island Woodland and Rainforest Plant Species
Bird Species of Ash Island
Bat Species of Ash Island
Fish and Crustacean Species
Frog Species
Mangrove & Saltmarsh Plant Species
Non-Marine Mollusc Species
Non-tidal Water Plants
Reptile Species

Species Lists (Links):

Plants of Ash Island – Interactive Species List

Hunter Local Land Services Links/Files:

Hunter Local Land Services Website
Hunter Landcare Links Newsletter
The Hunter River Explorer (Link Being Fixed)
(Note: the Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has now evolved into Local Land Services (LLS))

hbocHunter Bird Observers Club:

http://www.hboc.org.au

HBOC Birding Route PDFs:

Ash Island Birding Route
Ash Island Birding Route (printer-friendly)
Newcastle City Birding Route
Newcastle City Birding Route (printer-friendly)
Newcastle Coastline Birding Route
Newcastle Coastline Birding Route (printer-friendly)

Kushiro International Wetlands Centre (Sister Wetland in Japan):kiwclogo

http://www.kiwc.net/english/index.html

Educational Resources and Fact Sheets:

3D Virtual Hunter Project: The Scott’s Homestead on Ash Island
HLLS KWRP Hunter River Estuary Riparian Revegetation Guide/Brochure
Phoenix Flats Monitoring Manual (27 MB, 34 pages)
KWRP Management Plan 2010 (revised edition)
Marine Debris Monitoring Program (MDMP) Fact Sheet
Saltmarsh in the Hunter Estuary – HLLS Fact Sheet
Saltmarsh Rehabilitation at Kooragang Wetlands – AABR Website
Stockton Sandspit Fact Sheet
Why do we depend on estuaries? (estuary worksheets – 68.3 MB, 101 pages)
Job Safety Analysis Form – School Community Service
Job Safety Analysis Form – School Excursion

Maps:

Click here to access our Maps page

Kooragang Wetlands Volunteer Newsletters:

Click here to access our Newsletter Archive

Interesting Information:

Map of the Hunter River Catchment (as printer-friendly PDF)
Virtual Coquun – Hunter River Project Guide
2016 KWRP Global Restoration Network Report
Milhams Farm Brochure
Milhams Farm Brochure (printer-friendly)
Kooragang Wetlands: A Performance Story (Youtube)
Timeline of Kooragang Island

Vera Deacon

https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2021/05/18/vale-vera

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vera+Deacon:+A+Pen+Portrait+Part+1:+1926-1946.-a0357264683

https://sydneynewstoday.com/newcastle-historian-writer-and-environmentalist-vera-deacon-farewell-at-mayfields-funeral-newcastle-herald/213103/