http://www.wirraminna.org Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:49:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr. David Watson from Charles Sturt University explains why Grassy Woodlands are so special. Students are also introduced to some very special Australian wildlife. View the rest of the Dr Dave videos here http://www.wirraminna.org/2011/10/17/news-flash-dr-dave-environmental-education-videos/ The Wirraminna Weather Station is currently operating for the Burrumbuttock Public School and Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre only. We are currently working through the logistics for the live weather data to be exported from our secure school website systems so that the general public can access.This should only be days ... http://www.wirraminna.org/2010/07/27/news-flash-wirraminna-weather-station/ The Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre Solar Project was installed in 2008 by Zen Home Energy Systems to demonstrate the importance of using green energy. The current system satisfies all our yearly usage and currently we are feeding excess solar energy back into the NSW Electricity Grid. Below is live data ... http://www.wirraminna.org/2010/06/12/wirraminna-solar-project/ After many years of dry weather our Wetlands are looking fantastic after wonderful late autumn rains. Our main dam is nearing capacity, see below http://www.wirraminna.org/2010/06/12/dam-almost-full/ Rabbits are Australia's worst invasive pest and are increasing their range and numbers again. We need your help to find and map wild rabbits anywhere in Australia, during RabbitScan Month, May 2009. It will only take a few minutes of your time and will be a valuable and significant contribution to ... http://www.wirraminna.org/2009/04/29/rabbitscan/ The 21st October 2008 will be remembered as one of the proudest days for our volunteer run facility when we were honoured with a visit by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC Governor- General of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Governor-General inspected our new Environmental Education Centre and was taken ... http://www.wirraminna.org/2008/11/07/governor-general-visits-wirraminna/ We have updated the school resources section to include a new download titled Wirraminna Ghosts - Our disappearing native animals. This great piece of work provides information on some of the native animals that used to live in the Wirraminna area that we hope to get back by providing the ... http://www.wirraminna.org/2008/08/15/wirraminna-ghosts-our-disappearing-native-animals/ The Living River DVD is now available to view on our website. The DVD is divided up into 5 sessions, each approximately 5 minutes long. For each session, teachers can download focus questions, suggested activities, related photos and research links. Click here to view http://www.wirraminna.org/2008/06/11/view-the-living-river-dvd-and-teacher-resources/ Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) Chief Executive Dr Wendy Craik AM today welcomed the inclusion of Living Murray educational materials in the curriculum of upper primary students throughout New South Wales. “We are delighted that the ideas and projects created by school students from six schools along the upper Murray River, which ... http://www.wirraminna.org/2008/05/15/new-living-murray-unit-in-nsw/ Two partnership projects between the Murray Darling Association, a group of schools near Albury and the Murray-Darling Basin Commission will be launched on Thursday 15 May by the Chief Executive of the Commission, Dr Wendy Craik. The projects are a DVD of The Living Murray and a display of the Basins’ ... http://www.wirraminna.org/2008/05/10/the-living-murray-dvd-launch/