There are lots of ways to get involved with water. If you have some spare time or are simply interested in doing your bit to help, check out the list below for a variety of fun and interesting things you can do.

Water monitoring

Help keep an eye on your local creek, river or stream by getting involved with a local water-monitoring program. Contact Waterwatch SA or your local Natural Resources Management Board.

Revegetating local creeks and rivers

Improve water quality and enhance local biodiversity by revegetating local creeks and rivers. Get involved with an Our Patch or Catchment Care program and find out how the Watercourse Management Assistance Program can help you.

Contact your local Natural Resources Management Board - click on your local area and the map will take you directly to the board’s website.

Cleaning up local creeks and rivers

Help protect your creeks and rivers by participating in or organising a clean up day in your local area. There are a number of programs you can get involved in including Waterwatch, Our Patch/Catchment Care, Weed Warriors, KESAB, Local Cleanup Days, Clean Up the World or Port River Clean.

Planting trees

Get involved in volunteer tree planting to revive local environments and enhance biodiversity. Programs include Trees for Life and the Urban Forests One Million Tree program. You could also contact your local Natural Resources Management Board to see what they have to offer.

Seed collection

Set up a seed bank of native flora by collecting indigenous seeds from native flora for local revegetation programs. Programs include Trees for Life, Our Patch and Catchment Care. You could also contact your local Natural Resources Management Board to see what they have to offer.

Seed cleaning

Help prepare seeds for plant propagation to further encourage the growth of native species. Programs include Trees for Life Our Patch and Catchment Care. You could also contact your local Natural Resources Management Board to see what they have to offer.

Growing trees

Watch native plants develop from seedlings into a healthy native plants ready for local revegetation works. Programs include Trees for Life and the Urban Forests One Million Tree program. You could also contact your local Natural Resources Management Board to see what they have to offer.

Drain stencilling

Get involved with water by stencilling environmental messages in and around your local area and educating the community about stormwater issues. Get involved in Waterwatch or the Street Smart River Clean Project. You could also contact your local council or Natural Resources Management Board to see what they have to offer.

Autumn sweeps

Autumn leaf falls choke our watery environments. Why not sweep a street and help stop pollution entering the stormwater system. Get involved through Waterwatch or contact your local council or Natural Resources Management Board to see what they have to offer.

Estuarine monitoring

Protect and learn more about our unique estuarine environments. Get involved in a monitoring program with special estuarine monitoring equipment. Contact Waterwatch, Reefwatch or the Australian Marine Conservation Society for more information.

Clean sites

Find out how to build and renovate at home without harm to the environment. Clean site management best practices support the protection of our environment, particularly the impacts on stormwater. View Clean Site facts sheets for handy hints for contractors and builders.

Chemical Users Program

The Chemical Users Program (CUP) educates residents of the Mt Lofty Ranges Watershed about the benefits of using herbicides and pesticides responsibly for the sake of the environment and Adelaide’s drinking water.

Contact Mt Lofty Ranges Watershed Protection Office for more information.
Ph: 8139 9907.