Education and Training
ALEP Learning Guides
The Aboriginal Landcare Education Program (ALEP) is developing the Green Cadets – Grinwan Geing learning guides. They are for Certificate 2 level units in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management training package. Contact us to obtain a copy.
Recognise Plants (2009) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd (download preview here)
Install Micro-irrigation Systems (2009) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd (download preview here)
Plant Trees and Shrubs (2009) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd (download preview here)
Other Training Resources
A Water Book: Wetland Science on Aboriginal Lands Meg Mooney (2009) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd and Tangentyere Landcare (Alice Springs office – available to Aboriginal groups involved in water monitoring)
Community Water Monitoring: Top End Field Manual (2009) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd (Darwin office - $20 or Download here)
Waterwatch Australia National Technical Manual Waterwatch Australia Steering Committee (2003) Environment Australia (available online at the publications section of the Waterwatch site)
Education Resources for Teachers
East Point Mangrove Boardwalk: An Educational Resource Kit for Primary and Junior Secondary Teachers Kerry Hudson Greening Australia NT Inc (Download here)
Monsoon Rainforests of the Top End: An educational initiative of Greening Australia Northern Territory Kerry Hudson (illustrated by Bob Whiteford) Greening Australia NT (Darwin office - $25)
Northern Grasslands: An Educational Resource Kit for Primary and Junior Secondary Teachers Liza Schenkel (2005) Greening Australia NT (Darwin and Katherine offices - $25)
NT Waterwatch Education Kit Sue Bellette and Gerry Lee (Eds) (2003) Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Darwin office - CD $25, or download below).
Contents and Introduction (22kb)
Part 1 - The water cycle and water properties (coming soon)
Part 2 - Mapping catchments (coming soon)
Part 3 - Acquatic ecosystems and habitats (1.3Mb pdf)
Part 4 - Uses of catchments (coming soon)
Part 5 - Monitoring catchment health (1.9Mb pdf)
Part 6 - Waterwatch and Legislation(800kb pdf)
Part 7 - Groundwater (1.1Mb pdf)
Books and Publications
Our Publications to buy or download page has useful resources including our gardening books Native Plants for Top End Gardens and Native Plants for Central Australian Gardens.
Useful Education Contacts
Tangentyere's Land and Learning project is is an environmental education program for Aboriginal children in central Australian communities
Environorth - Living Sustainably in Australia's Savannas - CRC for Tropical Savannas Knowledge in Schools Project in collaboration with the Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training
Darwin CSIRO Science Education Centre
Australian Association for Environmental Education NT Chapter
Minerals Council of Australia EnviroSmart Resource Package
Department of Education and Training
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport: