The ADI Residents Action Group formed in 1993 in response to community concerns about toxic contamination of the ADI site St Marys and is now working to have this important site preserved as a regional park.
Hawkesbury Valley Web provide information on the attractions and activities in the Hawkesbury river region.
The Environmental Defenders Office NSW is a nonprofit, nongovernment community legal centre which provides legal advice and representation to individuals and community groups working to protect the environment.
The River Basin Management Society aims to "establish a balanced approach to land, water & natural resource management on a catchment basis".Their site includes discussion lists and leads to many TCM resources.
CSIRO Land and Water have a Sustainable Catchment Management research group.
The Columbia Basin Trust was established to work with residents of the Columbia Basin to promote social, economic and environmental well-being in the region most affected by the Columbia River Treaty and associated dam developments. It provides and interesting model of catchment management.
The Environment Portal provides access to online environmental services and information. The information is organised by seven broad environmental themes - Atmosphere, Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Environment Protection, Heritage, Inland Waters, and Land. It is a good place to start searching for information on these topics.
Landcare is a community-based approach to fixing environmental problems and protecting the future of our natural resources.
Manaaki Whenua- Landcare Research is New Zealand's foremost environmental research organisation. Their site provides more innovative concepts per page than any other we have found.
Geoscience Australia is responsible for producing and providing spatial information to the Australian community. They can tell you that it is 218.9km, as the cocky flies, from Juno Point at the mouth of the Hawkesbury to the Lake Bathurst trig station on the boundary of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment. Plus a lot of more useful things.
The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney is Australia's oldest botanic gardens, and is dedicated to research, education and display. Special collections are maintained in satellite gardens within the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment at Mt Annan and Mt Tomah.
Streamwatch is a long running community based water monitoring organisation
The Australian Museum is here to increase understanding of, and influence public debate on, the natural environment, human societies and human interaction with the environment.
The Geographical Society of New South Wales is a professional society responsible for Australia's oldest academic international geography journal, Australian Geographer, it publishes four newsletters each year, and maintains a series of conference proceedings.
The NSW Government has a site for state government information including a list of Government agencies with web sites. Some particularly relevent sites, packed with information, are:
CSIRO is Australia's largest scientific research agency and maintains an extensive web of internet resources.
The Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS)is in the business of providing scientific advice to support the sustainability, profitability and competitiveness of Australian agricultural, forestry, fishing, aquaculture, and food industries.