
Usefull Websites
Iramoo Sustainable Community Centre at St Albans
http://www.iramoo.org/
Grasslands
www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/pubs/grasslands-victoria.pdf
Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain. www.anbg.gov.au/anpc/natural_temperate_grassland17(2).html
The Australian Network for Plant Conservation.
www.savethewesternplains.org.au/Westernplains.php
Federal and State Policy for Australia's environment
www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/sustainable-future.html
Our Environment, Our Future: Victoria's Environmental Sustainability Framework. www.education.vic.gov.au/about/deptpolicies/environment.htm
The Way Forward: An Environmental Sustainability Strategy for the Department of Education and Training. November 2005.
www.environment.gov.au/education/nap/index.html
National Action Plan for Environmental Education; 2000.
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/publications/strategy/index.html
Zoos Victoria Conservation homepage
http://www.zoo.org.au/Conservation
Zoos Victoria Australian Conservation programs
http://www.zoo.org.au/Conservation/Programs/Australian
Other relevant publications
Bayes, E. & Hood; P.; 2003; Citylink Schools for the ENVIRONMENT Education kit. Greening Australia Victoria.
Lindemayer, D.; 2007; On Borrowed Time; Penguin Books and CSIRO publishing.
Temby, I.; 2005; Wild Neighbours-The humane approach to living with wildlife; Citrus Press, Broadway, Australia.
Wood, A. and Wood, R.; 2007; Inspiring the next young environmental leader: kids teaching kids- addressing our environmental crisis; Firestarter Pty Ltd. West Melbourne, Victoria.
The Living Landscape. An Australian Ecosystem Video Series illustrating the characteristics and diversity of various ecosystems and the effects of human impact. Go to www.gullivermedia.com.au/lndscpe.html
Zoo to Iramoo ST Lvl 56.pdf ( 2.8 MB ) | ||
Zoo to Iramoo TN Lvl 56.pdf ( 3.2 MB ) | ||
Zoo to Iramoo Level 5.pdf ( 49 KB ) | ||
Zoo to Iramoo level 6.pdf ( 79 KB ) | ||
Iramoo map.pdf ( 77.3 KB ) | ||
Declining grasslands
Grassland remnants can still be found in cemeteries, road and railway reserves, and on private property.
Twenty one species of vertebrates originally found in the Victorian grasslands no longer exist in Victoria. Six of these species are extinct.