The Land for Wildlife (LFW) program is a voluntary property registration scheme for landowners who wish to manage areas for biodiversity and wildlife habitat. CHEN is the LFW Regional Provider for the Hills Shire.
Help CHEN continue our work in Platypus and Koala conservation; bringing Landcare to the Hills Shire and educating our community about environmental protection.
CHEN has started a new project to assist in platypus conservation efforts after finding platypus eDNA in the Cattai and Little Cattai Creek Catchment.
CHEN meets on the first Thursday of the month at the Annangrove Community Environment Center. Nibbles and catch ups from 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6pm. Come along to hear more about what we do!
Platypuses are dark in color and are usually seen floating low along the surface of the water with the top of their head and back showing. They can easily be mistaken for a water-rat, which is also under threat. The easiest way to distinguish between the two is their tail difference. The Water-rat will have a more narrow, thin tail, which, as we know, is very different to the paddle-like tail of a platypus.
Researching to identify environmental values and issues within Catchment and influence decision making.
In 2020 Cattai Hills Environment Network (CHEN) volunteers sampled for platypus DNA using a new innovation technology called environmental DNA (eDNA) across the Cattai and Little Cattai Creek catchments. We
CHEN has started a new project to assist in platypus conservation efforts after finding platypus eDNA in the Cattai and Little Cattai Creek Catchment. This project will assist in the
Our sampling would not have been possible without the generosity of volunteer citizen scientists (including a number of CHEN members) and students from Western Sydney University (WSU). A couple of
“an organisation educating, advocating, and celebrating the natural wonders in Cattai & Little Cattai catchments.”
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First Thursday of the month. Start at 6:00pm with snacks and nibbles from 5:30 pm.
Annangrove Environment Center, Currie Lane, Annangrove
