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T: Telephone02 9816 1298
| Location | Start - Buffalo Creek Reserve, 117 Pittwater Rd, Hunters Hill Wallumedegal Country |
Finish - Magdala Park, Magdala Rd, East Ryde Wallumedegal Country |
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| Bus access | Private bus information Buffalo Creek Reserve bus information No bus entry into Buffalo Creek Reserve carpark. Please contact the centre for public transport and school minibus options |
| Cost | 2023 DoE $25 per student - GST free 2023 Non-gov school cost $35 per student - GST free, minimum charge $600 |
| Risk assessment | Risk management plan COVID-19 safety plan |
| Tracks | Watch the YouTube track overview video. |
| Welfare | Participants will be bushwalking all day in rugged terrain. This excursion may not be suitable for people who have been recently unwell. Toilets are only available at the beginning and end of the day. |
| Bring | Writing materials, mobile device, medications, low-waste food, two water bottles, sunblock, hat, raincoat and mask in a backpack. Sports uniform recommended. There are no shops. |
| View | Preparing for an excursion |
| Worksheet | The worksheet is available for view at the time of booking. |
| Supporting resources | Fact sheets |
| Bin access | All student waste to be taken home by students. |
| Medical or special needs | Notify Field of Mars staff prior to excursion. Students, staff and visitors must not attend if unwell, even with mild symptoms. |
| Extreme or wet weather | Days predicted to be above 35ºC, high winds, extreme bush fire danger and dust storms may result in the excursion being modified, postponed or cancelled. |
| Cancellations | Cancellations with less than three school weeks' notice will incur a $500 administration fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather, fire danger or COVID-19 restrictions. |
Time |
Activities |
9.30 - 10.00 |
Arrive and introduction at Buffalo Creek Reserve |
10.00 - 11.30 |
Activity 1 - Investigating the mangrove environment |
11.30 - 11.50 |
Recess at Buffalo Creek Reserve (toilets) |
12.00 - 1.15 |
Activity 2 - Investigating intertidal wetlands |
12.00 - 1.15 |
Activity 3 - Investigating human impacts |
1.30 - 2.00 |
Lunch at Magdala Park (toilets) |
2.00 - 2.15 |
Conclusions and depart |
This fieldwork investigation examines the interactions that take place in the intertidal zone and the effects of human impacts and climate variations. Students work collaboratively to collect data in TWO locations within the intertidal zone along the Lane Cove River.
Inquiry question
Fieldwork
Site 1 - Buffalo Creek boardwalk
Students will investigate the interactions of the four spheres in the mangrove forest located in the intertidal zone of Buffalo Creek. Field techniques incorporating systematic sampling with quadrats along a transect will be used. Biotic and abiotic factors are measured and an examination of mangrove tree adaptive features conducted.
Site 2 - The Great North Walk
Following the Lane Cove River from Buffalo Creek to Magdala Park students explore human impacts on biophyscial processes including alterations in sediment trapping, water quality and the urban water cycle and impacts from anthropogenic climate change including flood events and sea level rise.
Geography Stage 6 Syllabus (2009)
Outcomes
address
Field of Mars Reserve
Pittwater Road
East Ryde NSW 2112
telephone 02 9816 1298
We’d like to acknowledge the Wallumedegal Peoples of the Darug Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we stand and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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