Ribbons of Blue began in 1989 as a school water monitoring project
in the Swan and Avon catchments. During its history it has grown to
have regional coordinators servicing many parts of the State.
Each year
we assist around 10,000 students learn about and care for their local
creeks, rivers, wetlands and estuaries. Ribbons of Blue has also helped hundreds of community groups collect water quality data to help them
contribute to managing their local catchments.
There are a variety of activities planned to celebrate our 20th
anniversary year, so check this website throughout the year for
details.
Water fleas (Cladocera) are tiny crustaceans, some species have large antennae which assist in swimming. Sometimes river pools in the south west have large populations of the giant cladoceran Daphnia carinata.
