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How you can help

Become a Wildlife Reporter and help promote Marine Wildlife conservation.

How to get started:
1/ Find it
The seashore and especially rock pools around our coast contain many marine animals. When looking in the Aquatic Reserves please remember they are “No collecting areas” - you are not permitted to collect or harm marine plants or animals. Just photograph and leave them.

2/ Photograph and Identify it
With the aid of Digital Cameras and your home computer you can record your photographs of species found. First look on our website. A helpful link is Life on Australian Seashores. Note - Keith Davey has also published a hand book “A Photographic Guide to Seashore Life of Australia” which is available from some bookstores.

3/ Report it
Email your findings to: Reefcare
We have Scientific Consultants volunteering to help you edit your report. We will show it on this website in Photo Gallery (link on home page).
News worthy items will be forwarded on to the Editor of our local news paper –The Manly Daily.

“Science can be taught but research is a passion - a journey which cannot be taught.”

    Reports received to date
  • Journal dated 1873 (original) by The Zoological Society of London.
    Hand paintings and lists of rare shell species found, New South Wales.
  • Predators of Long Reef by Carly Spicer.
  • Little Penguins of Long Reef by Community study group.
  • Turning the tide on pollution by Rolf Remp.

Take the Greenlink Walk around Long Reef.
A map is contained on this web site. This four kilometer walk starting at the tennis courts, will take you across Griffith Park through restored coastal grasslands, She-oak woodland and dune habitat. The walk across the headland gives you superb coastal views of rolling surf breaking over the Aquatic Reserve rock platform below. The Greenlink walk is being extended south to Dee Why lagoon Wildlife Refuge and eventually around the lagoon via a board walk to Dee Why.

Guided walks on Long Reef’s Aquatic Reserve
Walks are conducted during the summer on the rock platform by Warringah Council, Fishcare volunteers and bird observation clubs.
Check the Walks page for activities. Schools from all over Sydney visit for educational activities on the reef year round.

Lend a Hand
You are welcome to join Reefcare volunteers who meet on the first Saturday of each month (9am – 12pm) to carry out bush regeneration. Why not come birdwatching – send us your bird photos. Just E-mail Reefcare via this website. Join a local conservation groups - for information phone Warringah Council Environmental Officer - Community Projects on 9942 2439.