Weed Warriors

Weed Warriors is an innovative national education and awareness program supported by the CRC for Australian Weed Management aimed at fostering increased community awareness of and involvement in local weed issues.

The Weed Warriors program recognises children as the land managers of the very near future and aims to empower and engage them in weed issues through an on-going program of classroom and field based activities. Weed Warriors is designed to challenge students to take them beyond knowledge to action and to
instil in them a sense of connection to and responsibility for their natural surroundings that is critical for bringing about lasting change.

What is involved?

The Weed Warriors program generally lasts 4-6 weeks during term 3 and can be tailored to a wide range of year levels from 3 to 12. Throughout this time program participants are taught the skills needed to breed the biological control agents through the provision of resource material and through active participation in the process. Students then release their agents at a weed infestation localised to the school, helping to make a valuable contribution to the stewardship of local places.

Schools who have involved in the weed warriors program in the south east are:

• Beachport Primary School
• Coonalpyn Area School
• Kangaroo Inn Area School
• Kingston Community School
• Mulga Street Primary School
• Naracoorte High School
• Naracoorte South Primary School
• Salt Creek Area School
• Tintinara Area School 


Dates to Remember

Teachers Professional Development Session
Lower South East 5th March 2009
Upper South East 12th March 2009
Weed Warriors Program Starts Term 3

Supporting information
Weed Warriors presentation: 
Leafhoppers

Weed Education Resources
Weed Warriors

Biocontrol Release

Misbehaving plants storybook

Weed Warriors Classroom Activities

Weed facts and figures

Weeds in gardening

Weeds in Australia

What is a weed?

To register to learn more about weeds and invasive species contact Justine Drew Ph: 87629170 or justine.drew@senrm.sa.gov.au

For more information visit www.weedwarriors.net.au. 

SE NRM Board 2008 Weed Warriors Report

Follow the link below to play the Weed Wipeout game:

http://www.weedscrc.org.au/for_schools/weedwipeout_flash.html