Impacts and Management

For Australia’s first people, the land and sea and all that connects them are the source of identity, spirituality, culture, economy and wellbeing.

The Australian Government Dept of Energy and Environment website provides information on Wetlands and Indigenous values.

Open the NPWS Connecting to Country at Bobbin Head web resource.

Click each point on the map to watch the video series. These stories share the Aboriginal cultural heritage and the importance of protecting the natural environment in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

An Investigation: Measuring Surface Elevation

Climate change is driving shifts in the distribution of vegetation communities across the globe. In this video, hear directly from leading scientists as they walk us through some techniques used in their research about sea level rise and the mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems

Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Mangroves

The coastal wiki website provides information on the potential impacts for sea level rise and responses by mangroves.

Read the article written by Dr Jeff Kellaway and colleagues Rising seas allow coastal wetlands to store more carbon

King Tides at Bobbin Head

This is a time lapse video of Bobbin Head during a king tide taken on the 6th December 2017. The water from Cowan Creek floods the picnic area outside of the Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre building.

Bobbin Head future tides

Want to know what the Bobbin Head may look like in 2100? This BETA version of Coastal Risk Australia (CRA) is an interactive map tool designed to communicate coastal inundation associated with sea level rise to the year 2100. View changes at Bobbin Head.