Stage 6 Earth and Environmental Science

Module 4 - Human impacts

Longneck Lagoon with bulrushes growing in the foreground
Longneck Lagoon has Baraba (Darug word for bulrushes) around the edge.

About Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre

Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre is located on Whitmore Road, Maraylya, in Scheyville National Park, 12 km north of Windsor. The national park comprises 952 hectares of remnant Cumberland Plain Woodland including a 17 hectare freshwater lagoon which provides a range of sites for studying the physical, cultural and historical features of the site. Scheyville National Park has a significant Aboriginal and European heritage. There are several Aboriginal sites located around the lagoon including middens and camp sites. European history dates back to 1794 when the area formed part of the Nelson Common. The impact of this land use can be observed around the Longneck Lagoon catchment.

Skeletons of dead European Carp on the dry floor of the lagoon.
Longneck Lagoon dried during the drought which caused the introduced European Carp to perish.

This site supports teachers and students working towards the following outcomes in Module 4 of the NSW Stage 6 Earth and Environmental Science syllabus.

EES11/12-1 , EES11/12-2 , EES11/12-3 and EES11-11

It addresses the following inquiry questions:

How does human use of land affect soil?

How do introduced species affect the Australian environment and ecosystems?

The resources within the site include:

  • how to test a variety of aquatic and terrestrial parameters

  • links to other useful websites

  • sample data.

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