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Oaklands Wetlands Field Investigation Excursion Highlights
Posted on June 19, 2025
Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science
Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science students travelled to Oaklands Wetlands as part of their Investigation Folio. The aim of this excursion was to conduct water testing to determine if the wetland was naturally improving the quality of stormwater redirected from Sturt River. Increased urbanisation has created an environment full of pollutants that can be washed into local water ways and discharged into coastal ecosystems. Urban wetlands, like Oaklands, can redirect stormwater and improve the quality of water by removing many pollutants from human activities.
Below are some quotes from student鈥檚 experience of this excursion:
- 鈥淚 enjoyed going outdoors and experiencing the physical side of experiment and data collection鈥�
- 鈥淚t was good to be around other people鈥�
- 鈥淚 enjoyed trying new EES skills鈥�
- 鈥淚t was a very interesting experience, learning about how urban ecosystems can be helped or improved鈥�
- 鈥淚 really enjoyed meeting and hearing from other people in my class and learning about a part of SA that I hadn鈥檛 been to before鈥�
- 鈥淭he testing and collecting data were very fun and helped me get better insight into what I want my future to look like鈥�
- 鈥淚t was enjoyable and interesting doing practical, hands-on learning, and getting to work with my classmates鈥�
