Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

Clean up

Discarded plastic bottle caught against wood in a stream.

Pull out any litter from the stream that you can safely reach, but leave stable fallen logs and boulders for fish habitat. Contact your local council to see if there are any local stream clean-up days where you can take part. If not, why not volunteer to organise one with council support?

Acknowledgement: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Glossary

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 11 December 2017Size: 3.09 MB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Appears inRelated resources

Interactive

Urban stream restoration for native fish

There is an increasing interest in urban stream restoration. This interactive looks at some of the measures you can take ...

Read more
Planning for change

Article

Planning for change

New Zealand has 425,000 kilometres of rivers and streams to look after. Catchment groups are being formed around the country ...

Read more
Native fish in the city

Article

Native fish in the city

Our cities have a maze of often forgotten waterways tucked away beneath weedy banks or buried in concrete pipes under ...

Read more
Stream works for fish

Article

Stream works for fish

Riffles, pools, reaches, rapids, waterfalls, glides, eddies, meanders, overhangs and undercuts – there’s more to a stream than just water. ...

Read more

See our newsletters here.

NewsEventsAboutContact usPrivacyCopyrightHelp

The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.

Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao © 2007-2025 The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato