NPA NSW

The Pilliga poems

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2020September 1, 2020in Spring 2020Leave a comment

Lynne Hosking, President Armidale NPA

Nature Kids – Spring 2020

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2020September 1, 2020in Spring 2020Leave a comment

What species am I?*

I am an endangered freshwater wading bird who likes wetlands, marshes and swamps.
My nest consists of a scrape in the ground, lined with grasses and leaves. The male sits on our eggs and mostly cares for the young.
I forage at night on mud-flats and in shallow water, and eat worms, molluscs, insects and plants.

How to make a monoprint & paint with bush brushes

Collect foliage (leaves, branches, grasses etc).
Apply paint or ink to both sides of some foliage.
Place foliage between 2 sheets of paper & apply pressure with your hands, a rolling pin etc
Separate the paper & use ink or paint on other foliage as bush brushes to decorate your mono-print with different marks, patterns or textures.

Did you know?

In October of each year, waterbirds are counted in an aerial survey that takes 100 flying hours. The Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey is an annual research project that records the numbers and distribution of 50 waterbird species, and checks the health of rivers and wetlands. Guess how many wetlands the survey covers? (answer below)
Check out the interactive map, plus pictures and videos on the project logs.

WATCH THIS inspiring short clip about his love of nature.

A UK teenager who taught himself to identify bird calls noticed the appearance, during lockdown, of rare birds in places normally occupied by people.
To share pictures, drawings, stories or poems about nature, email
npakids@npansw.org.au

GOOD NEWS FLASH! NSW FIRSTS!

First Bilby joeys in NSW National Parks in 100+ years

In 2018 and 2019 bilbies were reintroduced into two NSW conservation areas. Up till then, this native mammal had not been seen in NSW National Parks for more than 100 years! And now Mallee Cliffs National Park in southwest NSW is home to a new generation of baby bilbies (known as joeys).
Find out more about the Greater Bilby and ecologists’ work to save the species on the Australian Wildlife Conservancy website.

First NSW large-scale Regent Honeyeater release

June 2020 saw the first large-scale release in NSW of captive-bred Regent Honeyeaters, which is designed to boost the wild population. Learn more and listen to the bird call this critically endangered species.
abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/programs/breakfast/regent-honeyeaters/12379292

*Australian Painted Snipe

The ABC needs to be defended – for Nature’s sake

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2020September 1, 2020in Spring 2020Leave a comment

Janine Kitson, Convenor, Northern Suburbs of Sydney Branch, ABC Friends NSW & ACT

The ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster, is under threat from the savage budget cuts that have recently been announced by the Federal Government. Unless these cuts can be reversed in the Federal Budget 2020-2021, to be released on 6 October 2020, there are grave fears that the ABC will have to curtail many of its services, including those relating to the environment.

Unlimited legal costs force withdrawal of Snowy 2.0 legal challenge

Posted by NPA NSWon August 26, 2020August 25, 2020in Media Releases, Snowy 2.0Leave a comment

The National Parks Association of NSW, faced with exposure to unlimited legal costs, was forced to withdraw a legal challenge in the Land and Environment Court to the NSW Government’s decision to approve Snowy 2.0.

“Our planning system is broken, all the cards are weighted in favour of government and corporations against community wishes and the public interest” stated NPA Executive Officer, Gary Dunnett.

CONFIRMED: Snowy 2.0 just doesn’t make sense

Posted by NPA NSWon August 11, 2020August 11, 2020in Media Releases, Snowy 2.01 Comment

The most recent forecast by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO 2020 ISP) exposes the lie that vast areas of Kosciuszko National Park must be sacrificed because the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project is essential for the transition to renewable energy.

Approval of Snowy 2.0 will decimate Kosciuszko National Park

Posted by NPA NSWon June 30, 2020in Media Releases, Snowy 2.0Leave a comment

Today’s approval by the Commonwealth Minister for Environment of the Snowy 2.0 project opens the way for an infrastructure white elephant that will decimate Kosciuszko National Park while driving up greenhouse gas emissions and energy prices.