Branch News – National Parks Association of NSW

Ashes 2 Green: Finding Hope after the Valley Bushfires

Posted by NPA NSWon March 18, 2021March 22, 2021in Branch News, EventLeave a comment

1st/2nd & 15th/16th May, Nambucca Valley

‘Ashes 2 Green’ is a free 4-day project bringing together young people from across the Nambucca Valley who have been affected by the 2019 bushfires. We know how important it is that youth have a chance to come together to share their experiences of the fires to heal and build resilience. This is also an opportunity for young people to have a voice about our changing landscape and planet due to climate change.

There will be opportunities to connect with other young people in your area who have been through similar hard times, to share stories, experiences and food together, to have fun and laugh, to slow down and relax in nature, to find hope again amongst the ashes.

Crowdy Bay Recovers

Posted by NPA NSWon November 30, 2020November 30, 2020in Mid North Coast, Nature NSW, Summer 2020Leave a comment

Sue Baker, Mid North Coast Branch of NPA

If I was ever asked what is the greatest miracle that I have witnessed in my life, the answer would be the post-fire regeneration in Crowdy Bay NP. Earlier in the year I wrote an article for the journal describing the sickening devastation, the deathly silence and lack of life in the park, 84% of which was burnt last November including the most precious patches of littoral rainforest.

Sydney Region Branch: Conservation Conversations

Posted by Steph Clarkon November 15, 2019November 15, 2019in Branch News, Sydney Region BranchLeave a comment

Sydney Region Branch: Conservation Conversations

You are invited to connect with NPA members and friends in a stimulating evening of conservation talks that celebrate our natural world and inspire new ways to experience our country.

This will be the second Conservation Conversations event hosted by Sydney Region Branch of NPA.

We have invited a panel of experts to share their understanding and experience of our oceans, bushland and Sydney national parks. We would be delighted to have you joins us for these talks and follow on drinks, nibbles and discussion. Bring along your friends, connect with old friends and make new friends as we learn from the experts and each other.

Date: Wednesday 20th November, 6:30-8:30pm

Helping our wildlife survive during the drought

Posted by NPA NSWon November 14, 2019November 14, 2019in frontpage, Mid North CoastLeave a comment

Dunbogan Bushcare coordinator and NPA member Sue Baker is appealing to residents across the North Coast to help our wildlife through the drought.

‘Everything from insects to large mammals is being affected. Doing it really tough are species that feed on nectar, fruit and seeds (birds, possums, gliders, bats) due to the failure of many trees and shrubs to flower; tree death and now bushfire,’ she said. ‘Bats are even feeding in the daytime and birds species turning up in areas they’re rarely seen in.

Crowdy Bay National Park Bush Regeneration – 40 years of progress

Posted by NPA NSWon August 29, 2019September 11, 2019in Branch News, Mid North Coast, Spring 2019Leave a comment

Mike Dodkin & Sue Baker, Mid North Coast Branch, National Parks Association of NSW

In May of this year the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and NPA Mid North Coast Branch celebrated forty years of habitat restoration, focusing particularly on Bitou bush removal in Crowdy Bay National Park, north of Taree, making this Australia’s longest-running Bitou eradication project.

June State Council Meeting

Posted by NPA NSWon August 28, 2019October 4, 2019in Branch News, Spring 2019Leave a comment

NPA held its June State Council meeting at Laurieton, hosted by the Mid North Coast Branch. On the Sunday members participated in various tours of the region. The photos below taken by NPA Executive Officer, Gary Dunnett. The first place we visited was the site of a recent logging operation in Lorne State Forest. This was followed by a tour of a former Flora Reserve which is now incorporated into the adjacent Bago Bluff National Park.

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