Nature NSW – Page 54 – National Parks Association of NSW

Kosciuszko – the destruction of a national heritage icon?

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2018August 30, 2018in Campaigns and Conservation, Nature NSW, Park Protection, Spring 2018Leave a comment

^{Dr Graeme Worboys, (Honorary) Associate Professor of the Fenner School for Environment and Society, Australian National University}

NSW Deputy Premier and State National Party Leader John Barilaro’s 2018 Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Legislation is the single greatest political and ideological undermining of the conservation and protection status of Kosciuszko National Park in its 75 year history. It has elevated a pest animal to be more important than Australian native animals and has established a legislative precedent that threatens the concept of all Australian protected areas and National Heritage listed properties.

Macarthur Branch

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2018August 30, 2018in Spring 2018Leave a comment

Macarthur branch was established in 1975 as a sub-branch of Sydney Branch, and became a fully autonomous branch in 1987.

Primary activities of the branch are nature talks, and developing proposals for protection of natural areas of the Upper Georges and Bargo-Nepean Rivers. The Branch has a Bushwalking Group and a Bushcare Group.

“Who’s living on my land?” Spring 2018

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2018August 30, 2018in Spring 2018, Who Is Living On My LandLeave a comment

^{Margot Law, Citizen Science Officer}
NPA has helped over 400 private landholders from South East NSW answer the question “Who’s living on my land?” using infrared cameras to survey their land for wildlife. We have analysed approximately half a million photographs of native and pest species found on private land and uploaded the records to public databases; filling important knowledge gaps as most of NSW species records come from public land.

Seeing the Wild Light

Posted by NPA NSWon June 1, 2018May 31, 2018in Winter 2018Leave a comment

^{Janine Kitson, Vice President Colong Foundation for Wilderness}

For over fifty years Henry Gold has been the NSW environment movement’s most eminent landscape photographer, providing spectacular images to support protection of threatened wilderness and natural areas across NSW and beyond.

Sunlight and Seaweed by Tim Flannery

Posted by NPA NSWon June 1, 2018May 31, 2018in Winter 2018Leave a comment

^{Reviewed by Meron Wilson, NPA Sydney Environmental Book Club}

Sunlight and Seaweed by Tim Flannery looks at the mess we have gotten ourselves into, fouling our planetary nest by living beyond our ecological means, and offers a few rays of hope we can yet put things right-ish.

Fight for our marine sanctuaries

Posted by NPA NSWon June 1, 2018May 31, 2018in Winter 2018Leave a comment

^{Adele Pedder, Australian Society for Marine Conservation}

The world’s oceans are facing increasing challenges with climate change, pollution and overfishing. In light of these challenges it is becoming increasingly important to set aside large areas of our ocean to restore some balance beneath the waves and allow marine ecosystems to function in their natural state. Globally more and more nations are relying on marine parks to give their parts of our blue planet a fighting chance.