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Following significant snowfalls in the Snowy Mountains over the past month and the Bureau of Meteorology predicting further dumps, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has issued a warning to skiiers and snowboarders before they venture into the back country.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning a hazard reduction burn at the Crater Cove and Dobroyd Head area in Balgowlah Heights today, Thursday 9 August.

Researchers from the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) and the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney have received $174,000 to start a conservation project to fight disease affecting many endangered plants in NSW.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning to conduct two small but important hazard reduction burns around North Epping in the Lane Cove National Park 8 August, weather permitting.

For a bike ride with a difference to help make a difference, everyone is encouraged to join in the fun of the annual 'Tour de Gorge' mountain bike ride in the Pilliga Forest on Saturday 1 September.

Finding sustainably built office space and green businesses has been made easier thanks to a NSW Government online initiative.

The NSW Government has put $9 million on the table to deliver more local projects to save threatened species.

An ambitious project to better preserve the so called "dinosaur tree" – the Wollemi Pine – has blossomed and is sprouting in a secret location.

A $50 million commitment in today's Budget effectively doubles the amount the NSW Government spends to purchase conservation land over 5 years.

The State's parks and gardens are set for a tourism boost as part of the NSW Government's $1.9 billion Environment and Heritage budget announced today.