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29 Mar 2023

NPWS hazard reductions in Pilliga West State Conservation Area | Media release

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is planning two hazard reduction burns in the Pilliga West State Conservation Area from tomorrow (Thursday 29 March), weather permitting.
Hazard reduction burn along Top Crossing Road
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20 Feb 2023

NSW Annual air quality statement reports good air quality in 2022 | News

Wet weather from the La Nina weather pattern has brought one piece of welcome news - the state has continued to record good air quality.
Instruments at Newcastle Local Air Quality Monitoring Station
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08 Mar 2023

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service burns bright with pride | Media release

A hazard reduction burn in Yiraaldiya National Park Thursday 9 March 2023 in Western Sydney is business as usual for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Controlled Burn by National Parks and Wildlife Service and NSW Rural Fire Service, fire and Rescue NSW. Andrew Smith.
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30 Jun 2023

Peering into the past to bring vulnerable seabirds home | News

The secret to bringing one of the state’s most cryptic and restricted seabirds, the Kermadec petrel, back to its original home may be some good, old-fashioned historical sleuthing.
Kermadec petrel in nesting alcove
News
02 Mar 2023

Plan to protect the Great Cumbung Swamp | Media release

For half a century the southern bell frog had not been detected in the Great Cumbung Swamp in far southwestern NSW.
Aerial view of reed bed, Great Cumbung Swamp
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15 May 2023

Platypus return to Royal National Park for the first time in decades | Media release

Platypus have returned to Royal National Park, after being locally extinct for 50 years.
Dr Phoebe Meagher and Cameron Kerr AO, CEO, Taronga Conservation Society Platypus release
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11 May 2023

Plumwood Mountain added to NSW State Heritage Register | Media release

Plumwood Mountain, the remote 120-hectare bush property where Australia's most prominent environmental philosopher Dr Val Plumwood resided and worked, has been listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.
Plumwood Mountain house interior
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22 Feb 2023

Pub challenge sparks successful search for rare orchid | Media release

Four new populations of a rare orchid have been discovered after a ‘Science in the Pub’ session spurred bushwalkers and nature lovers to look out for the yellow flowers.
Close-up of a buttercup doubletail orchid (Diuris aequalis)
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13 Jun 2023

Rainforests in NSW: precious living ecosystems | News

World Rainforest Day is on 22 June. It recognises the importance of healthy rainforests for our climate, biodiversity, culture and livelihoods, and highlights things we can do to protect and restore them.
Barrington Tops National Park
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20 Oct 2023

Aboriginal trainee ranger wanted on NSW south coast | Media release

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is recruiting an Aboriginal trainee ranger to join the Narooma team to care for Country on the spectacular far south coast.
Biamanga National Park