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" New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council consists of the Director-General and 15 other members, who are representatives of various conservation, educational, scientific and natural resource management organisations, and other community organisations with an interest in the management and use of Service areas. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is the government department responsible for maintaining the parks and reserve system in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service falls within the portfolio of the New South Wales Minister for the Environment. www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/nwsnp98a.htm   (495 words)

Parks around the world from the North East Digital Village New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service: NPWS is the government body responsible for developing and maintaining the parks and reserve system and conserving natural and cultural heritage, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. New Zealand Health and Travel Information Network: New Zealand is home to many national parks, forest parks and nature reserves, where you can relax, walk, hunt, fish, ski, climb, swim and many other activities. Parks Victoria: network of parks, including national, state and metropolitan parks, marine national parks, many significant cultural assets and Melbourne's bays and waterways. nedv.net /parks/world   (431 words)

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. Ku-ring-gai Chase is also officially classed as a suburb by the Geographical Names Board of NSW. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ku-ring-gai_Chase_National_Park   (106 words)

BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific Why Australia's on fire But Brian Gilligan from the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service said no amount of preparation would have saved parts of Canberra from the most ferocious firestorm seen in 100 years. Emergency road access into national parks was not established and strategic burning of undergrowth and trees was not undertaken. Eight years ago, the authorities in the Australian capital were warned in an especially commissioned report of the urgent need to reduce the fire hazards around the city. news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/asia-pacific/2687115.stm   (655 words)

National parks service responds to horse riding concerns. 29/01/2004. ABC News Online The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service says it is not trying to stop people riding horses in the Kosciuszko National Park. National parks' southern director Alastair Henchman says although input is still being accepted from the community for a draft plan of management for the park, the proposals being considered contain no significant changes to areas where people may ride horses. Mr Henchman says a permit system is being looked at for people who wish to camp in the park with their horses, but the only restriction being considered is in an alpine area. www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/s1033913.htm   (225 words)

Protected Areas and World Heritage Administered by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Prepared by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service in association with Environment Australia. The Regional Manager, Central Region, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, P.O.Box 95, Paramatta, New South Wales 2124, Australia sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/blue_mountain.html   (3548 words)

" Australia" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document The Alps national parks are managed by three parks agencies: The Australian Capital Territory Parks and Conservation Service, the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, and the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment. The Australian Alps national parks encompass an area of approximately 1.5 million hectares of the Australian mainland and provide protection to approximately 62 % of the Australian Alps geographic unit. Through the implementation of the MOU, the Australian Alps national parks are developing an international reputation for their cooperative management. www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/austr97a.htm   (639 words)

Stanthorpe; Queensland; Australia; National Parks Bald Rock National Park is tucked away in the thickly timbered country between Stanthorpe and Tenterfield along the Queensland-New South Wales border, accessable to conventional vehicles from the Mt Lindsay Highway. Sundown's landscapes and vegetation contrasts sharply with the granite tors and valleys of the adjacent Granite Belt and Girraween National Park. The granite landscape of the New England highlands, is well preserved in Girraween National Park with its granite outcrops and boulders, scenic creeks, open eucalypt forest and heath. www.halenet.com.au /~jvbryant/natpark.html   (867 words)

New South Wales Guy seeks advice on vegetation management and future goals and strategies from Bushcare Support, CSIRO, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Charles Sturt University and Department of Land and Water Conservation. NATIONAL > ON GROUND ACTION > Past National Programs > Bushcare Support > Bushcare Support in Action > New South Wales Many environmental groups, organisations, universities and community members visit his property to learn more about integrating conservation and agriculture as well as learning more about research projects and their outcomes. www.greeningaustralia.org.au /GA/NAT/OnGroundAction/NationalPrograms/BCS/BCSAction/BCSNSWcasestudy.htm   (1255 words)

One in 40 Get Sydney Fireworks Seating The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service tells the Sydney Morning Herald it had not yet fixed a date for the random draw to determine who gets one of the prized seats. The service had sought advice from the Independent Commission Against Corruption and New South Wales Lotteries to ensure the draw, to take place in the next few weeks, was fair. Access to the foreshore of Sydney Harbour National Park at Middle Head, Bradleys Head and Nielsen Park will be free. www.everything2000.com /news/news/sydfirewrks.asp   (225 words)

Innovations in Species Conservation In 1987, he resigned the Forest Service to return to Sydney, Australia and a joint appointment with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service and Ku-ring-gai College of Advanced Education. He served as a consultant to the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service and with several other resource management agencies in Australia and New Zealand. Stankey has served on the Executive Board of the International Union of Forestry Research Organisations and is a member of IUCN's Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas. outreach.cof.orst.edu /isc/stankeybio.htm   (296 words)

Society for Conservation Biology: 2002 Annual Meeting New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, PO Box 402 Armidale NSW 2350 Australia (bob. Features targeted were: land classes; localities of Proteaceae and selected vertebrate species, comprising reptiles, amphibians and freshwater fish; population sizes for medium- and large-sized mammals; and six types of spatial components to represent evolutionary and ecological processes. The surrogates were broad habitat units (BHUs - mapped from physical data at 1:250,000), localities of Protea species and selected vertebrates, population sizes for medium- and large-sized mammals, and six types of spatial components to represent evolutionary and ecological processes: edaphic interfaces, upland-lowland interfaces, sand movement corridors, inter-basin riverine corridors, upland-lowland gradients, and macroclimatic gradients. www.kent.ac.uk /anthropology/dice/scb2002/abstracts/symposia/sympseven.html   (1859 words)

Faces of Science - Ecologist Dr Richard Kingsford is a Principal Research Scientist with New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. As a student at university, I did some volunteer work in ecology for National Parks and Wildlife. The second area of work is assisting with the development of policy for the New South Wales Government in the area of river policy. science.uniserve.edu.au /faces/kingsfrd/kingsfrd.html   (974 words)

Explore: Can I keep a frog as a pet? In New South Wales it is illegal to take a frog from the wild (this includes your property) or to buy one from a pet shop. The New South Wales NPWS web site has details of the licensing procedures and a list of permitted species (including the Green Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea). The New South Wales Frog and Tadpole Study Group (FATSG) web site has information on keeping frogs and contact details for its members. www.austmus.gov.au /explore/faqs/frogs_as_pets.htm   (202 words)

Wired News Smashing cars to bits may seem like an odd tactic for promoting a car-sharing service but it's undeniably satisfying, in a primitive sort of way. Designers of a new vertical wind turbine claim it converts 80 percent more power than traditional propeller models into transmittable energy -- and is safer for birds. A new USB flash drive ain't cheap, but it'll let you carry a wad of data with you. wired.com   (846 words)

ANU - Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government - APSEG The "Using Choice Modelling to Estimate Non-Market Values" project was instigated in 1996 with funding from the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, Environment Australia, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Department of Natural Resources, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service and the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority. The project involved the collaboration of researchers from the Australian National University, the University of New South Wales, Central Queensland University and Sydney University with resource managers from the funding agencies. The Australian National University — CRICOS Provider Number 00120C apseg.anu.edu.au /staff/jb_chmdrr.php?p=1   (426 words)

recplan.html The Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia. New South Wales: Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. Portland, OR: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1. www.rbgkew.org.uk /conservation/recplan.html   (2020 words)

AM Archive - National Parks chief: hazard reduction is not panacea LINDA MOTTRAM: The Director General of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Brain Gilligan speaking to Jo Mazzocchi. National Parks chief: hazard reduction is not panacea JO MAZZOCCHI: There have of course been suggestions this morning that it was a lack of hazard reduction in national parks in New South Wales national parks surrounding the ACT that have significantly contributed to this disaster. www.abc.net.au /am/stories/s766810.htm   (443 words)

npws The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is the agency of the NSW government with primary responsibility for the conservation of nature, Aboriginal heritage and historic heritage, and is within the portfolio of the Minister for the Environment. The conservation responsibilities of the NPWS are prescribed in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and subsequent amendments, together with the provisions of the Wildemess Act 1987, the threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and the Marine Parks Act 1997. Zones are responsible for on-park and off-park conservation planning and assessment functions and general conservation planning within a specified geographic area. www.gaiaguys.net /npws.htm   (538 words)

New South Wales National Parks Details of the park can be obtained from the Port Macquarie District National Parks and Wildlife Service Office on (02) 6584 2203. This national park will be found along the coast north and south of Eden and covers two rocky and spectacular stretches of coast-line. park offers camping at Smoky Cape in a bush area near the frontal dune a short distance from Smoky Beach, and at Hungry Head, a well-vegetated sheltered area within walking distance of the beach with spectacular sand dunes leading on to the national park. www.wilmap.com.au /NSWPKS1.HTML   (523 words)

Open Directory - Regional: Oceania: Australia: New South Wales: Science and Environment Atlas of NSW Wildlife - Searchable database of plant and animal species compiled by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. National Parks Association of NSW - NPA is a on-government community group dedicated to preserving natural heritage. The NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service - Australia's largest wildlife rescue organisation, with branches operating across NSW. dmoz.org /Regional/Oceania/Australia/New_South_Wales/Science_and_Environment   (577 words)

Bungonia - New South Wales - For details concerning walking tracks, the weather in the park and general information contact the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Lookdown Road, Bungonia on (02) 4848 4277. Entrance to the park costs $6 per vehicle and there is a range of long term National Park ticket options available for people wanting to visit the parks on a regular or semi-regular basis. Located 186 km south west of Sydney via the Hume Highway and 580 metres above sea level, Bungonia is not so much a town as a delightful State Recreation Area which is located between Moss Vale and Goulburn on the escarpment above the Shoalhaven River. www.smh.com.au /news/New-South-Wales/Bungonia/2005/02/17/1108500192932.html   (493 words)

CSIRO PUBLISHING - Books & CDs Wildlife on Farms outlines the key features of animal habitats—large flowering trees, hollow trees, ground cover, understorey vegetation, dams and watercourses—and describes why landholders should conserve these habitats to encourage wildlife on their farms. Wildlife on Farms has been written after a seven-year study of biodiversity conservation in agricultural/grazing landscapes in south-eastern Australia. It shows how wildlife conservation can be integrated with farm management and the benefits this can bring. www.publish.csiro.au /nid/18/pid/3547.htm   (503 words)

The Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie, Australia Protection of wild koala populations through liaison with local councils, State forests of New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife Service, government and private property owners. The Koala Hospital In Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia During the bushfires near Port Macquarie in 1994, 89 koalas were rescued and treated at the Hospital. www.midcoast.com.au /users/koalahos   (618 words)

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research Current data may be obtained from the author, or from the Tumut office of the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. Lyons, M.T., Brooks, R.R. & Craig, D.C. (1974) The influence of soil composition on the vegetation of the Coolac serpentinite belt in New South Wales. Distribution and conservation status: New South Wales, Southern Tablelands botanical district, but at only 320-350 m altitude and fairly close to the South-west Slopes district boundary, and in a zone of vegetation associations intermediate between those characteristic of the two districts. www.anbg.gov.au /projects/grevillea/grevillea.wilkinsonii.html   (2677 words)

NPWS Management - A protected species! Whilst National Parks and Wildlife Service had an equity policy, [PI] is of the opinion that it is not always practised in the workplace as it should be. Park entry fees, which were not in accordance with the fees set by the Minister, were on occasion charged to visitors to the National Park. Service management advise staff into believing that a person dedicated to the protection of the environment should put in their own time for free. www.uow.edu.au /arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/NPWS   (12468 words)

Information The Land Rover Club of the ACT has volunteered to assist the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service maintain Long Plain Hut in the Kosciuzko National Park. Arie De Bear, a Land Rover Club member, has been responsible (in consultation with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service) for the planning and organising of all the repairs carried out on Long Plain Hut. Alvy Oddy, Bill's son, became the final leaseholder before grazing was phased out of this section of the park in the early 1960s. www.geocities.com /lrc_act/LongPlainHut/LongPlainHut.html   (345 words)

Sarkar Lab WebLog Lawrence Orel, from the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, says the autopsy will provide valuable information about the species. Volunteers and New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife officers were unable to push the whale into deeper water near Byron Bay. Scientists will examine a rare Longman's beaked whale, which was found dead on a northern New South Wales beach yesterday. webapp.utexas.edu /blogs/archives/sarkarlab/002729.html   (248 words)

National Native Title Tribunal: : North West Nations (VC97/17) - 06 July 1999 'Aborigines of the Murray Valley', in The Aborigines of New South Wales, National Parks and Wildlife service, Sydney. National Native Title Tribunal: : North West Nations (VC97/17) - 06 July 1999 (1884) 'Oven Mounds of the Aborigines of Victoria', Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales, xviii, 1884/5. www.nntt.gov.au /bibliography/1022031869_990.html   (331 words)

National Parks And Wildlife Service Bushfire Protection Measures - 10/10/1995 - QWN The National Parks and Wildlife Service is at its highest level of preparedness for the coming bushfire season than ever before in its 30-year history. The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service has trained its staff in incident control systems management of bushfires, whale rescue, search and rescue, storms, floods and chemical spills. If the Government creates new national parks, it has a responsibility to manage them properly. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19951010013   (981 words)

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