Environment SA News archive
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#LeaveNoTrace to treasure our Crown land
29 March 2023
The Easter school holidays are a great time to go camping and with about one fifth of South Australia classified as Crown land there’s a good chance holidaymakers could be making memories on such treasured sites.
Environmental benefits of River Murray flood are beginning to emerge
27 March 2023
The sound of the musical eastern banjo frog ringing out across the Pike floodplain is among the incredible sights and sounds ecologists are observing as floodwaters recede throughout the Murraylands, Riverland and Lower Lakes.
Funding boost for heritage as new chair appointed to South Australian Heritage Council
24 March 2023
Former Adelaide lord mayor Sandy Verschoor has been appointed as the new chair of the South Australian Heritage Council for the next three years, starting in April.
Malkumba-Coongie Lakes National Park, desert parks reopen to four-wheel drives
20 March 2023
Roads have now reopened to four-wheel drive traffic at the spectacular Malkumba-Coongie Lakes National Park and all SA desert parks, after floodwaters affected road access late last year.
Climate experts to help regional businesses
17 March 2023
Regional businesses aiming to reduce carbon emissions and remain profitable are being encouraged to register for South Australia’s first ever Industry Climate Change Conference.
Banksias in bloom at Charleston Conservation Park
13 March 2023
Once home to the second largest patch of Banksia marginata in the Adelaide Hills, Charleston Conservation Park is beginning to once again bloom with yellow blossoms.
NPWS launches autumn prescribed burns
10 March 2023
A total of 51 prescribed burns are planned as part of National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) autumn 2023 fire management program, which is anticipated to start in the next fortnight.
Scientists head to River Murray to study environmental impacts of flood
08 March 2023
Scientists have launched a series of research projects to determine how River Murray environments are responding to the once-in-a-generation flood.
Have your say on draft south east water conservation and drainage plan
08 March 2023
Limestone Coast residents can now have their say on a new management plan for the region’s drainage network with the draft plan now open for consultation via the State Government’s YourSAy portal.
Visitor numbers to some of South Australia’s most iconic national parks have skyrocketed
06 March 2023
More and more people are rediscovering South Australia’s natural beauty with visits to some national parks skyrocketing 35 per cent over the past year.
