Environment SA News archive

New $750,000 Friends of Parks grants program launches
17 August 2021
Conservation work across South Australia’s national parks and reserves will get a $750,000 boost with a new grants program to be delivered by the South Australian Government in partnership with the Friends of Parks (FoP) South Australia Board.

It’s Magpie Breeding Season
17 August 2021
Magpies singing at night and building nests means three things: spring is near, breeding is happening and magpie swooping season will surely follow.

Celebrating National Science Week 2021
16 August 2021
Get involved in National Science Week this week with two great online events including an opportunity to virtually swim with Giant Australian Cuttlefish, and learn about how plastics affect our oceans.

Successful biodiversity credit program moves to the Murraylands and Riverland
16 August 2021
Local landholders have an opportunity to diversify their income with the successful Biodiversity Credit Exchange moving into the Murraylands and Riverland region after a successful implementation across the Yorke Peninsula and Mid North.

Conservation, recreation key to SA’s newest national park
16 August 2021
A new national park on the Fleurieu Peninsula is set to become an ecological haven for threatened native animals and plant species as well as an adventure-tourism destination for mountain biking and hiking.

$3 million boost for Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
16 August 2021
A new lookout, upgraded campgrounds and improved visitor facilities will be delivered at three sites in a $3 million investment at the ever-popular Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park on the Yorke Peninsula.

There’s more than wine in the Barossa Valley this August
13 August 2021
One of South Australia’s most iconic wine regions, the Barossa Valley, is not only famous for world-class wineries and fine food but is also home to some of South Australia’s most scenic national parks.

Raptor census takes to land and sea to count SA birds of prey
09 August 2021
In an effort to better to conserve and recover Eastern Ospreys and White-bellied Sea Eagles in South Australia, a state-wide ‘census’ has commenced to count their numbers and assess any population trends.

Environmental watering of floodplains and weir pool manipulation underway
09 August 2021
Riverland floodplains will receive a welcome boost over the coming months with environmental watering undertaken by the Department for Environment and Water.

Seagrass restoration boosts coastal environment
03 August 2021
South Australia’s coastal environment is getting a significant boost with the delivery of the country’s largest ever seagrass restoration project to protect against erosion, support fish populations and improve biodiversity and water quality.