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Fif­teen new Abo­rig­i­nal rangers will be employed to work in nation­al parks across South Aus­tralia as part of a $5 mil­lion State Bud­get ini­tia­tive aimed at increas­ing Abo­rig­i­nal man­age­ment of our nat­ur­al environment.

Cel­e­bra­tions for this week’s 50^th anniver­sary of the Nation­al Parks and Wildlife Ser­vice Act 1972 kicked off on the week­end with staff start­ing a Stra­va art­work depict­ing the icon­ic logo of the service.

May is the per­fect time of the year to get out­doors and explore the North­ern Mount Lofty Ranges, with the Nation­al Parks and Wildlife Ser­vice (NPWS) host­ing activ­i­ties and events in this region as part of their Park of the Month program.

Campers and vis­i­tors to nation­al parks and Crown land areas have been remind­ed to leave ​‘no trace’ when vis­it­ing reserves.

South Aus­tralians con­tin­ue to show their love of get­ting out­doors with camp­ground book­ings for the upcom­ing East­er break already reach­ing 80 to 100 per cent capac­i­ty for many icon­ic sites.