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The warm summer weather is perfect for dipping your toes into the azure blue waters of the Fleurieu Peninsula, and that’s why the Encounter Marine Park and Granite Island Recreation Park are National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia’s (NPWSSA) Parks of the Month for February.
Ever wanted to help behind the scenes at some of South Australia’s most iconic National Parks? Applications are now open in SA’s regions for the National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia (NPWSSA) Volunteer Ranger Program, giving participants the chance to help out in some of South Australia’s most unique and beautiful parks.
In a first for South Australia, National Parks and Wildlife Service SA (NPWSSA) and Parks Australia have teamed up to develop a new education resource that brings marine parks into the state’s classrooms.
If you venture to Para Wirra Conservation Park this summer make sure to keep an eye out for emu chicks, with several families of chicks spotted in the park.
In September 2020, the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) became aware of significant dieback of the mangroves adjacent to the St Kilda boardwalk within the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park – Winaityinaityi Pangkara (AIBS). The current impacted area includes approximately 10 hectares of mangrove and 35 hectares of saltmarsh adjacent to the Dry Creek salt field.