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A Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) taking refuge in a hollow at South West Rocks. Photo by – Trevor Bullock...
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its State of the Environment Report for 2024/25, providing an updated...
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Continuing its mission to monitor and protect essential large forest owl populations, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s (NCC)...
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Using a unique method of monitoring “environmental DNA,” researchers have been able to identify the effect of bushfires not...
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The Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service, as part of the Hotspots Fire Project,...
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Have you read our article on citizen science? If you have, you’ll know how important contributions to public citizen...
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Have you ever noticed dense thickets of Acacia emerge post-fire, and wondered if they may represent a long-term fire...
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Do you want to better understand the effects of the 2019/20 fire season on the NSW environment? The Department...
Please send us an email and we'll reply within three working days. Regards, NCC Fire and Restoration team
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