by Kate Marshall | Nov 14, 2023 | community, News
The Tangier Pea Story from Para Wirra When I was getting to know Para Wirra as a new Ranger in 1998, I noticed there was one hillside in the South Para Valley that turned an attractive shade of pink-purple every November. A creeper not unlike the garden Sweet Pea was...
by Mitchell Brennan | Sep 1, 2022 | Grants, community, News
Dear Friends of Parks member groups, To further support the substantial work undertaken by Friends of Parks groups across South Australia’s national park reserves and other important conservation-based initiatives, the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water has...
by Carole Pinnock | Sep 6, 2021 | Grants, community, News
Dear Friends of Parks member groups Further to the recent letter sent to all groups by the Minister for Environment and Water, I am pleased to announce that the Partnership Grants are now open for applications, and close at midnight on Sunday 31 October 2021. A total...
by Carole Pinnock | Sep 3, 2021 | community, Citizen Science, Events, Survey, volunteering, Walking
Great Southern Bioblitz (October 22-25) the ‘Great Southern BioBlitz’, or ‘GSB’ for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within several designated areas across the...
by Carole Pinnock | Aug 11, 2021 | community, gardening, Recovery, Recovery after bushfires, regeneration, weeds
Submitting a Tree Scheme order is simple to do and you’ll know you will get the plants you need next season at a great price to continue your planting project. Whether you want to regenerate productive land, create a beautiful place to live and work, or provide homes...
by Carole Pinnock | Jul 28, 2021 | community, Events
FAIBS Big Clean at Parham. What a difference a day makes! On Sunday 18th July, unsightly dumped refuse behind Parham was removed by 30 volunteers from the Parham and other local communities, members of Friends of Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (FAIBS)...
