Bushfire recovery news
A total of 51 prescribed burns are planned as part of National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) autumn 2023 fire management program, which is anticipated to start in the next fortnight.
Fire brigade staff from National Parks and Wildlife Service CFS on the Limestone Coast were recently recognised for their stellar efforts during the 2019 – 20 Australian Black Summer bushfires.
Burnt down in the Kangaroo Island bushfires of 2019 – 20 two state heritage listed cottages have arisen from the ashes to become the newest and highest standard of accommodation offered by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
South Australia’s National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are calling for volunteers to help identify endangered animals captured in images taken from recovering Cherry Gardens bushland using motion sensing cameras.
Recent rains have signalled the end of a record-breaking year of prescribed burns for South Australia with The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) successfully completing 49 prescribed burns this autumn, making it a record 96 for the year and a 53 per cent increase from the 2019⁄20 season.