17 December 2015
You can have your say on how the Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board invests in the region to manage our natural resources – such as land, water, coastal environments, native vegetation and soils. The Draft Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Business Plan for 2016 – 2019 outlines the Board’s proposal for investment and is now out for consultation.
15 December 2015
Christmas is a wonderful time to spend with friends and family. National parks on Eyre Peninsula offer a diverse range of activities over the Christmas break. Go fishing, four wheel driving, camping, walking or bird watching. Capture some great photos, or just chill out. There’s so much to do in your national parks!
15 December 2015
Enjoy your Christmas holidays relaxing and unwinding with family and friends in a National Park. Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula welcomes locals and visitors back into the great outdoors and the beautiful National Parks of Lower Eyre Peninsula. Come for a day visit, pack a picnic and bring the camera. Stay longer, set up a tent and enjoy the stars.
14 December 2015
Stubbles are an important component of our mixed farming systems and are an essential source of feed for our livestock over the summer months; however some farmers rely too much on stubbles and overestimate the quality and quantity of feed on offer (FOO).
14 December 2015
Weeds like carrion flower are under attack in Whyalla with Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula and Whyalla City Council continuing to work together to fight the pest plants. Natural Resources EP NRM Officer Kate Brocklehurst said with new species declared under the Natural Resources Management Act to help the partners control weed spread, the future was looking bright.
09 December 2015
The Eyre Peninsula has a new Management Plan for the invasive weed African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum). The management plan outlines the biology, threats and feasibility of control and what control should happen in the region. The first phase of the Management Plan, a large-scale control program has been undertaken via helicopter by WildEyre in partnership with Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula (NREP).
09 December 2015
The malleefowl, one of Eyre Peninsula’s most iconic wild birds is about to have its annual population check-up. The National Malleefowl Recovery Team trained 25 local volunteers and Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula staff to use new specialised smartphone enabled software to monitor malleefowl nests and record sightings.
09 December 2015
The community is reminded that crabbing is illegal within the Cowleds Landing Sanctuary Zone at Eight Mile Creek. South Australia’s network of marine park sanctuary zones was designed with community input to provide protection for all plants and animals in key areas across the state.
30 November 2015
December is the perfect time to explore Coffin Bay National Park as it becomes Nature Play SA’s park of the month.
19 November 2015
The new draft Water Allocation Plan (WAP) for the Southern Basins and the Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas, has been endorsed by the Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board and is now being considered by the Minister for Water and the River Murray Ian Hunter.