05 October 2015
Lincoln National Park on Eyre Peninsula has been closed to new visitors while the South Australian Country Fire Service and Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) work to bring a fire within the park under control.
24 September 2015
Forty-nine Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula staff have just completed more than 880 hours of pre-season fire training in readiness for the 2015-16 fire danger season.
22 September 2015
As part of the Spring Prescribed Burn Program, a number of burns have been planned around Eyre Peninsula by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). Burns are planned for Lincoln National Park, Lincoln Basin Crown Land south of Port Lincoln, Ironstone Hill Conservation Park, Hincks Wilderness protection area, Coffin Bay National Park and Kellidie Bay Conservation Park.
15 September 2015
Park Rangers are continuing to actively monitor sightings of a whale that has beached itself an number of times around Boston Bay – Port Lincoln foreshore area on Tuesday 15 September.
15 September 2015
Boat users are being reminded to keep their distances from migrating whales in the Upper Spencer Gulf after a boat was spotted following a whale too closely at Point Lowly.
11 September 2015
Students from Koonibba and Port Kenny schools, schools over 200km apart, joined forces to care for country and threatened species at Venus Bay Conservation Park, on Eyre Peninsula’s West Coast. The students learned about threatened species such as the greater bilby and brush-tailed bettong, while honing their tracking skills and discovering wombat, shorebird and reptile habitats.
10 September 2015
When whales migrate through South Australia’s waters, the Eyre Peninsula Whale Disentanglement Team, comprised of Fisheries Officers, Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary and Natural Resources staff, is on standby to rescue any animals that become entangled or beached in a stranding event.
08 September 2015
Goannas are in the citizen science spotlight with a new website, www.epgoannas.com.au launched on Eyre Peninsula for National Threatened Species Day.
04 September 2015
Port Lincoln High School students will learn marine science skills during Seaweek with activities at the Port Lincoln Foreshore between 11:00am and 12:30 on Tuesday, 8 September. Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula and Port Lincoln High School have worked together to implement marine park science and marine conservation learnings in the curriculum.
21 August 2015
The best way to manage stock water requirements is to have reliable information about your property’s water supplies. This means knowing where the water is, condition of the infrastructure, how much is available and whether it is ‘fit for purpose’. A water stocktake will provide this vital information.