There is no visitor accommodation at all within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, and climbing Uluru is now actively discouraged and rarely allowed. Park impacts are very low, and visitor satisfaction is rising. Photo: Phil Ingamells

Making parks and tourism work

PARK WATCH June 2017 | We don’t need large private developments in our parks, says Phil Ingamells. How do we, and the rest of the ever curious world, satisfy our […]...
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Red-tailed black cockatoo. Photo: Bob McPherson

Alarm at logging of western forests and woodlands

PARK WATCH June 2017 | Our new report clearly demonstrates proposed commercial logging in the west of Victoria should be banned, says our executive director Matt Ruchel. Until recently the […]...
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The beginnings of a shellfish reef? Oysters growing on a settlement plate. Photo: Kade Mills

Resurrecting reefs

PARK WATCH June 2017 | ReefWatch’s Kade Mills reports back on an ambitious strategy to bring back the forgotten shellfish reefs of Port Phillip Bay. We all know what an […]...
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'He that plants trees loves others beside himself'. Photo: David Fletcher

Celebrating two decades of growth

PARK WATCH June 2017 | This year marks the 20th anniversary of Project Hindmarsh and the Hindmarsh Landcare Network. Hindmarsh Landcare facilitator Jonathan Starks looks back over their history. What...
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Do love letters get any bigger than this?

Clear blue skies and cool mountain air welcomed 400 committed conservationists to the Mt Donna Buang summit on the weekend as we formed a giant human sign spelling out support […]...
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