Protecting biodiversity

Restoring the balance of our biodiversity demands a long-term, landscape-scale approach. As a result, large numbers of people are required.

Farmers, community groups, councils, statutory authorities and universities can all help to arrest the decline caused by the extensive clearance of our native vegetation.

Our restoration programs are based on sound knowledge.

But they work best when underpinned by coordinated action, community involvement and partnerships.

This year in Northern and Yorke, volunteer community groups have taken part in projects such as monitoring the endangered Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard and declining woodland birds, spotlight surveying Common Brushtail Possums, weed control at Spalding Blown Grass sites, and searching for the Spiny Daisy.

Everybody learns something when we work together "on the ground".

To find out more about what you can do to protect our biodiversity, contact one of the region’s biodiversity officers.

Arid Lands Botanic Garden

An arid plant collection spread over 250ha with themed walks, bird hides, picnic areas, a visitor’s centre and restaurant.

When: Sunrise- sunset, seven days a week
Where: Stuart Highway, Port Augusta West
Who: Michael Anlezark
Ph: (08) 8641 9118
Web: http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org
Cost: free

Fact Sheets

• Be smart with seed (PDF - 533 KB)
• Biodiversity - on our agenda (PDF - 258 KB)
• Biodiversity on the edge (PDF - 443 KB)
• Biodiversity and local government (PDF - 490 KB)
• Biodiversity sea change (PDF - 319 KB)
• Caring for biodiversity in the Tanami (PDF - 459 KB)
• Crossing the border for biodiversity (PDF - 611 KB)
• A growing concern (PDF - 480 KB)
• Incentives for conserving biodiversity (PDF - 324 KB)
• Indigenous knowledge helps manage our land (PDF - 314 KB)
• Native grasses - a boon for graziers (PDF - 387 KB)
• Protecting biodiversity - part of farming (PDF - 490 KB)
• Revegetating cleared land (PDF - 446 KB)
• Saving South Australia's Mid North grasslands (PDF - 223 KB)
• Seeding the future (PDF - 509 KB)
• Station hands... seeing the land anew (PDF - 343 KB)
• Deserts in Australia (PDF- 243 KB)
• Desert fauna (PDF - 251 KB)
• Desert flora (PDF - 250 KB)
• Desertification - a global issue (PDF - 221 KB)
• Major Vegetation Groups in Australia: information for natural resource managers, schools and researchers (PDF - 344 KB)
• National biodiversity and climate change action plan 2004 - 2007 - summary brochure (PDF - 1,416 KB)
• Raising plants from seed (89 pdf)
• How healthy is your bushland? (234 pdf)
• Including wildife in Landcare actions (232 pdf)
• The benefits of using indigenous plants (86 pdf)
• Using indigenous plants (144 pdf)
• Natural regeneration (95 pdf)
• How to collect seed from native trees and shrubs (137 pdf)
• Tree planting and aftercare (92 pdf)
• Natural Biodiversity - On Ground Works_2007 (PDF 293KB)

Fact sheets sourced from Department of Environment and Heritage