Native vegetation covers more than a third of the Northern and Yorke region. This is made up of almost 1300 plant species in forests, woodlands, shrublands, mallee, fresh and saltwater wetlands, herblands, sedgelands and grasslands.
Almost 450 species of native birds and animals have been recorded, from the yellow footed rock wallaby in the Flinders Ranges in the north, to the pygmy bluetongue lizard in the middle, down to the western whipbird on the coast of southern Yorke Peninsula.
Our natural ecosystems and the biodiversity they comprise are not only important in their own right. They also help to support human life, health and economic prosperity.
These ecosystems are under constant threat from factors such as stock damage, weeds, chemicals, salinity, feral animals and human ignorance.
The NYNRM action program has financial incentives for people wanting to tackle biodiversity issues in their own environment.
We call it "on the ground" work. It can be anything from fencing to weed control to revegetation.
To see what the biodiversity team is doing in the Northern and Yorke region, visitwww.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/bcp/index.html
See pages 87 – 113 of Integrated NRM Plan