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Sanguinaria canadensis, bloodroot, [3] is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America. [4] It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria , included in the poppy family Papaveraceae , and is most closely related to Eomecon of eastern Asia.
Brisbane Water National Park, Central Coast. The park contains many Aboriginal sites, notable Bulgandry on the Woy Woy Road, with many rock carvings. [13] Garigal National Park, Sydney. A large group of rock carvings is located near Bantry Bay. [14] Heathcote National Park, south of Sydney. Various sites are known, including a shield tree west ...
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is a directorate of the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment and responsible for managing more than 890 national parks and reserves, covering over 7.5 million hectares of land across the state of New South Wales, Australia. Despite its name the NPWS is a state government agency ...
Barrington Tops is part of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Australia, between Gloucester and Scone. Part of the area has been conserved as the Barrington Tops National Park [1] and as the Barrington Tops State Conservation Area. [2] Invasive species are a problem in parts of Barrington Tops.
The formation of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1967 saw a bid in the conservation of the state's diversity of natural ecosystems and cultural heritage. Today New South Wales contains more than 16.4 million acres within 870 protected areas, as well as 225 different national parks , each with their own pristine beauty and ...
Cattai Park and Hope Farm contain a range of native trees including Ironbarks (Eucalyptus paniculata), grey gums (E. punctata) and forest red gum (E. tereticornis) indicative of the original species found in the area. This area of the national park also contains small areas of rare virgin bushland. (NPWS, 1997, Section 4.1.2.).
National Trust of New South Wales is a membership-based community organisation to "promote the natural, Indigenous and cultural heritage" of New South Wales. It was founded in 1947. [1] It is a member of the National Trust of Australia, which federates the eight autonomous National Trusts in each Australian state and territory. [2]
An early morning view of the Illawarra escarpment west of Albion Park (20 km south of Wollongong). The escarpment or scarp was created between 225 and 280 million years ago and since eroded by creeks to its present height around 30 million years ago.