DEC mops up after Carnarvon fire suppression
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The Department of Environment and Conservation is wrapping up its biggest firefighting operation in decades after more than a month of battling multiple fires that burned through more than 800,000 hectares of mostly pastoral land near Carnarvon.
Minister's Statement
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Air Quality Forum
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Air Quality Forum:
15 March 2012, 8.30am to 5pm
WA Conservation Science Centre, Dick Perry Ave, Kensington
Find out what is being done to maintain and improve Perth's air quality.
Keynote speakers:
Prof Barry Marshall (Nobel laureate)
Assoc Prof Dr Andrea Hinwood (ECU)Registrations close 1 March 2012 - register and find out more today.
Get the Kids involved!
Children aged up to 12 years can submit a poster (by 22 February). Posters will be on display for the duration of the forum.
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Closure of Karijini and Millstream Chichester national parks
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KARIJINI: Some roads and walk tracks in Karijini National Park are now open, though four wheel drive vehicles are recommended.
Banjma Drive North remains closed. Visitors are urged to observe all safety signs and road closed signs.
MILLSTREAM CHICHESTER: Many areas of the park are now open to the public, including the visitor centre and Python Pool.
DEC recommends four wheel drive vehicles only. Sites may be closed at short notice if significant rain falls in the area
Check with DEC Karratha on (08) 9182 2000 or
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visitor centres, if intending to travel to these areas, and observe all road closure and related signs.
Updated 10 February 2012.
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Cane toad baits deter native species
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A collaborative study between the Department of Environment and Conservation and the University of Sydney has shown that some native species can be trained to avoid eating cane toads. Using baits containing less toxic parts of the toad and a nausea-inducing chemical, water monitors (a type of goanna) and quolls can learn to associate toad taste and smell with nausea and subsequently avoid attacking toads.
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Make the most of your summer holidays
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The
Department of Environment and Conservation has a great range of free or low
cost nature-based activities this summer holidays at the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk and across the Walpole Wilderness. The summer holiday activity programs run
from Wednesday 28 December to Friday 20 January 2011, offering a variety of
activities such as the free Summertime making time session, a
one-night-only Tree Top Walk by moonlight, and the popular Kids on
the beach program.
Program brochures are available
at local tourist centres, however places are limited and bookings essential.
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