June Cover and contents

FRONT COVER: Mallee fowl on a mound, Goonoo State Forest,NSW
Photo: Dubbo Field Naturalists & Conservation Society

National Parks Journal

JUNE 2000 Vol 44 No 3

FOCAL POINT

NPA NEWS

COVER STORY
Going.... Going ....

ENVIRONMENT NEWS & ACTION

FEATURES
Aboriginal rights – NPA policies
Expansion of parks on the Nature Coast
Credit & loss:
          Carbon credits
          Biodiversity credits
          Salinity control credits
River regulation salinity

ACTIVITIES PROGRAM

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

REVIEWS

The National Parks Association of NSW Inc. is a non-profit community organisation which seeks to protect and conserve the complete range and diversity of natural habitats, features and species as well as significant cultural items and landscapes within New South Wales.
National Parks Association Executive: Roger Lembit, President; Stephen Lord, Senior Vice-President; Anne Reeves, Junior Vice-President; Brian Everingham, Secretary; Kathy McCourt, Treasurer; Beth Michie, Mike Thompson, Pip Walsh, Vivien Clayphan-Dunne, Tom Fink.

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	Focal Point : From the Executive NPA branches out west by Roger Lembit, NPA President Executive Officer leaving Membership fee changes
	Your NPA Profile – Stephen Lord NPA in Canberra Southern Sydney round-up NRMA shares Biodiversity surveys Know your NPA
	COVER STORY Going, going ... by Andrew Cox
	ENVIRONMENT NEWS & ACTION Lake Wollumboola – no to housing Narran Declaration Wilderness assessments Sydney Greenprint Biodiversity month Deer, oh deer Clarence dammed UNSW course
	FEATURES Aboriginal rights & national parks in NSW – NPA policies by Stephen Lord Expansion of national parks on the Nature Coast by Mike Thompson Credit & loss: Carbon credits – Hot air or greenhouse saviour? by Sebastian Crawford Biodiversity credits – More credible than carbon? by Kathryn Ridge Salinity control credits by Anita Sundstrom River regulation salinity by Paul Lloyd
	ACTIVITIES PROGRAM The information in our activities program is given for the convenience of members and as information for interested bushwalkers. People contacting our volunteer leaders may be asked to quote their membership number or to produce their membership card. The walks program itself is not reproduced on this website. NPA Membership Benefits Important Information for Walkers NPA Branch Meetings NPA Year 2000 Lecture Series Leader Profiles - Judith and Nick Hill
	ON THE TRACK Katoomba to Jenolan in a day – the Six Foot Track - by Peter Caldwell
	LETTERS TO THE EDITOR REVIEWS BACK COVER

The National Parks Journal is published bi-monthly, with news and features on nature conservation and national parks, by NPA Publications Pty Ltd, Level 9, 91 York St, Sydney. Phone: (02) 9299 0000 Fax: (02) 9290 2525 e-mail: npansw@bigpond.com website: http://NPANSW.cjb.net

Editor: Glyn Mather

Journal Committee: Roger Lembit (ex officio) Stephen Lord, Vivien Clayphan-Dunne, Beth Michie

Proof Reader: Janice Beavan

Activities Program Coordinator: Richard Thompson

Activities Program Typist: Pat Tregenza

Printing: SOS Printing, 65 Burrows Road, Alexandria.
The body of this Journal is printed on 100% recycled paper.
The cover is printed on 75% recycled, de-inked post-consumer waste.

Distribution: Salmat, 1-13 Childs Road, Chipping Norton.

Frequency: Six issues per year - February, April, June, August, October, December. ISSN-0047-9012

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The Editor, National Parks Journal,
PO Box A96, Sydney South 1235

or e-mail npansw@bigpond.com

Opinions expressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the policies or views of the National Parks Association of NSW.
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