FRONT COVER: Fractal image of a fern
Image by Tim Keighley: using "Fractal Forge" (C) Liberto Barbini

National Parks Journal

AUG 2000 Vol 44 No 4

 

YOUR NPA 

COVER STORY

ENVIRONMENT NEWS & ACTION 

FEATURES

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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NPA and Aboriginal people working together for Pilliga and Goonoo Goonoo;
Resignation of Executive Officer;
From the Executive;
NPA working on western strategy; 
Woomargama biodiversity survey;
Office help

COVER STORY 
 Fractals – Describing patterns in nature Leigh Wood

ENVIRONMENT NEWS & ACTION 

Thank You Fay Sutton
Review of ski resorts
Insurance for clearing
Mt Ku-ring-gai fire
 Silicon smelter update
New native vegetation coordinator

FEATURES 

Southern Wilderness Protection moves ahead Keith Muir

The South Coast Forests Andrew Wong

Managing reserves:

State reserve system program Stephen Lord

In praise of national parks Penny Figgis

National Parks & Wildlife Advisory Council  Rob Pallin

The role of Advisory Committees Andrew Sourry

Public reserves - A future? Brian Everingham

Money from jam John Pickard

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

ON THE TRACK

Sydney Branch Field Activities Committee 
1999-2000 Annual Report - Richard Thompson

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

REVIEWS 

BACK COVER
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.

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@npansw.org.au 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

Contributions to the National Parks Journal are welcome, but we may not be able to publish everything we receive; contributions may be published on NPA's website. Send articles on IBM format disk plus hard copy, photographs or illustrations to:

The Editor, National Parks Journal,
PO Box A96, Sydney South 1235		 or e-mail npansw@npansw.org.au

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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October deadline: 14.8.2000
December deadline: 23.10.2000

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