Primary school students

Fun facts, games and ways to get involved in environment and heritage projects. They’re all here for students aged 5-12.

Native animals

Eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus)

Check out our native animal fact sheets and see how much you know about native animals.

Bushfires

Read our fire facts and learn why fires start, how they burn and how we manage fire in parks and reserves.

Fire burning at Pilliga West State Conservation Area

National parks

Dorrigo National Park

Learn about national parks, the plants and animals that live in them, and how to help care for our parks.

Science

Young scientists with magnifying glasses

Learn more about the environment by getting involved in our citizen science program. There’s a bunch of science projects you can join.

Threatened species

Find out about some of the work we are doing and learn about threatened animals and plants with our threatened species education resources.

Purple copper butterfly (Paralucia spinifera) on Bursaria

Protected areas

The Walls of China are dramatic formations of sand and silt deposited over tens of thousands of years and sculpted by wind and erosion in Mungo National Park.

There are different types of parks, reserves and protected areas NSW. Learn about the importance of wilderness, our World Heritage sites and the significant natural and cultural heritage they protect.