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NPWS Park management

Find plans of management, statements of management intent, fire and pest management strategies, and other information about how we manage parks.

If you are a ski resort operator, an alpine lodge or business owner or hold a lease in Kosciuszko National Park, this information is for you.

Conservation management plans provide guidance and management information to protect our natural, cultural and historic heritage.

Find out how we assess management of our national parks system through State of the Parks.

NSW national parks and reserves have specific fire management strategies to help the National Parks and Wildlife Service manage hazard reduction activities and bushfires.

Read how Hill End Historic Site conserves an important part of the history of 19th century gold-mining in New South Wales.

The Historic Heritage Information Management System helps us manage information on over 10,000 heritage sites and items in our national parks system.

This register lists information about leases, easements and rights of way granted under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

Surveys of domestic visitors to NSW national parks show a trend of increasing visitation.

Plans of management are legal documents we develop and maintain to guide how a park will be sustainably managed.

We hold environment protection licences under which we manage and monitor pollution at 4 sewage treatment plants in national parks.

Our management plans outline our strategy to protect and adaptively reuse the North Head Quarantine Station in Sydney Harbour National Park.

The river red gum parks of the Riverina make up the largest protected area in New South Wales. They contain important natural habitats and ecosystems and significant cultural heritage.

Statements of management intent are available for parks and reserves without a plan of management. They outline the management principles and priorities for the park.