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Better protection for Pitt Water wetlands

10/05/2013

Improved stormwater management is one of a number of strategies that will help the long-term conservation of the habitat and migratory birds of the Pitt Water Nature Reserve between Cambridge and Sorell.More

Planned burn for Flinders Island

02/05/2013

The Parks and Wildlife Service wish to advise that fire management burns are planned to be undertaken when conditions are suitable, during May 2013, at Badger Corner, Strzelecki National Park on Flinders Island.More

Strategic fuel reduction burn for the East Coast

16/04/2013

The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) advises East Coast residents that a large fuel reduction burn is planned at Douglas-Apsley National Park on Wednesday 17 April, and Thursday, 18 April, subject to weather conditions.More

Plants

  • Tasmania's Cool Temperate Rainforest

    Tasmania is Australia's stronghold for cool temperate rainforest. Discover its beauty.

  • Alpine and Subalpine Plants of Tasmania

    Tasmania has a rich and unique alpine flora, with over 60% of all species being found here and nowhere else on Earth.

  • Eucalypt Forests

    With half of all Tasmanian eucalypts being found only in Tasmania, eucalypt forests contain the highest diversity of plants and animals of any Tasmanian plant community.

  • Buttongrass Moorland - A unique habitat

    A distinctive feature of western Tasmania, buttongrass moorlands habour a rich diversity of plants.

  • Tasmania's Native Grasslands

    Our dwindling native grasslands are home to a myriad of native plants and animals.

  • Tasmania's Wetlands

    Tasmania has a rich diversity of wetlands, including 10 internationally recognised Ramsar sites.

  • Coastal Vegetation

    Tasmania's coastline is home to a plant community adapted to survive the harshest of conditions.

  • Native Conifers of Tasmania

    Most of Tasmania's ancient native conifers are found nowhere else and include species that are among the longest-lived organisms on Earth.

  • Deciduous beech, or Fagus

    Tasmania is home to Australia's only cold climate native winter deciduous plant, the spectacular deciduous beech.

  • Kings Lomatia

    This endangered species is the oldest known plant clone on Earth, with genetically identical individuals estimated to be at least 43 000 years old.

  • Sphagnum Moss

    The delicate and attractive Sphagnum moss is found in only a tiny fraction of Tasmania, but forms a distinctive and unique habitat.

  • Phytophthora root rot

    Phytophthora is an introduced fungus that can pose a significant threat to susceptible plant communities.