Consultative Committees put managers in direct contact with the community. As well as providing many opportunities for busy people to relax, recreate and renew their energy, parks provide an outdoor classroom for our students to learn about their natural environment. Several species recovery programs, which bring endangered plants and animals back from the edge of distinction, have been enthusiastically supported by the community. The glossy black cockatoo on Kangaroo Island, for example, will be saved by the efforts of park and wildlife managers and scientists, working co-operatively with landowners and community volunteers, to identify threats, provide nest sites and to restore the sheoak woodlands essential for the birds' survival. Our internationally renowned parks significantly enhance our State's clean and green image - and play a key role in attracting investment to regional areas with real economic benefits.
Parks also provide an invaluable resource for our rapidly developing nature-based tourism industry.