What we do
NPWS manages more than 9 per cent of the land area in NSW. We are committed to conservation of our state's biodiversity and cultural heritage.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of the Environment and Heritage Group in the Department of Planning and Environment. NPWS manages more than 890 national parks and reserves, covering over 7.5 million hectares of land.
NPWS manages more than 9 per cent of the land area in NSW. We are committed to conservation of our state's biodiversity and cultural heritage.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of the Department of Planning and Environment.
Contact us via phone, email, Facebook, or visit your local park office.
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NPWS employs a range of dedicated people including park rangers, field officers, scientists and administration staff. All play a valuable role in promoting and conserving our national parks.
If you have a business initiative that would be valuable to our parks and visitors, you can register an expression of interest.
You can help NSW national parks make a difference to our environment, animals and heritage by joining one of our volunteering activities.
You can donate to help with valuable research, habitat regeneration, land acquisition for habitat, and other long-term conservation projects in our parks.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is creating new nature-based experiences for you to enjoy. We're also upgrading tracks, facilities and infrastructure in many of our most popular parks.