New reserve management planning Over recent decades there has been a considerable expansion of the reserve network especially targeted at state and nationally significant ecosystems and species – principally on the back of the strategic acquisition of freehold land. The reservation status of Northern Plains Grasslands is an example of a nationally significant ecosystem that has been boosted by a spate of recent purchases. Commencing in the late 1990’s with the acquisition of the grassland section of what is now … Continue reading Establishing new reserves