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Skyway to hell: Proposal for Mount Canobolas raises residents’ ire THE activation of Mount Canobolas’ summit, including a skyway, is just one strand in a 56-page Orange Region Destination Management Plan to increase tourism but it’s raised the ire of some residents. Friday was the final day to comment on the draft management plan, submittedContinue reading “MEDIA REPORT | Tourism gambit looks like uphill battle”

A STORY thousands of years old about a falling out between two brothers is set to become part of Orange’s identity. The district’s best-known landmark Mount Canobolas will also carry the name Gaanha-bula to reflect the area’s First Nations’ significance if a motion to be discussed at next Tuesday’s Orange City Council meeting is successful.Continue reading “MEDIA REPORT | Time is right for dual name plan for Mount Canobolas“

The greater glider is an adorable fluffy possum the size of a cat. It has membranes that enable it to glide for up to 100 metres. The greater glider is also the world’s largest gliding marsupial. Action needed on Mount Canobolas: Greater gliders listed as endangered Tragically, this beautiful animal has now been listed asContinue reading “EARTH FIRST |  Orange and Cabonne councils called on to act to protect endangered Greater Gliders on Mount Canobolas”

Opponents of mountain bike trails in Mt Canobolas SCA, say the opening of new ride tracks in State Forests shows that the SCA’s unique sub-alpine area can be spared the same fate. ‘The new bike track at Glenwood State Forest shows what we’ve been saying all along, we’re not against a mountain bike park, itContinue reading “MEDIA REPORT |  New “Trail of Awesomeness” should spare Mt Canobolas SCA”

The Canobolas Conservation Alliance (CCA) calls on Orange City Council (OCC) to finally abandon their proposal to construct mountain bike trails in the Mt Canobolas State Conservation Area (SCA). “The Orange Mountain Bike Club’s new ‘Trail of Awesomeness’ in Glenwood State Forest (CWD 6/6/22) is an example of what can be achieved without the needContinue reading “PRESS RELEASE | CCA calls on OCC to abandon plans for mountain bike trails in State Conservation Area”

The beauty and intrigue that continues to draw scientists to our backyard underpins our understanding of life on Earth.  Photo: Rosemary Stapleton. While science underpins our understanding of life on Earth, our understanding must continue to evolve as new knowledge is acquired.  Even our own small place on the planet has something to offer asContinue reading “EARTH FIRST |  Mount Canobolas continues to be a place that attracts scientists from all parts to explore”

Orange scientist Dr Richard Medd puts the spotlight on Canobolas’ amazing biodiversity. AN amazing array of mosses, liverworts, hornworts and lichens has led to the Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area being nominated as an Area of Outstanding Biodiversity Value. TINY TREASURE: Dr Richard Medd with a sample of moss and liverworts that grow in hisContinue reading “MEDIA REPORT | Canobolas’ tiny plants big on biodiversity value“

Richard Medd says Mount Canobolas is one of the state’s most rich and diverse ecosystems. (ABC Central West: Hamish Cole ) An increase in the number of threatened tiny plant species in country New South Wales is putting rare ecosystems at risk, according to scientists.  Key points: Scientists say a decline in microorganisms is putting rare ecosystems under increasedContinue reading “MEDIA REPORT |  Small in size, big in impact, scientists fear end for microscopic species”

Leading scientists specialising in mosses, liverworts, hornworts and lichens have been engaged by the Orange Field Naturalist and Conservation Society (OFNCS) to research species occurring in the Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area (SCA). Bryophyte biocrust Mount Canobolas SCA. Image by Rosemary Stapleton The scientists from the Australian National Herbarium, a part of the Centre forContinue reading “PRESS RELEASE | Mountain biodiversity under the microscope”

Orange City Council has recently released the draft of it’s Community Strategic Plan. This Plan has been the result of wide community consultation to determine our community’s priorities to be acted upon during the term of our current Council. “Maintaining environment must be our number one priority” It is no surprise that the number oneContinue reading “EARTH FIRST |  Mount Canobolas a precious area for all”