TWO years of work following the Mount Canobolas bushfire have lead to the discovery of 79 additional recorded species, from fungi to mammals. National Parks and Wildlife Service ranger Steve Woodhall said staff and volunteers from the Orange Field…
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PRESS RELEASE | New Rare Orchids on Mt Canobolas.
Two new threatened orchid species, the Canobolas Leek Orchid (Paraprasophyllum canobolense) and the Pink Spider Orchid (Caladenia boweri), known only from Mt Canobolas, have been formally named by Australia’s foremost authority on orchids, David Jones. Although the existence of the…
EARTH FIRST | September was National Biodiversity Month – Think Local
National Biodiversity Month was a time to focus on our native flora and fauna, to acknowledge that world-wide, Australia’s reputation for protecting and conserving our unique biodiversity is not great. We celebrated Wattle Day on September 1st and Threatened Species…
PRESS ARTICLE | Experts explore impacts of bushfire to rare lichen colonies on Mount Canobolas
Lichen experts examined the effect of the February 2018 bushfire on endangered lichen colonies, which were unique to Mount Canobolas, recently. The two Canberra-based scientists assessed any damage and gave maintenance advice to the National Parks and Wildlife Service for…
PRESS RELEASE | Rare Powerful Owl Seen on Mt Canobolas
Question: What is big, scary, comes out after dark and lives on Mount Canobolas? Answer: The Powerful Owl. In a rare sighting, the Powerful Owl, Australia’s largest owl species, was seen and photographed for the first time on Mt Canobolas…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | ‘Please do not destroy this irreplaceable natural asset’
I wish to express my absolute opposition to the proposal to establish a mountain bike track, or any similar activity, on Mount Canobolas for the following reasons; 1) It would totally long-term destroy the ambiance of this pristine native area…
PRESS RELEASE | Canobolas Conservation Alliance Formed
The following press release (12 September 2019) announced the formation of a new alliance of conservationists to oppose a national mountain biking park on Mount Canobolas. Members of four Central West conservation groups have formed the Canobolas Conservation Alliance (CCA)…
MEDIA REPORT | New Mount Canobolas Plan of Management allows for consideration of mountain biking trails
The following article by David Fitzsimons appeared in the Central Western Daily on 9 September 2019. A major mountain bike track proposal for Mount Canobolas has been approved for further planning in the mountain's new plan of management, released by…
MEDIA REPORT | Mount Canobolas mountain bike park to generate jobs, tourism says council
The following article by David Fitzsimons appeared in the Central Western Daily on 10 September 2019. CYCLING: The coloured lines represent part of the 63-kilometre web of mountain bike trails planned for Mount Canobolas as shown in the concept plan.…
URGENT REQUEST FROM ECCO | Please write to Environment Minister Matt Kean re Mount Canobolas Plan of Management
THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE MT CANOBOLAS SCA FROM BECOMING AN INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKING CENTRE HAS REACHED A CRITICAL MOMENT. NICK KING, PRESIDENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCERNED CITIZENS OF ORANGE HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING URGENT APPEAL. Dear Friend of Mount Canobolas. At…
