Two native orchids not seen since the 1980s may re-emerge this spring from the ashes of the February wildfire on Mt. Canobolas. The orchids, a Spider Orchid and a Leek Orchid, are both new to science and known only from…
Soils, vegetation, wildlife, water and other visitors are highlighted as degrading impacts from the proposed construction of dedicated mountain biking tracks on the fragile environment of Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area. The potential for introduction of phytopathogens and exotic plants…
Read More EARTH FIRST | The five areas that would be impacted by trails on the Mount
Read the article on Central Western Daily Dr Col Bower and Dr Murray Fletcher STILL UP IN THE AIR: Debate continues to rage over the merits of a mountain bike proposal for Mount Canobolas. Good balance is needed to ride…
Read More LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Balanced view sees no room for bikes on Mount Canobolas
The following piece was published by the Environmentally Concerned Citizens of Orange in their weekly ‘Earth First’ column ... Standing sentinel over Orange in the cleared landscape of the Central West is a 12-million-year-old volcanic remnant. Mount Canobolas has been dormant…
Read More EARTH FIRST | There’s plenty of dollars but little sense in Mount Canobolas proposal
Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area hosts State, National and even some features of Global significance. A recent nomination of the reserve’s special features has been accepted by NSW’s Environmental Agency Head for consideration as an Area of Outstanding Biodiversity Value…
Read More PRESS RELEASE | Mount Canobolas to be Area of Outstanding Biodiversity Value?
Cultural and biodiversity values of the Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area are under threat from local mountain bikers who want to construct over 60 km of purpose-built tracks in the small reserve. The gazettal of the reserve for nature conservation,…
Don’t compare apples with oranges. Mountain biking in Derby Tasmania is one of the comparisons being offered as a ‘model’ for what the industry could do for Orange. The fallacy of this comparison is well articulated in relation to the…
An ecologist AND mountain bike rider speaks of the dangers associated with constructing mountain bike trails and the detrimental damage the trails inflict on the environment. Sensitive areas such as the Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area are completely inappropriate for…
Mitchell Bland is right: my letter on the biodiversity of Mount Canobolas did not consider the impacts of mountain biking, as it was not meant to be a formal environmental impact assessment. That may come later if the project gets off…
Read More LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Chance to ‘draw line in sand’ about conservation areas
Letter to the Editor- Central Western Daily July 13 2018 - 12:50PM I'm an environmental consultant. My job is to assess the impacts of development proposals on biodiversity values. Most developments readily gain approval because, among other things, they would have negligible…
Read More LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Mount Canobolas shouldn’t have mountain bike trails
