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|**Conservation Secretary**| Alex Colley| | |**Conservation Secretary**| Alex Colley| | ||
|**Magazine Editor**| George Mawer| | |**Magazine Editor**| George Mawer| | ||
- | |**Committee Members**| Morie Ward & Janet Trevor-Roberts| | + | |**Committee Members**| Morie Ward & Jennifer |
|**Delegates to Confederation**| Ken Smith & Wilf Hilder, Jim Callaway| | |**Delegates to Confederation**| Ken Smith & Wilf Hilder, Jim Callaway| | ||
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**WHAT AREA ARE WE NOMINATING? | **WHAT AREA ARE WE NOMINATING? | ||
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The nomination is for most of the national park lands in the Grose catchment. The nomination excludes substantial human built features incompatible with wilderness, namely: the public roads - Hat Hill Rd, Victoria Falls Lookout Rd and the Bell to Mt Tomah stretch of the Bell Rd; sections of the main grid powerlines between Lawson and Katoomba; the walking tracks into the valley from Perry' | The nomination is for most of the national park lands in the Grose catchment. The nomination excludes substantial human built features incompatible with wilderness, namely: the public roads - Hat Hill Rd, Victoria Falls Lookout Rd and the Bell to Mt Tomah stretch of the Bell Rd; sections of the main grid powerlines between Lawson and Katoomba; the walking tracks into the valley from Perry' | ||
**HOW IS WILDERNESS DEFINED AND MANAGED?** | **HOW IS WILDERNESS DEFINED AND MANAGED?** | ||
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New South Wales has had a Wilderness Act since 1987, Which lists the following criteria for wilderness identification: | New South Wales has had a Wilderness Act since 1987, Which lists the following criteria for wilderness identification: | ||
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**IS THIS AREA LARGE ENOUGH TO BE A WILDERNESS? | **IS THIS AREA LARGE ENOUGH TO BE A WILDERNESS? | ||
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There are twenty four declared and several unprotected wilderness areas in NSW. At 55,000 hectares the Grose Wilderness would be larger than 50 percent of those areas which range in size from areas like Levers Plateau | There are twenty four declared and several unprotected wilderness areas in NSW. At 55,000 hectares the Grose Wilderness would be larger than 50 percent of those areas which range in size from areas like Levers Plateau | ||
15442 ha), Bogong Peaks (27494 ha) and Nattai (30424 ha) to our largest areas like Kanangra-Boyd (130000 ha), Macleay Gorges (165392 ha) and Wollemi (433530 ha). In terms of meeting **b**) in the above criteria there is certainly a large enough area to maintain its natural systems. Furthermore there is a natural link through national parkland to the north with the massive Wollemi Wilderness Area, the areas being separated in places only by a two lane road and adjacent powerlines. | 15442 ha), Bogong Peaks (27494 ha) and Nattai (30424 ha) to our largest areas like Kanangra-Boyd (130000 ha), Macleay Gorges (165392 ha) and Wollemi (433530 ha). In terms of meeting **b**) in the above criteria there is certainly a large enough area to maintain its natural systems. Furthermore there is a natural link through national parkland to the north with the massive Wollemi Wilderness Area, the areas being separated in places only by a two lane road and adjacent powerlines. | ||
**IS IT TOO DEGRADED TO BE WILDERNESS? | **IS IT TOO DEGRADED TO BE WILDERNESS? | ||
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As a result of urban development in part of the upper catchment the area contains some weed infestations, | As a result of urban development in part of the upper catchment the area contains some weed infestations, | ||
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**PAST AND PRESENT HUMAN ACTIVITIES** | **PAST AND PRESENT HUMAN ACTIVITIES** | ||
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As mentioned the nomination does not include the area of highest visitation incorporating the formal camping area at Acacia Flat and part of Govett' | As mentioned the nomination does not include the area of highest visitation incorporating the formal camping area at Acacia Flat and part of Govett' | ||
**ROAD CLOSURES** | **ROAD CLOSURES** | ||
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The most significant recent human impact was the construction of many kilometres of fire trails along most ridge tops surrounding the valley in the 1960' | The most significant recent human impact was the construction of many kilometres of fire trails along most ridge tops surrounding the valley in the 1960' | ||
**YOUR SUPPORT** | **YOUR SUPPORT** | ||
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There were probably a few Collective winces as some of you read those extra walking distances. Possibly not as loud as was heard in the 1930's when walkers learned of the imminent clearing of Blue Gum Forest and sprung into action to save it from the axe. Nor in the following decades as the wild ridges were tamed with fire roads and proposals flagged for roads into the valley. | There were probably a few Collective winces as some of you read those extra walking distances. Possibly not as loud as was heard in the 1930's when walkers learned of the imminent clearing of Blue Gum Forest and sprung into action to save it from the axe. Nor in the following decades as the wild ridges were tamed with fire roads and proposals flagged for roads into the valley. | ||
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====== RAIN ====== | ====== RAIN ====== | ||
It rained and rained and rained | It rained and rained and rained | ||
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The average fall was well maintained | The average fall was well maintained | ||
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And when the tracks were simply bogs | And when the tracks were simply bogs | ||
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It started raining cats and dogs | It started raining cats and dogs | ||
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After a drought of half an hour | After a drought of half an hour | ||
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We had a most refreshing shower | We had a most refreshing shower | ||
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And then most curious thing of all | And then most curious thing of all | ||
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A gentle rain began to fall | A gentle rain began to fall | ||
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Next day but one was fairly dry | Next day but one was fairly dry | ||
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Save for one deluge from the sky | Save for one deluge from the sky | ||
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Which wetted the party to the skin | Which wetted the party to the skin | ||
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And then at last the rain set in | And then at last the rain set in | ||
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Anonymous | Anonymous | ||
- | submitted by Peter Rossel | + | |
+ | submitted by **Peter Rossel** | ||
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