Mount Nothofagus National Park
The Mount Nothofagus National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 2,180-hectare (5,400-acre)[1] park is located approximately 634 kilometres (394 mi) north of Sydney and can be located via Kyogle via the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way.
| Mount Nothofagus National Park New South Wales | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
  Mount Nothofagus National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Kyogle |
| Coordinates | 28°19′02″S 152°38′01″E |
| Established | 1 January 1999[1] |
| Area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Mount Nothofagus National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The park is part of the Focal Peak Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[2] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[3]
The park is also part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of several species of threatened birds.[4]
In November 2019 about three quarters of the park were burnt in a bushfire, during a period of drought that was so severe that most of the rainforest gullies, which are usually moist enough to act as buffers to fire, were destroyed.
References
- "Mount Nothofagus National Park". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- "Scenic Rim". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.