Kianga

Kianga lies close to the coast near Dalmeny and Narooma. It covers a small section of Bodalla State Forest and some vacant crown land at Wagonga hill. It is an area of coastal and near-coastal forest, including an area of rare coastal old-growth.

Kianga contains 1,670 ha of land, including 1,604 ha of state forest and 66 ha of vacant crown land.

Some of the conservation values of Kianga are listed below:

Kianga is a near-coastal forest, lying within approximately one kilometer of the coast.

The entire area of Kianga contributes to JANIS scientific targets. It is vital for achieving the targets for forest ecosystems 49, 152 and 153, and the targets for old-growth forest ecosystems 49, 152 and 153. Both old-growth ecosystems 152 and 153 have a 100% target on State Forest land, and therefore must be reserved under the NSW RFA process.

Kianga is the closest public forest to the South Coast centre of Narooma, and so has important social, recreational and tourism values.

Kianga contains significant coastal old-growth forest, particularly around Wagonga Hill.

Kianga contains catchments for three coastal lakes ­ Lake Mummuga, Kianga Lake and Wagonga Inlet.