WHY PROTECT GOONOO?

Goonoo State Forest is the largest patch of remnant vegetation in the central west of NSW.

It lies in an area where clearing and agriculture have changed about 75% of the landscape mainly for he production of food. Out of that 25% left, only about 2% is protected for conservation and the maintenance of biodiversity.

All the other remnant vegetation areas, mostly State Forests and TSRs, are small by comparison. Goonoo itself has been subject to a long history of logging and wood removal, mainly for railway sleepers, building timber and firewood. Most large trees over extensive areas have removed, giving its trees a relatively young average age, though many large trees are still left.

Goonoo contains the largest area of Blue-leaf Ironbark found anywhere, a type not currently protected in any reserve. It also contains many other plant communities that have largely been cleared out their former ranges.

Goonoo is a rich and biodiverse ecosystem, it contains;

• Over 350 known plant species, probably more than 500.
• At least 12 rare and threatened plants
• Over 160 native animal species (not counting invertebrates)
• Eight frogs
• 110 birds
• 21 mammals (including 10 bats)
• Over 30 reptiles
• 13 threatened animal species (Glossy Black Cockatoo, Regent Honeyeater, Gilbert’s Whistler, Painted Honeyeater, Turquoise Parrot, Barking Owl, Masked Owl, Malleefowl, Square-tailed Kite, Eastern Pygmy-possum, Squirrel Glider, Koala, Greater Long-eared Bat).
• Goonoo also contains many sites of cultural significance to the Aboriginal community.

A National Park for Goonoo will promote regional and local eco-tourism and provide significant economic return for the region.

A National Park for Goonoo will promote conservation programs for particularly rare or sensitive species, such as the Malleefowl.

A National Park for Goonoo will prevent future threats to it from charcoal or other tree-mining proposals.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

TELL YOUR LOCAL AND STATE POLITICIANS THAT YOU WANT GOONOO PROTECTED IN A NATIONAL PARK BY WRITING A LETTER TODAY!

Tell: Mr Tony McGrain, Mr Bob Carr, Mr Bob Debus, Mr Kim Yeadon.

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