Calectasia Conservation Park
| Calectasia Conservation Park Wattle Range, South Australia | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
  Calectasia Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Penola[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°21′28″S 140°33′03″E / 37.3577°S 140.5507°E[1] |
| Established | 7 September 1967[3] |
| Area | 14 hectares (35 acres)[4] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Calectasia Conservation Park, formerly the Calectasia National Parks Reserve, is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Wattle Range about 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the town of Penola.[2][5]
The conservation park occupies land in section 157 of the cadastral unit of the
In 1980, the statement of significance provided for the now-defunct Register of the National Estate states that it “preserves a population of the blue tinsel lily… now rare in South Australia and a small seasonal swamp important for water birds and eastern swamp rats.”[5]
In 1990, the conservation park was described as consisting of a ‘’stranded dune system” remnant divided into two areas by a low-lying area which accounts for about 70% of the conservation park's area and which is “subject to inundation during the wetter months of the year.” The area in the south supports a
The conservation park was within the part of the state that was burnt during the Ash Wednesday bushfires in February 1983.[7]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IV protected area.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Search results for Calectasia Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b Shard, A. J. (7 September 1967). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF SHORT— CALECTASIA NATIONAL PARKS RESERVE" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1266. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Calectasia Conservation Park, Penola, SA, Australia (Place ID 8139)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
- ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 700. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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