Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve
| Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve Ghan[1], Northern Territory | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[2] | |
 Adult Acacia peuce tree | |
  Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve | |
| Coordinates | 25°07′18″S 135°30′29″E / 25.12167°S 135.50806°E |
| Established | 1982[2] |
| Area | 30.42 km2 (11.7 sq mi)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory |
| See also | Protected areas of the Northern Territory |
Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve is a
It is located approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of
The area is fenced to protect it from stock. It can be accessed via the old Andado track or the Binns track via Ltyentye Apurte Community or from Kulgera via the Stuart Highway.[3]
Occupying an area of 3,042 hectares (7,517 acres) the landscape in a flat, stony windswept plain in one of the hottest places in Australia. with temperatures often exceeding 40 °C (104 °F) in summer and an annual rainfall of about 150 millimetres (6 in).[4]
The
Europeans arrived in the area in the 1880s and settled the lands for pastoralism, raising both sheep and more recently cattle. Malcolm Mac Clark and his wife Molly arrived at Andado Station in 1955,[6] Mac Died of a heart attack in 1978. The reserve bears his name as a result of his interest in conserving the trees found there.[4]
The reserve was established to preserve the rare
In 1991, The conservation reserve was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate in 1991 and was added to the Northern Territory Heritage Register on 14 September 1994.[7][1]
See also
Protected areas of the Northern Territory
References
- ^ a b c "Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 14 September 1994. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Department of Environment. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Fact Sheet - Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Mac Clark (Acacia Peuce) Conservation Reserve". Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Heritage Notes - Mac Clark Conservation Reserve" (PDF). Heritage Advisory Council. 22 July 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Life and History". Old Andado Station. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Mac Clark (Acacia Peuce) Conservation Reserve, Finke, NT, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 198)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 14 May 1991. Retrieved 16 March 2019.