Penambol Conservation Park
Penambol Conservation Park Mount Gambier[2] | |
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Coordinates | 37°58′10″S 140°52′50″E / 37.9695°S 140.8806°E[1] |
Established | 4 November 1993[3] |
Area | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)[4] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
Website | Penambol Conservation Park |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Penambol Conservation Park is a
The conservation park occupies land in sections 382, 383, 384 and 701 of the
The land was “acquired for conservation purposes in 1984” and was constituted as the Penambol Conservation Park under the
In 1992, the conservation park was described as being located on a “consolidated inland dune system” which contains the “three significant karst features” that located in the ‘central section”, the “south-east section” (presumably section 382) and section 701 which is described as “a large cenote (a collapsed doline), known locally as the Caroline Sinkhole.”[2][5] It was described as supporting the following major vegetation associations:[2]
- An “open woodland” of understorey including the following species - clover glycine, Derwent speedwell, golden-tip, hop wattle, ivy-leaved violet, rough bush-pea and tiger-orchid.
- The “central section” which cleared for agricultural purposes prior to 1984 is dominated by introduced grass species, although native species dominated by blackwood were “beginning to regenerate in this area.”
The conservation park was also reported in 1992 as having the following “locally significant fauna” within its boundaries -
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI 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.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7308-2665-1
- ^ a b "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 PART III: CONSTITUTION OF NEW RESERVES AND ADDITION OF LAND TO EXISTING RESERVES WITH PRESERVATION OF EXISTING MINING RIGHTS" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 2174. 4 November 1993. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Search result(s) for Penambol Conservation Park (Record No. SA0054290) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.