Managing biodiversity in our cotton 'landscapes'

Federation/Narrandera local government area

Area of cotton landscape:
62,600 ha

Area of cotton properties:
5,500 ha

Area of remnant vegetation in the cotton landscape:
20,100 ha (32%)

Area of remnant vegetation on cotton properties:
450 ha (8%)

Area of threatened ecological communities in the cotton landscape:
9,510 ha (47%)

Area of threatened ecological communities on cotton properties:
90 ha (20%)

Area of priority zones for native vegetation restoration and enhancement:
3,260 ha

Area of priority zones for vegetation:
4,230 ha


Main vegetation types on cotton properties:

River Red Gum forests, Grey Box woodlands, Yellow Box woodlands.

Main threatened ecological communities on cotton properties:

Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) grassy woodlands and derived native grasslands of South-eastern Australia (E).

Lowland Murray River aquatic ecological community (N).


Named wetlands in the cotton landscape:

Dry Lake, Main Canal, Gum Hole, Goonerah Lagoon, Tom Grogans Lagoon.

Area of wetlands in the cotton landscape:
5,610 ha (9%)

Area of wetlands in the cotton properties:
540 ha (10%)

Length of major rivers in the cotton landscape:
80 km

Length of major rivers on cotton properties:
25 km

Length of minor water courses in the cotton landscape:
112 km

Length of minor streams on cotton properties:
12 km

Main rivers in the cotton landscape:

Murrumbidgee River, Colombo Creek, Yanco Creek.


Area of national park in the cotton landscape:
244 ha

Area of state forests in the cotton landscape:
1,727 ha

Area of travelling stock routes in the cotton landscape:
1,312 ha

Examples of public land reserves in the cotton landscape:

Gillenbah State Forest.


Examples of iconic species in the cotton landscape:

Animals: Koala, Duck-billed Platypus, Black-fronted Dotterel, Black Swan, Glossy Ibis, Peregrine Falcon, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Zebra Finch, Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard, Macquarie Perch, Murray Cod, Murray Crayfish, Common Yabby.

Plants: River Red Gum, Red Darling Pea, Slender Darling Pea.

Examples of threatened species in the cotton landscape:

Animals: Brush-tailed Phascogale (N), Koala (V), Squirrel Glider (N), Diamond Firetail (N), Dusky Woodswallow (N), Flame Robin (N), Hooded Robin (N), Glossy Black Cockatoo (N,Q), Grey-crowned Babbler (N), Little Eagle (N), Scarlet Robin (N), Superb Parrot (V), Swift Parrot (CE), White- fronted Chat (N), Sloaneā€™s Froglet (N), Macquarie Perch (E), Murray Cod (V), Trout Cod (E), Flathead Galaxias (CE), Southern Pygmy Perch (N).

Plants: Mueller Daisy (V), Pine Donkey Orchid (N), Red Darling Pea (V), Slender Darling Pea (V), River Swamp Wallaby-grass (V), Sand-hill Spider- orchid (E), Small Scurf-pea (N), Yellow Gum (N).

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