The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate has completed its management plan for the Molonglo River Reserve.
Announcing the plan, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Mick Gentleman said the Molonglo River Reserve was around 1,280 hectares and extended 23 kilometres from Scrivener Dam in central Canberra to the Murrumbidgee River in the foothills of the mountain ranges to the west.
“The plan sets out how the reserve will be used over the next 10 years for nature conservation and recreation,” Mr Gentleman said.
“This work is part of the ACT Government’s significant investment in restoring the natural environment.”
He said the reserve would include a network of trails for walkers, cyclists and horse riders that connected Molonglo suburbs with Stromlo Forest Park, the Arboretum and the wider Canberra trail network.
“It contains a rich diversity of species including 92 birds, five native fish and crayfish, and more than 200 plant species,” Mr Gentleman said.
“These important species are being protected in the reserve through careful management and innovative restoration practices.
“We have extended and improved habitat for the Pink-tailed Worm-lizard and have been restoring Box-Gum Woodland.”
He said the reserve was also a habitat for the threatened Superb Parrot and Swift Parrot and contained two threatened ecological communities, Box-Gum Woodland and Natural Temperate Grassland.
“The reserve provides a unique opportunity to educate the community on its treasured natural and cultural values to encourage community involvement in its protection and restoration,” Mr Gentleman said.
The final plan and further details on the project can be accessed from the YourSay website at this PS News link.
