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National Parks Association of the Australian Capital Territory Inc Volume 53 Number 2 June 2016 National Parks Association of the Australian Capital Territory Inc. Burning Aranda Bushland Canberra Nature Map Jagungal Wilderness NPA Bulletin Volume 53 number 2 June 2016 Articles by contributors may not necessarily reflect association opinion or objectives. CONTENTS NPA outings program, June – September 2016 ...............13–16 From the Committee ................................................................2 Bushwalks Rod Griffiths and Christine Goonrey Exciting Rendezvous Valley pack walk ..........................17 The vital work of the National Parks Australia Council ..........3 Esther Gallant Rod Griffiths Mount Tantangara ...........................................................18 NPA's Nature Play program .....................................................3 Brian Slee Graham Scully Pretty Plain ......................................................................19 Aranda Bushland's recent hazard-reduction burn ....................4 Brian Slee Judy Kelly, with Michael Doherty and John Brickhill Glenburn Precinct news..........................................................20 Obituaries .................................................................................6 Col McAlister Book reviews. Leaf Litter, exploring the Mysteries................21 The National Rock Garden ......................................................7 of a Hidden World by Rachel Tonkin Compiled by Kevin McCue Judy Kelly Stolen .......................................................................................7 On Track: Searching out the Bundian Way .....................21 Gerry Jacobson by John Blay A tour of ‘Canberra Nature Map’.............................................8 Fiona MacDonald Brand Geoff Robertson Exploring the Jagungal Wilderness: a Bushwalker's ......22 Orroral Valley mystery object ..................................................9 Guide to Kosciuszko National Park by Robert Green Philip Gatenby and John Brickhill Brian Slee Forests Forever ecology car camp .........................................10 PARKWATCH ..........................................................................24 Di Thompson Compiled by Hazel Rath TrailRider shines ...................................................................11 NPA notices.............................................................................26 Graham Scully, Fiona MacDonald Brand Meetings and speaker information..........................................27 Items of interest ......................................................................12 NPA information and contacts ................................................27 From the committee During the past autumn it would have be better to focus fire risk reduction the need for the been difficult to miss the episodes of activities on the assets that need NPA to be a smoke inundation into Canberra. The protecting and reducing the extent of champion of this issue of bushfire hazard reduction burns large-scale burns? The NPA ACT believes process. Such was suddenly a topic on everyone’s lips. that it is important for the ACT reports would To many this was a health issue, and community to have the opportunity to provide the while others understood that the main become involved in understanding and community with a purpose of the burns was to reduce bush- contributing to the answers to such clear indication on whether processes for fire fuel loads in our reserves, few que- questions and will continue to lobby for the protection of our natural resources in ries were raised about the effectiveness of this to occur. the ACT’s conservation reserves are such an approach. The recent exercise of involving the working. This year approximately 9,000 NPA ACT membership in identifying key This will be a major task and the hectares of the ACT’s reserves were NPA projects for the coming years was a NPA is keen to establish a steering subject to reduction great success. Among other things, the committee to guide this exciting project. burns. Yet there is exercise reaffirmed the importance to If you are interested in assisting please little public dis- members of the NPA’s Honours student call Rod Griffiths on 0410 875 731 or cussion about the scholarship and emphasised the need for email via [email protected]. ability of burning continued support for scientific Rod Griffiths and Christine Goonrey on this scale to conservation research. Flowing from this reduce the overall was the concept of the establishment of a fire risk. Would it ‘State of the parks’ report in the ACT and Contributions for the NPA Bulletin Contributions of articles, letters, poems, drawings and photographs are always welcome. If possible keep contributions to no more than 1,000 words. Items accepted for publication will be subject to editing and may also be published on the NPA website. Send all items to the Bulletin Team, email [email protected], or the Deadline for the September 2016 issue: NPA ACT postal address (see page 26). 31 July 2016. 2NPA BULLETIN − JUNE 2016 The vital work of the National Parks Australia Council have been to update NPAC’s policy on 4. Listing protected areas that are part of Not all readers of the Bulletin would be the management of the National Reserve the NRS as ‘matters of national aware that the National Parks System (NRS) and NPAC’s key environmental significance’ under the Association of the ACT is a member of campaigning document ‘Australia’s national environmental laws (EPBC another organisation, the National Parks Living Treasure’, which contains the Act), with provision for other Australia Council (NPAC). Formed in following five key recommendations to protected areas to be listed 1975, NPAC is Australia’s peak body of federal politicians for the strengthening voluntarily. national parks associations and like- of the National Reserve System. 5. Ensuring ultimate federal decision- minded organisations. Quoting its 1. Developing national conservation land making powers are retained and website, NPAC ‘provides a forum for and sea management standards that strengthened under national regular communication between State aim to ensure that all NRS protected environmental laws (the EPBC Act). and Territory National Parks areas, including national parks, retain This is all vital work for ensuring Associations and acts as a united voice the values that led to their gazettal, supporting conservation of the National that Australia meets its international particularly in the face of climate obligation for ensuring that the NRS is Reserve System across Australia’. The change and other threats. NPA has been a strong supporter of complete, adequate and representative. NPAC and distinguished NPA members, 2. Allocating adequate resources, The Association is proud to support Neville Esau and Christine Goonrey, including funding of $500 million over NPAC by sharing its office space have both been presidents. 3 years, to assist states, territories and (thanks also to the Conservation Historically, NPAC has been an community partners in completing Council). NPAC has tax deductibility organisation with limited resources, but strategic acquisitions to the NRS. status and donations to NPAC can be in the past year member groups have 3. Support nationwide bio-link projects, coordinated by contacting Rod Griffiths banded together to fund a part-time which enhance connectivity between on [email protected]. Senior Policy Officer, Dr Sarah May. key habitats and engage the Rod Griffiths Key tasks for Sarah in this election year community in collective effort. NPA’s Nature Play program There is growing concern that the current ACT’s Sport and generation of young people is exposed to Recreation Services excessive amounts of screen time and agency which, in a that time connecting to nature has program called dramatically reduced. With increasing ACTIVE 2020, is reliance on technology and heightened developing a wide safety concerns of parents, children have range of initiatives to never been so separated from the natural encourage Canberrans world. to become more Recent research is showing that active. There are outdoor play can improve a child’s some worrying health, academic performance, mental elements in this, Log walking. Photo by Linda Groom. wellbeing, and personal and social however, as the health, and mitigate symptoms of overwhelming emphasis in the program is launched in July. Do look at the ADHD. on physical activity. For example, the references below as such programs may Last year, in cooperation with the program specifically is ‘committed to be vital to NPA’s future growth and Canberra Bushwalking Club (CBC), expanding the extent and range of development. NPA began a program called Nature Play sustainable mountain bike opportunities Graham Scully to reach out to families and children. available to the Canberra community’. References With an emailing list of around Nature Play is nevertheless one of the Nature Play www.natureplaywa.org.au 30 individuals and organisations, a wide strands of the ACTIVE 2020 program and www.natureplaysa.org.au variety of family-friendly activities has we are fortunate to be able to be involved www.natureplayqld.org.au/ been advertised, with gradually in its early development. We will be Canberra’s Active-2020 Strategic Plan improving uptake. Activities include negotiating with the convener on how the www.sport.act.gov.au/about-us/ overnight camps, a rainforest walk, a day NPA can help. At long last there will be a active-2020 at a Gundaroo property (where
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