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Natural Environment
Last modified: May 31, 2005 - 11:09 AM
The Yass Valley is home to some of Australia's most picturesque and diverse landscape, characterised by grassland plains, gently rolling hills and green valleys which give way to the spectacular Brindabella Ranges.
The Yass Valley Council area covers approximately 365,000 hectares, overlapping two bioregions. The eastern part of the LGA is in the South Eastern Highland Bioregion, while the western part is in the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion. Both bioregions contain a number of important environmental features and sensitive areas.
Within its boundaries, there is one National Park, five Nature Reserves and one State Conservation Area.
There are also numerous endangered and vulnerable flora and fauna species, including the nationally endangered Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia), Spotted-tail Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculates), Wee Jasper Grevillea (Grevillea iaspicula), Golden Moths Orchid (Diuris lanceolata) and Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans). Some sections of the Yass Valley also contain two nationally endangered ecological communities - Natural Temperate Grassland and Grassy White Box Woodlands.
Contact details
Yass Valley Council
02 6226 1477 (ph)
02 6226 2598 (fax)
Council@yass.nsw.gov.au
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