Remnant Vegetation
| Approximately two thirds of the Region's native vegetation has been cleared for agriculture, infrastructure and the expansion of urban centres, with clearing being concentrated on the fertile riverine plains and valleys. Much of the native vegetation originally found in the above areas is now ‘endangered’ which is threatening other flora and fauna species native to the area that rely on them. Due to the small amount of public land (and little opportunity for public land expansion) in the riverine portion of the catchment these endangered vegetation types are offered little protection. |  Barmah Forest (source: Keith Ward, DPI Tatura). |
 Goulburn Broken Remnant Vegetation | The remaining third of the original native vegetation is concentrated in the public land of the mountainous south of the region and in riparian zones throughout the catchment, with only small corridors and pockets of remnants occurring in the remainder of the Goulburn Broken Region. Barmah Forest (a Ramsar listed wetland) is the largest Red Gum wetland in the world - being approximately 29 500 ha in size. The larger River Red Gum forest blocks found in the Barmah and Gunbower River areas have traditionally been intensively harvested since early settlement for timber products - including sleepers, sawlogs and firewood (the former DNRE, 1997). |
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This document was last reviewed on 15/12/2008