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State forests of the Outback region

  •   Campbells Island State Forest
  •   Cumbil State Forest
  •   Euligal State Forest
  •   Koondrook State Forest
  •   Perricoota State Forest

Management of a number of forests in the Riverina region has recently been transferred to Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water.

The range of new reserves, including national parks, regional parks and Indigenous Protected Areas, together with existing parks in Victoria, form the largest area of river red gum in conservation reserves in the world. More information (www.riverredgums.nsw.gov.au).

The State forests of the Pilliga are part of a vast and unusual woodland, famous for its cypress pine, its broom plains, its vivid spring wildflowers, its koalas and a rich supply of honey-bearing flora. In a state where eucalypt forests dominate the landscape, the Pilliga offers scenery that is distinctly different.

The State forests of the Pilliga stretch across the flat, sandy plains between the Warrumbungle Mountains near Coonabarabran in the south and the Namoi River near Narrabri in the north, the single largest area of continuous forest west of the Great Dividing Range. The forests have a long history of harvesting for termite-resistant white cypress pine and durable ironbark.

For further information

Phone: Forests NSW Information Centre on 1300 655 687 or 02 9871 3377.

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