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Narrandera Nature Reserve Plan of Management

This plan of management applies to what is now Murrumbidgee Valley Nature Reserve. It was created in July 2010 by combining two former reserves: Narrandera Nature Reserve and Yanga Nature Reserve. The reserve covers 71 hectares on the floodplains of the Murrumbidgee River near the town of Narrandera in the Riverina.
The image shows a serene river scene with several dead trees standing in the water. The sky is bright blue with scattered white clouds. On both sides of the river, there are dense green forests. The dead trees in the water create an interesting contrast with the lush greenery in the background. The scene is calm and peaceful, with the reflection of the trees visible on the water's surface.
Publisher: Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 1-74122-2958
File: PDF 800.97 KB / Pages 13
Name: narranderra-nature-reserve-murrumbidgee-valley-nature-reserve-plan-of-management.pdf
 
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The Narrandera section of the reserve is known for its population of koalas, which were reintroduced to the reserve in 1971 and 1974. There are river red gums on the floodplain, with scattered yellow box. The river red gum community of the Narrandera section includes river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), yellow box (E. melliodora) and river cooba (Acacia stenophylla). A number of medium sized trees such as river oak (Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. Cunninghamiana) and white cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla) also occur within the reserve.

The Yanga section is dominated by riverbank (riparian) communities of black box.

The reserve is a small area with no visitor facilities. The reserve attracts people interested in seeing koalas as well as bird-watchers and naturalists.