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Biodiversity Values and Constraints on Development in the Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area
This document outlines the unique and threatened biodiversity values of the Mt Canobolas State Conservation Area (SCA) and presents previously unpublished data on its distribution within the SCA.
OFNCS Field Trips Map
View a map of our Field Trips in the region from Cliefden Caves, Belubula River, Borenore Caves, Cadia Mine, Wollemi National Park, Grand Canyon, Blue Mts, Mullion Range, Spring Creek Reservoir, Mt Nangar, and Winburndale Nature Reserve.
Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area Bird List
Compiled by: Richard Medd, Rosemary Stapleton and Steve Gross, May 2022 The list has been compiled from records in the Atlas of Living Australia, eBird and Birdata.
Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area Animal list
List of Frogs, Arboreals, Marsupials, Microbats, Monotremes, Rodents & Reptiles Compiled by: Richard Medd, Nov 2022
Mt Canobolas SCA AOBV Nomination
Nomination of Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area as an Area of Outstanding Biodiversity Value. 1Richard W. Medd PhD and 2Colin C. Bower PhD
The History of Mt Canobolas
Research and text by Jenny Medd.
OFNCS Community Case Information Pages
Aims to foster interest in and enjoyment of all aspects of natural history by means of field studies and excursions, informative presentations at monthly meetings and through newsletters and our website.
The Great Inland Glossy Count: Pilliga Forests 12th February 2022
(Text by John Hansen, photos by John Hansen and Jake Hansen.) The Great Inland Glossy Count is part of “Making the inland Glossies Great Again” project and is funded by Saving our Species and the NSW Environmental Trust. Glossy Black Cockatoos are listed as vulnerable in NSW,
FLORA and FAUNA SURVEY of “OPHIR RESERVE”
R.W. Medd, C.C. Bower and J.I. Kenna in association with Orange Field Naturalist and Conservation Society Incorporated December 1997
Ophir Reserve Flora and Fauna Survey
Major tree alliances and habitat details of Ophir Reserve.
Save Mt Canobolas SCA
Join the Canobolas Conservation Alliance (CCA) to protect the Mt Canobolas State Conservation Area (SCA) from inappropriate mountain biking development..
Orchids of the Central West
This book by Colin Bower and Richard Medd is the first comprehensive guide to the native orchids of Central Western NSW. The natural history of the region’s orchids, including their biology, ecology, habitats, unique pollination strategies and conservation, are detailed in the introduction. Published October 2023
Links to Affiliate sites
Orange Field Naturalist & Conservation Society Inc. 