Managing biodiversity in our cotton 'landscapes'
Bland local government area
Area of cotton landscape:
67,100 ha
Area of cotton properties:
5,600 ha
Area of remnant vegetation in the cotton landscape:
7,500 ha (11%)
Area of remnant vegetation on cotton properties:
330 ha (6%)
Area of threatened ecological communities in the cotton landscape:
4,700 ha (63%)
Area of threatened ecological communities on cotton properties:
220 ha (67%)
Area of priority zones for native vegetation restoration and enhancement:
1,010 ha
Area of priority zones for vegetation:
4,010 ha
Main vegetation types on cotton properties:
Grey Box woodlands, Belah woodlands, River Red Gum forests, Native grasslands.
Main threatened ecological communities on cotton properties:
Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) grassy woodlands and derived native grasslands of South-eastern Australia (E)
Named wetlands in the cotton landscape:
Lake Cowal, Nerang Cowal, Gum Swamp, Nobbys Lagoon.
Area of wetlands in the cotton landscape:
1,200 ha (2%)
Area of wetlands in the cotton properties:
25 ha (0.4%)
Length of major rivers in the cotton landscape:
80 km
Length of major rivers on cotton properties:
7 km
Length of minor water courses in the cotton landscape:
159 km
Length of minor streams on cotton properties:
16 km
Main rivers in the cotton landscape:
Bogan River, Barmedman Creek, Bland Creek, Burrangong Creek, Bena Billa Creek, Crooked Creek, Duck Creek, Gunningbar Creek, Narraburra Creek, Rigleys Cowal.
Area of national park in the cotton landscape:
0 ha
Area of state forests in the cotton landscape:
457 ha
Area of travelling stock routes in the cotton landscape:
2,324 ha
Examples of public land reserves in the cotton landscape: Curraburrama State Forest.
Examples of iconic species in the cotton landscape:
Animals: Brolga, Brown Treecreeper, Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard, Glossy Ibis, Malleefowl, Superb Parrot.
Plants: Slender Darling Pea.
Examples of threatened species in the cotton landscape:
Animals: Brown Treecreeper (N), Flame Robin (N), Gilbert’s Whistler (N), Glossy Ibis (M), Malleefowl (V), Superb Parrot (V).
Plants: Slender Darling Pea (V), Spiny Peppercress (N).