Kindra State Forest

Kindra State Forest
Kindra State Forest
Geography
Location	New South Wales, Riverina, Australia
Coordinates	34°48′17″S 147°12′17″E / 34.804697°S 147.204846°E
Elevation	220 metres (720 ft) - 240 metres (790 ft)
Area	520 hectares (5.2 km2; 2.0 sq mi)
Administration
Established	1974
Governing body	Forestry Corporation of NSW
Ecology
Dominant tree species	White cypress pine, Grey box

Kindra State Forest is a native forest, in the Australian state of New South Wales with a total area of about 520 hectares.^[2] It is located at Coolamon, New South Wales.^[3]

The state forest contains bike and walking trails.^[3] In November 2022, it was announced as a finalist in the Keep Australia Beautiful Awards.^[4]

Environment

145 plant species have been recorded within the state forest, of which 99 were native, and 46 were introduced.^[1] The state forest is dominated by white cypress pine.^[5] Other large tree species present within the forest include white box, grey box, yellow box, river red gum and bulloak.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Burrows, Geoff E. (1999). "A survey of 25 remnant vegetation sites in the South Western Slopes, New South Wales". Cunninghamia. 6 (2): 283–314.
^ ^a ^b "NSW State Forests" (PDF). Forestry Corporation. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Kindra State Forest". visitcoolamonshire.com.au. Coolamon Shire Council. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ "Kindra State Forest a finalist in Keeping Australia Beautiful awards". Narrandera Argus. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Regional Forest Assessment: South-western cypress state forests" (PDF). Natural Resources Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ Schultz, Mike; Valenzisi, Tracey (2010). "Bird trails of the Riverina and South West Slopes of NSW" (PDF) (PDF). Riverina and South West Slopes Nature-Based Tourism Group. ISBN 978-0-646-53816-7. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

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