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Matong State Forest
State forest in New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matong State Forest is a native forest, located in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 3,177 ha (7,850-acre)[2] state forest is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Matong, and 30 km (19 mi) south-east of Narrandera.[4]
The Burning Seed Festival, an annual regional Burning Man event, has been held at the state forest since 2011.[5][6]
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Etymology
The place name Matong is derived from a local Aboriginal word meaning 'strong' or 'great'.[7]
Environment
Flora
221 plant species have been recorded within the state forest, of which 135 were native, and 86 were introduced.[1] At least 94 percent of the forest within the state forest is dominated by white cypress pine.[3] Other large tree species present within the forest include grey box, yellow box, river red gum and bulloak.[1]
Native plant species recorded within the state forest include nardoo, rock fern, small vanilla lily, bulbine lily, early nancy, dusky fingers, common onion orchid, purple burr-daisy, climbing saltbush, twining glycine, showy wattle, Mallee wattle, hakea wattle, wedge-leaf hop-bush and creamy candles.[1]
Fauna
At least 10 species listed under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 have been recorded within the state forest,[3] including brown treecreeper, diamond firetail, grey-crowned babbler and spotted harrier.[3] Other birds recorded in the state forest include rufous whistler and peaceful dove.[8]
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