ISBN |
9780858812567 |
Author |
Slattery, Deirdre (author) |
Title |
Kosciuszko : a great national park / Deirdre Slattery, Graeme L. Worboys. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sussex Inlet, N.S.W. : Envirobook, 2020. |
Description |
xxii, 433 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Australia's highest mountains -- The newcomers : European exploration, 1820s-1860s -- Consolidating settlement, consolidating knowledge, 1860s-1920s -- New visitors, new uses, new directions, 1860s-1920s -- The contested mountains : new ideas and perspectives, 1920s-1959 -- A great national park of the world : the Gare years, 1959-1972 -- Science : establishing a basis for conservation, 1959-1982 -- Planning for conservation, 1972-1983 -- Managing complexity : 1984-2008 -- Kosciuszko National Park in the twenty-first century, 2009-2019 -- 'It's a park, not a paddock' : the 2018 feral horses legislation -- Reflections : Kosciuszko, 75 years of conservation progress. |
Summary |
This book tells the story of one of Australia's natural wonders, Kosciuszko National Park. A National Heritage-listed treasure, the park is the home of the mainland's highest mountains, past glaciation sites, limestone caves, fields of summer wildflowers and alpine animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth. It is the headwater catchments of the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Snowy Rivers. It is much loved by more than 2 million visitors annually who enjoy its natural and cultural history, its snowfields, walking, riding and sightseeing. |
Subjects |
National parks and reserves -- New South Wales -- History |
National parks and reserves -- New South Wales -- Management |
Nature conservation -- New South Wales -- History |
Natural resources -- New south Wales -- History |
Kosciuszko National Park (N.S.W.) -- History |
Snowy Mountains (N.S.W.) -- History |
Snowy Mountains (N.S.W.) -- Discovery and exploration |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Worboys, Graeme (author) |
Call number |
2021.409 |