Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve
Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve is in central northern New South Wales, around 100 km north of Warren and 30 km west of Quambone. The Marshes comprise a mosaic of semi-permanent wetlands including two major areas, the South Marsh and the north Marsh. The Marshes include extensive areas of reed swamp, river red gum woodlands, coolibah woodlands and water couch grasslands. All these wetland types provide essential habitat for many species of waterbirds and other species of wildlife.
The area of marsh flooded varies according to the amount of water the wetlands receives. During extended dry periods, the area of wetland reduces, through following major floods, more that 150 000 hectares becomes inundated. Dry periods are however a natural part of the ecology of Australian inland wetlands and are essential to the health of these ecosystems.
The Marshes are one of the larges in land semi-permanent wetlands in south-eastern Australia which remain in a predominantly natural state.
The significance of the Macquarie Marshes is reflected by their listing with the Australian Heritage Commission on the National Heritage Register and with the National Trust as a Landscape Conservation Area on the National Trust Register.
The Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve which makes up about 10% of the total Marsh area has been included on the on the list of Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar Convention).
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