Wee Jasper Nature Reserve Explained

Type:	protected
Wee Jasper Nature Reserve
State:	nsw
Iucn Category:	Ia
Relief:	1
Coordinates:	-35.1078°N 148.6583°W
Area:	6.3
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Managing Authorities:	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:	http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0532

The Wee Jasper Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 630ha reserve is situated to the west of the Goodradigbee River arm of Burrinjuck Dam near the rural locality of .^[2]

Features

The reserve was created in 1979 with 426.2ha of land. 204.8ha were added in 1986 and 1.7ha were added in July 2001.^[2]

Flora

Four distinct forest ecosystems exist in the reserve:^[2]

• Apple box - Norton's box moist grass forestThis ecosystem exists on south east facing slopes in the southern part of the reserve.
• Brittle gum - broad-leaved peppermint - Poa grass forestThis ecosystem exists on moderately exposed, east-facing slopes.
• Norton's box - Poa grass forestThis ecosystem exists on west-facing slopes in the south of the reserve.
• River she-oak forestThis ecosystem exists along Wee Jasper Creek in the south of the reserve.

Threatened species

The Australian anchor plant (Discharia pubescens) and limestone brittle-moss (Orthotrichum cupulatum) are rare. The Yass daisy (Ammobium craspedioides) is listed as vulnerable under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW) (TSCA 1995). The Wee Jasper grevillea (Grevillea iaspicula) and the formbe pepper-cress (Lepidium pseudopapillosum) are listed as endangered under the TSCA 1995.

Fauna

60 species of animal have been identified in the reserve.^[2]

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wee Jasper Nature Reserve: Park management. Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 2 October 2014.
2. Wee Jasper Nature Reserve: Plan of management. May 2010. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. 978-1-74232-799-0. PDF. 3 February 2012.