The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park

This article is about protected area in South Australia. For the associated mountain, see The Dutchmans Stern.

Protected area in South Australia

The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Entry to The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Quorn
Coordinates	32°19′15.59″S 137°56′46.32″E / 32.3209972°S 137.9462000°E / -32.3209972; 137.9462000
Established	17 September 1987 (1987-09-17)
Area	36.95 km (14.3 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
Website	The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) north-west of the town of Quorn in the Flinders Ranges. It includes a mountain known as The Dutchmans Stern from which its name is derived.

Description

The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park is located in the gazetted localities of Emeroo and Quorn in the Flinders Ranges about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) north-west of the town centre of Quorn and 25 kilometres (16 miles) north east of the city of Port Augusta. The conservation park covers an area of 3,695 hectares (9,130 acres). The conservation park consists of a ridge of height greater than 850 metres (2,790 feet), including The Dutchmans Stern, a mountain located at the northern end of the ridge, and the land to the west, north and east sides of the ridge. The name of the conservation park is derived from a mountain named "The Dutchmans Stern" which is located within the boundaries of the conservation park. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. The higher crests of the range possess the most northerly occurrence of Eucalyptus leucoxylon pruinosa (SA inland Blue Gum) woodland along middle and lower slopes and Grey Box Eucalyptus microcarpa in the easterly sections of Pichi Richi Pass just south of the main range. Large River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis minima) can be found in seasonally damp foothills and gullies along watercourses. Sugar Gums (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) (unique forest forming eucalypt) also are at their most northerly occurrence along the higher southerly facing ridges form open woodlands alongside Northern Cypress Pine and Sheoak. Red and Green Mallee can be found along limestone and drier Westerly facing ridges. Lace Goannas, Kookaburras and few other keystone species occur no further north than Dutchman's Stern range. The lower eastern foothills are clothed in Quorn Wattle and Quorn Box (Eucalyptus porosa).

History and purpose

The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1987 for:

the protection of its geological features, scenic values and native fauna and flora. The diversity of landforms and habitats in the reserve are significant factors contributing to its conservation value, particularly as much of the surrounding land has been used for grazing for over 100 years.

Prior use of the land

As of 1999, it was considered that the Nukunu Aboriginal people are the traditional owners with the possibility of an overlap of jurisdiction with "the Adnyamathanha to the north and with the Parnkalla to the west." The land was the subject of a pastoral lease from the 1880s until acquisition for conservation purposes in 1985. Land within the conservation park has been used as a water catchment with Stoney Creek on the eastern side being "diverted to an engineered channel" that goes to the "Mount Arden dam to supplement the Quorn water supply" while on the western side, run-off "drains into South Creek from where it is piped to serve properties" located to the west. During the 1960s, exploration was carried out in search of mineral deposits which included works such as the construction of the Dutchman Valley track on the western side of the conservation park.

Visitor services

As of 2010, services for visitors include accommodation, camping and a network of walking trails.

Accommodation consisting of the former "Dutchman Homestead and shearers’ quarters" is available for hire from the conservation park's managing authority. Camping using "low impact camping techniques" is permitted on the west side of the conservation park outside of the "Fire Danger Season" from April to November.

The walking track network which start in the carpark at the entrance of the conservation park to the north east of the Dutchman Stern ridge consists of three trails -"The Dutchmans Valley Hike," "The Dutchmans Stern Hike" and a pair of trails known as the "Upper & Lower Eastern Tracks.". The Dutchmans Valley Hike passes to the west of the ridge terminating at two outlooks with a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) and a return time of 5 hours. The Dutchmans Stern Hike consists of a loop which allows two choices of route to the summit of the ridge including The Dutchmans Stern- one being a walk of the full loop while the other is the most direct path to the summit with a total distance of 8.2 kilometres (5.1 miles) and a return time of 4 hours. The Upper and Lower Eastern Tracks pass along the eastern boundary of the conservation park. The Heysen Trail, a long distance trail, passes through the conservation park on its east and north sides using parts of the alignment of both the Dutchmans Valley Hike and The Dutchmans Stern Hike.

Citations and references

Citations

^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
"NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972, SECTION 30: THE DUTCHMANS STERN CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 886. 17 September 1987. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ DEWNR, 2015
"Search result for "Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park (Park)" (Record no SA0021196) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ DEHAA, 1999, page 3
^ DENR, 2010, page 3
DPTI, 2015
DEHAA, 1999, page ii
^ DEHAA, 1999, page 6
^ DENR, 2010, page 1

References

"The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park Management Plan 1999" (PDF). Department for Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs (DEHAA). 1999. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
"The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park (brochure)" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
"Search result for The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park (record id no SA0021196)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
"Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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