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Cooperative fuel reduction burning planned

04/09/2008

A series of fuel reduction burns will be conducted this month in Tasmania's North-East and on the West Coast as part of the inter-agency Fuel Reduction Burning Program.More

Sustainable mountain biking in parks and reserves

04/09/2008

The Parks and Wildlife Service is working to deliver sustainable mountain bike recreation areas in two popular Tasmanian reserves, the Minister for Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, Michelle O'Byrne, said today.
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Volunteer caretakers sought for Maatsuyker Island

08/08/2008

The Parks and Wildlife Service is seeking self-sufficient volunteers able to withstand the buffeting Roaring Forties for a four or six month stint at Australia's southernmost lighthouse on Maatsuyker Island.More

Echo Point

53. Echo Point

	20 minutes by ferry and then 3 hours walk to return
	Road C193 to Lake St Clair from the Lyell Highway (A10)
	Park entry fees apply. Ferry charges apply
	Bush toilet at Echo Point. Restaurant and facilities at Cynthia Bay.
	Moderate - no hilly sections; track is mostly dry under foot but some wet patches after rain. Take care with your footing due to tree roots.
	Group C items
	Heavy rain can fall in any month and snow can cover the track in the winter months
	No pets, firearms or bicycles

Combine a ferry cruise on Lake St Clair with a walk through the rainforest beside the lake. You leave from, and return to Cynthia Bay at the southern end of Lake St Clair.

Highlights

Lake St Clair is the deepest lake in Australia, and like much of the beauty of the highlands of Tasmania, is the legacy of the action of ice during the Ice Ages.

The cool temperate rainforest that the walk leads you through is rich in many species of plant that are either unique to Tasmania, or have their closest relatives in New Zealand and Chile - the descendants of a Gondwanan flora.