EXPLORING AFTER THE FIRES
Located an easy 400km drive south of Perth and 80km north of Albany in Western Australia’s Great Southern region, Stirling Range National Park is known for its extensive bushwalking trails, mountain climbing, and spring wildflowers.
Supporting more than 1500 flora species, at least 87 of these are found nowhere else in the world. It is also home to 20 mammal, 120 bird, 13 reptile, and 14 frog species, including the rare mainland quokka, now only found in small pockets of Western Australia’s far south-west.
“Located in a peaceful bush setting, it was an ideal spot for us to explore the Park”
THE REBUILDING
We visited the Park in September 2020 and were keen to see its regeneration following the bushfires. Sparked by lightning strikes, the fires between Boxing Day 2019 and New Year’s Day 2020 destroyed over 40,000 hectares — more than a third of its area.
Contractors and staff from WA’s Parks and Wildlife Service at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) spent months working to repair walking trails
