Alfred National Park, Nature reserve in East Gippsland, Australia.
Alfred National Park is a 3,050-hectare national park in East Gippsland, Victoria, dissected by the Princes Highway between Cann River and Genoa. Its warm temperate rainforest, notably the jungle of Mount Drummer, has a closed canopy of Lilly Pilly Acmena smithii with numerous lianas, ferns and epiphytes.
Alfred National Park was declared in 1925, covering 3,050 hectares in East Gippsland. In the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires the park burned very badly, and it is currently closed because of widespread bushfire damage. A management plan for the Lind and Alfred national parks was published by Parks Victoria in August 1998.
The park represents a vital ecological intersection where subtropical and cool temperate plant species meet, creating distinct biological communities within Victoria.
The park is crossed by the Princes Highway between Cann River and Genoa, about 388 kilometres east of Melbourne. It is currently closed because of widespread bushfire damage, so check with Parks Victoria before travelling. Access is by road only.
The area is home to four different tree fern species growing alongside specialized orchids such as the orange-blossom orchid. This rare combination shows how different climate zones come together in this rainforest.
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