Revegetation of Franklin chalet ski runs.
Ski runs were cut on Mt Franklin in the 1930's, by members of the Canberra Alpine Club. These are now important features of
the Mt Franklin cultural landscape. However, the runs are being recolonised by indigenous woody species, such as Snow Gum
(Eucalyptus pauciflora ). The conservation plan for the site specifies that the most significant ski run will be maintained in its
original form, through control of regeneration, while the others will be allowed to revegetate naturally. This process will be
documented, and interpreted to the public.
Revegetation of Currango homestead site
Natural regeneration is encroaching on the open area surrounding the homestead. Given the significance of the site, the
character-defining nature of the open spaces and the commonness of the recolonising species involved, the indigenous
vegetation should be controlled in this area. Likewise, as historic research and documentation indicates that this area was once
clear, a visual connection with the open plain below should be maintained. This would have been important from the point of
view of stock and land management, and to give the occupants advance notice of arriving visitors, by allowing visual inspection
of the plains. The connection is also important for interpretive reasons, as the existence of the settlement was dependent on this
extensive, naturally open pastoral landscape of the plains.