Mt Ninderry

Mount Ninderry is a spectacular Sunshine Coast Regional Council Reserve with an altitude gradation of 20 metres to 330 metres above sea level.  In the european settlement period large areas of the southern slopes where cleared for agriculture, but this steep country was then quickly colonised by fire loving grasses such as Elephant Grass Pennisetum purpureum. This also led to a regime of wildfires that burnt out the Rainforest the vegetation associated with the Peak and its southern slopes. One Crab Apple Schizomeria ovata and Rainforest vines remains on the peak in a community now dominated by Acacia spp.

As the extensive areas of Elephant Grass Pennisetum purpureum, Lantana Lantana camara and Mollasses Grass Melinis minutiflora have been reduced, fire risk is also reduced and Rainforest species are again colonizing. But theres plenty more to tackle!