Editing Namadgi National Park (section)

==History==
===Aboriginal history and custodianship===
[[File:Yankee Hat art-MJC.jpg|thumb|left|[[Yankee Hat]] Aboriginal [[Australian rock art|rock painting]] featuring a [[kangaroo]], [[dingo]]s, [[emu]]s, [[human]]s and an [[echidna]] or [[turtle]]]]

''Namadgi'' is a local [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] name for the mountains situated to the south-west of Canberra. Aboriginal presence in the area has been dated to at least 21,000 years.<ref>{{Cite journal| last1=Watchman| first1=Alan| last2=Sale| first2=Katharine| last3=Hogue| first3=Kate|date=1995-01-01|title=Conservation of the Rendezvous Creek and Nursery Swamp 2 Aboriginal painting sites, Namadgi National Park, ACT| url=https://doi.org/10.1179/135050395793137144|journal=Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites| volume=1| issue=1| pages=25–34| doi=10.1179/135050395793137144| issn=1350-5033}}</ref> With [[radiocarbon date]]s of cultural deposits dating back to 9000–6000 years.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Theden-Ringl|first=Fenja|date=2016-01-02|title=Aboriginal presence in the high country: new dates from the Namadgi Ranges in the Australian Capital Territory|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/03122417.2016.1163955|journal=Australian Archaeology|volume=82|issue=1|pages=25–42|doi=10.1080/03122417.2016.1163955|s2cid=147908250|issn=0312-2417}}</ref> There are numerous Aboriginal sites in the national park including [[rock painting]]s at Yankee Hat, dating from at least 800 years ago.<ref>{{cite web|author=Parks and Conservation Service|url=http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/404601/Yankee_Hat_Rock_Art_Walking_Track_Brochure.pdf| title=Namadgi National Park Map and Guide|access-date=2015-02-25|archive-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306201708/http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/404601/Yankee_Hat_Rock_Art_Walking_Track_Brochure.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The area is one of cultural significance to the Aboriginal Australian peoples of the Australian Alps region who inhabited the ACT region before European settlers arrived, and the national park's management plan is exercised with their consultation.{{cn|date=August 2021}} In April 2001, representatives of the [[Ngambri]] communities entered into an agreement with the ACT government which recognised their traditional association with the national park lands, and their role and duty to their ancestors and descendants as [[traditional owners|custodians]] of the area, and established a system of cooperative management.<ref>{{cite web |title=Namadgi National Park Revised Draft Plan of Management |publisher= Department of Territory and Municipal Services| url=http://www.parliament.act.gov.au/downloads/terms-of-reference/Namadgi%20National%20Park%20Final%20Plan%20Oct%202007.pdf |year=2007 |access-date=30 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080803081719/http://www.parliament.act.gov.au/downloads/terms-of-reference/Namadgi%20National%20Park%20Final%20Plan%20Oct%202007.pdf |archive-date=3 August 2008 }}</ref> However, {{as of|lc=yes|2023}}, the [[Ngunnawal]] people are recognised as the [[traditional owners]] of the land.<ref>{{cite web | title=Namadgi National Park | website=Parks ACT | date=7 April 2021 | url=https://www.parks.act.gov.au/find-a-park/namadgi-national-park | access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Namadgi National Park walking trail.jpg|Namadgi National Park walking trail|thumb]]
[[File:Mount Ginini - Namadgi National Park.jpg|View from the top of the [[Mount Ginini]]|thumb]]
[[File:Eucalyptus niphophila - Mount Ginini - Namadgi National Park.jpg|''Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila''|thumb]]
[[File:Corin Dam aerial W.jpg|Aerial view of [[Corin Dam]]|thumb]]

===After European settlement===
The area has a European history dating back to the 1830s, when settlers moved into the area and cleared the valleys for farming. The mountains and ridges remain forested.

Namadgi National Park was created in 1984.<ref name=aanp/>

===2020 bushfire===
In January 2020, the Orroral Valley bushfire during the [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season|Black Summer]] season burnt about 80% of the national park ({{convert|82700|hectare}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Orroral Valley bushfire impact report |url=https://www.environment.act.gov.au/ACT-parks-conservation/bushfire_management/orroral-valley-fire-impact-report |website=Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate |access-date=14 December 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> An army [[NHIndustries NH90#Australia|MRH-90 Taipan]] helicopter, as part of ''[[2019–20 Australian bushfire season#Military|Operation Bushfire Assist]]'' conducting reconnaissance for landing sites for remote area fire-fighting teams, attempted to land for a break when their landing light ignited the fire in dry grass.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Inman |first1=Michael |last2=Allen|first2=Craig|title=A Defence chopper sparked Canberra's Namadgi bushfire, but its crew didn't tell authorities the location for 45 minutes |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-30/defence-caused-orroral-valley-fire-didnt-tell-authorities-where/12933306 |access-date=14 December 2020 |publisher=ABC News |location=Australia|date=30 November 2020}}</ref>