Coolamon Shire is home to some rare stands of remnant Grassy Box Woodland communities on both private and public land. Species studies have indicated the presence of some rare and beautiful plants such as the Chocolate lily (Dichopogon strictum) which, when in flower, smells like a chocolate milkshake! The Kindra State Forest also provides important habitat for threatened species including the Superb Parrot, Swift Parrot, Red Capped Robin and vulnerable Grey Crowned Babbler. The landscape, although modified heavily by grazing and bike riders, retains some ecosystem and species diversity through hosting a variety of habitats, ecological communities and ecological processes. These remnant refuges are now under threat from dieback, grazing and fragmentation.
Coolamon Landcare is a small community based group that focuses on improving the natural environment and visual amenity of the local Coolamon area. The group has conducted numerous on-farm and public land revegetation projects such as the Wagga Road Rehabilitation project, the Kindra State Forest Revegetation project and the Coolamon Travelling Stock Route Revegetation project.
