McAdam

McAdam National Park is a montane forest park in Morobe Province between the towns of Wau and Bulolo, listed at 21.06 km²^[1]. It preserves some of the last virgin stands of klinkii and hoop pine (Araucaria), alongside mixed oak and bamboo.

The sources consulted give no species list for the park. As a montane forest reserve in Morobe Province it protects forest habitat for the highland fauna of the Wau-Bulolo area.

The park is known for stands of klinkii pine and hoop pine (Araucaria), which grow with mixed oak and bamboo. Klinkii pine forests dominate ridges and hillsides in the Bulolo Valley, where the species was once widespread.

The park occupies mountainous terrain between Wau and Bulolo in the Morobe highlands.

The park lies in the montane zone of Morobe Province, where the climate is cooler and wetter than in the nearby lowlands.

Land tenure in the park remains contested with the Watut people^[1].

McAdam National Park was established in 1970. Property rights over the land are disputed between the Watut people and others^[1].

The main attraction is the forest itself, in particular the old Araucaria stands between Wau and Bulolo.

The park lies between Wau and Bulolo, with Bulolo about 15 km away as the nearest town.

The park protects some of the last virgin stands of klinkii and hoop pine. Its management is complicated by the unresolved land dispute with the Watut people^[1].