24. Human impacts: positive

Many positive human impacts have occurred as people have attempted to management the alpine area for sustainable use. Positive impacts include:

• extensive soil conservation works carried out on the Main Range from Mt. Kosciuszko to the Blue Lake area to rehabilitate badly eroded areas caused during the cattle grazing era;
• removal of grazing in Kosciuszko NP;
• re vegetation of old vehicle tracks on the Main Range;
• construction of the raised walkway from Thredbo to Mt. Kosciuszko;
• removal of the vehicle road on the side of Mt. Kosciuszko and it's replacement with a walking track (photo);
• the removal of some huts without heritage value from the Kosciuszko area including Albina Lodge;
• a management plan which limits the number of people who can stay overnight in ski resorts and
• a management plan which divides the area into management units so each can be managed for sustainable use.

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