Appendix 1 Volume Three Overview Based on the above values, Mt Stokes and Surrounds have been identified as ONF's due to the exceptional biophysical and associative landscape values and very high sensory landscape values. Mt. Stokes is one of the most dominant landforms in the Marlborough Sounds, with upland ridge crests and summits reaching 1,203 metres a.s.l. A number of watercourses that extend from th is central massif have long , high gradients in which the water qualityis amongst the highest in the Sounds. Original forest covers most of the upper slopes of the Stokes massif and its summit. The ONF supports the only occurrence of subalpine vegetation in the Sounds. Alpine to coast vegetation sequences descend from the summit in several locations throughout the ONF, including Titirangi Bay, Beatrix Bay at Te Puraka Point, Ship Cove, Port Gore and Endeavour Inlet. There are also numerous areas of regenerating native bush within lower parts of Port Gore, Guards Bay, Anakoha Bay and Beatrix Bay. Natural biodiversity is high due to the range of altitude, landform and habitat types, especially enhanced by subalpine communities. This is part of the larger Mt Stokes area managed by the Department of Conservation and is identified as having internationally significant ecological values. The area straddles the inner and outer Sounds, where extreme weather can also play an important aspect in the area's experiential values. The embayments encircling the central peak of Mt Stokes include some of the most recognisable areas in the Sounds, including Ship Cove, Endeavour Inlet and Port Gore. The impressive peaks and connecting ridges define and frame the bays and seascapes within this ONF and, due to their lack of modification, the area retains very high remote and experiential values. Key peaks surrounding Mt Stokes include Mt Kiwi, above Beatrix Bay, Mt Robinson and Grants Lookout immediately east of Mt Stokes, Mt Furneaux and Puzzle Peak and Oterawhanga, backing Port Gore. The waters around Endeavour Inlet have been identified as having nationally significant ecological values, particularly for Hector's Dolphin. Ship Cove, with it mature native bush setting, is described by DOC as an ‘icon’ si te. The Queen Charlotte Track starts in this area – it is a popular, well-known walking/mountain biking track. There is considerable evidence of early Māori settlement/activity throughout the area, a notable site being the stone workings at Titirangi Bay. As Captain Cook’s first landing point in the Sounds and point of su stained early European and Māori contact, Ship Cove is a key heritage site in the Sounds. Archaeological sites also feature at Endeavour Inlet, associated with later antimony workings. Modifications include: roads and tracks; power lines; cleared vegetation; buildings; jetties; and properties in Tawa Bay and Resolution Bay. There are marine farms at Te Puraka Point (Beatrix Bay). Residential areas within Endeavour Inlet and the Pines settlement are excluded from the ONF. App 1 - 14