Appendix E - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                     NCES Ref: J000669
Lot 2 on RP131369 – 108 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain



2     SURVEY METHODOLOGY

2.1       Desktop Assessment
The desktop assessment comprised an investigation of the previously mapped and recorded
vegetation communities and species, as well as vegetation communities and species which have
the potential to be present. The following resources were accessed during the desktop assessment:
      ·    The Noosa Plan 2020 Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay;
      ·    The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy’s (DNRME) Vegetation
           Management Supporting Map;
      ·    The Department of Environment and Science’s Koala priority area and koala habitat area
           Map;
      ·    The Department of Environment and Science’s (DES) Wildlife Online database;
      ·    The DES Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Area mapping;
      ·    The Queensland Waterways for Waterway Barrier Works mapping; and
      ·    The Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s Environment
           Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Protected Matters Search
           Tool.

2.2       Field Survey
A field survey was undertaken on 11 December 2020 to verify the composition and extent of native
plant species, vegetation communities and fauna habitat within the site. The field survey
methodology comprised a walking meander through the various vegetation communities within the
site whilst observations were made of the in-situ vegetation species and habitat elements including
adjoining vegetation communities and specific habitat features such as nests and tree hollows. The
survey included a targeted search for the presence of any flora species listed under the Nature
Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act) and/or the EPBC Act.




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