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Field Maps App

Council utilises mobile devices and applications to better support staff in the field. Staff use
tablets or mobile phones with Field maps App to record invasive species presence
and management response. Sites are re-visited to assess the effectiveness of
management controls over time. Field maps App can also be used for targeted citizen
science projects to gather more data and information from residents across the Shire
about their local areas.




Figure 5.5. On ground invasive species data collected to record species distribution.



Bushland condition monitoring

Council uses a Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA) methodology to asset the condition of
its bushland reserves. The BOA spatially identifies the resilience of native vegetation against
various threats such as weeds, fire, disturbance and nutrients, and its recovery potential.

Condition classes range from ‘excellent resilience’ where full recovery is expected after natural
disturbance to ‘nil resilience’ where significant reconstruction is required to bring the site back
to a natural condition.

The BOAs are reviewed every 5 years to assess how the condition of the bushland has change
over time through management and ecological restoration work.




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