OPW Fauna Management Plan RFI Response · OPW25/0057

Fauna Management Plan v1                                               NCES REF: J001343
Lot 105 on SP118458 – 62 Lake MacDonald Drive, Cooroy, QLD




Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION                                                                    4
1.1 BACKGROUND                                                                    4
1.2 GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES                                                      4
2 SITE DESCRIPTION                                                                5
2.1 IMPACTED VEGETATION                                                           5
2.1.1 GENERAL                                                                     5
2.1.2 VEGETATION COMMUNITY 1 – GRASSLAND AREA WITH LOW DENSITY OF MATURE TREES    6
2.1.3 VEGETATION COMMUNITY 2 – NATIVE HARDWOOD PLANTATION WITH REGROWTH UNDERSTOREY
      7
2.1.4 VEGETATION COMMUNITY 3 – SLASH PINE PLANTATION WITH WEED DOMINATED UNDERSTOREY8
3 FAUNA HABITAT VALUES AND IMPACTS                                                9
3.1 HABITAT TYPES                                                                 9
3.2 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED FAUNA SPECIES                                             9
3.3 HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANT FAUNA 10
3.4 HABITAT CONNECTIVITY                                                         10
3.5 PROPOSED VEGETATION CLEARING                                                 11
4 FAUNA MANAGEMENT MEASURES – PRE-CLEARING                                        12
4.1 PROTECTION OF FAUNA HABITAT                                                  12
4.2 INITIAL PRE-CLEARING SURVEY                                                  12
4.3 DAILY PRE-CLEARING SURVEY                                                    12
4.4 RELEASE METHODS                                                              13
5 FAUNA MANAGEMENT MEASURES – DURING CLEARING                                     14
5.1 VEGETATION CLEARING DIRECTION                                                14
5.2 SEQUENTIAL VEGETATION CLEARING                                               14
5.3 FAUNA SPOTTER/CATCHER                                                        15
5.4 KOALAS                                                                       15
5.5 FAUNA MONITORING                                                             15
6 FAUNA MANAGEMENT MEASURES – DURING EARTHWORKS                                   16
6.1 MINIMISATION OF IMPACTS TO GROUND DWELLING FAUNA                             16
6.2 MINIMISATION OF IMPACTS TO AQUATIC DWELLING FAUNA                            16
6.2.1 DEWATERING SCHEDULE                                                        16
6.2.2 AQUATIC FAUNA CAPTURE                                                      17
6.2.3 AQUATIC FAUNA RELOCATION                                                   17
6.2.4 AQUATIC FAUNA RELEASE                                                      17
6.2.5 PEST SPECIES                                                               17
6.2.6 POST-DEWATERING MANAGEMENT                                                 17
7 INJURED FAUNA                                                                   18
7.1 VETERINARY CONTACT DETAILS                                                   18
8 REFERENCES                                                                      19
APPENDIX 1 – PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT                                                  20
APPENDIX 2 – BIOMAPS - WILDNET                                                    21




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