2021-06-08 P&E Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan 2021-2026

       Action plan. Map showing staged fire management areas and timing over 10 years. Details
        of pre-fire preparation (fire trail construction and maintenance, rake fuel away from habitat
        trees, seek permit, advise neighbours, ensure favourable climatic conditions i.e. ground
        moisture, wind speed, direction, humidity)
       Response to unplanned fire. Text describing actions to take in the event of unplanned fire
        from arson, lightning strike, etc.
       Maintain records of fire events within the reserve.
       Monitor and record response of vegetation/ fauna within the reserve from fire events.



7.4.2       Ecological Restoration Plans
Reserve-specific ecological restoration plans should contain the following:
    Site description - including location, size, tenure, geology and soils, aspect, topography,
      vegetation description, endangered, vulnerable and near threatened species and locations,
      landscape context, threats.
    Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA) - BOA with map that depicts the condition
      ratings (resilience) of specific zones within the reserve.
    Restoration approach - Recommendations for the appropriate restoration approach to
      follow (i.e. Natural regeneration, assisted natural regeneration, reconstruction, fabrication)
      noting one reserve may require a number of restoration approaches. A management zone
      map will indicate these restoration approaches.
    Implementation schedule – Prioritisation of management actions and timing over 5 years.
    Monitoring and evaluation guidelines - including undertaking BOAs at 5 yearly intervals
      to evaluate management actions. The change in condition rating (both overall and within
      specific management zones) should demonstrate the effectiveness of management
      activities. If not management action should be adapted accordingly.


7.4.3       Bushland Operational Assessments
The Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA) methodology for mapping resilience-based native
vegetation condition within a patch of bushland was initially developed by the National Trust in
Sydney in the 1980’s. (McDonald 2000).

The intent of the mapping is to guide on-ground restoration works to improve ecosystem resilience.
Assessing ecosystem resilience using this method requires the following:

       Knowledge of the resilience of the site’s in-situ endemic flora species given natural
        disturbance regimes, e.g. how individual species react to fire.
       Knowledge of the impacts on the site (e.g. invasive species, nutrient pollution)
       Knowledge of how the site will respond to specific restoration treatments.

The mapping uses a set of 6 condition or resilience classes assigned to various portions of the site.




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