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

 Waterways or            Existence of              Waterway                                           Noosa Biodiversity Plan Dataset 2017         Link to Mary and Noosa River
 Wetland Presence or     waterway or wetland       0 = not present                                    Noosa_bio_plan_wetlands                      Plans
 value                   within reserve            1 = present                                        Noosa Council dataset
                         identifies the value of                                                                                                   Noosa Biodiversity
                         the reserve for water                                                        MajorWatercourses_polyline                   Conservation Plan 2017
                         quality contribution.     Wetland
                                                   0 = not a wetland
                                                   1 = artificial wetland, highly modified wetlands
                                                   & community containing small areas of
                                                   wetlands (0-51%)
                                                   2 = community containing wetlands (51%-80%)
                                                   3 = VMA wetlands
                                                   4 = Wetlands of High Ecological Significance
                                                   5 = National Important Wetlands
 Groundwater /           Existence of              0 = not present                                    Healthy Land and Water data set              Link to Mary and Noosa River
 Aquifer Values –        groundwater               3 = discharge area                                 Water Source Clip *Identifies ground water   Plans
 recharge or discharge   recharge or discharge     5 = recharge area                                  recharge areas
 areas                   area identifies the
                         value of the reserve                                                         Queensland Government Data
                         for aquifer water                                                            Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDE)
                         quality and quantity                                                         surface expression area and lines
                                                                                                      *Identifies areas of groundwater discharge

                                                                                                      Noosa Biodiversity Plan Dataset 2017
                                                                                                      Noosa_bio_plan_wetlands *Identifies areas
                                                                                                      of groundwater discharge
 Carbon Sink Values
 Existing carbon         Existing Carbon           0 - non remnant or largely cleared                 Qld Herbarium (Don Butler) developed         Link to NC Climate Change
 storage value –         storage within each       1 - <1000 CO2t                                     specifically for project. Average Carbon     Adaptation Plan & NC
 remnant vegetation      reserve varies with       2 - 1001-5000 CO2t                                 storage per hectare for each Broad           Emissions Reduction Policy
 area and type           regards to different      3 - 5001 - 20,000 CO2t                             Vegetation Group. Each reserve total         /Plan
                         vegetation types.         4 - 20,001 - 60,000 CO2t                           storage calculated based on BVG group
                                                   5 - 60,000 + CO2t                                  present and extent of remnant vegetation
                                                                                                      present.
 Social Values
 Recreational Value      Reserves with higher      0 = No use                                         Noosa Council Staff score allocation         Link to Open Space Plan
                         usage have higher         1 = Low Use
                         recreational value.       3 = Medium Use

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