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

                      biodiversity value
                      retention.
 Ongoing Management Requirements (costs and resource required)
 Resourcing Effort    Higher costs to        0 = Requires a large amount of resourcing over   Expert Panel contributions informed by   Noosa Local Government
                      enhance biodiversity an extended time (greater than 5 years) to         historical resourcing levels and site    Area Pest Management Plan
                      value equates to       improve condition to pristine however has a      knowledge.                               2015-19
                      greater resource       high risk of failure.
                      allocation required.   1 = Requires significant ongoing and targeted                                             Noosa Biodiversity
                                             intervention to manage invasive species to                                                Conservation Plan 2017
                                             improve reserve to pristine condition.
                                             2 = Targeted moderate resource management
                                             over 3 to 5 years will convert the reserve to
                                             pristine condition.
                                             3 = Requires regular monitoring and early
                                             intervention activities to manage any invasive
                                             species recruitment.
 Active Volunteer     Active Volunteer       0 - No volunteer group present                   NSC Staff allocation                     Noosa Biodiversity
 Group present        Groups provide         1 - low level active volunteer group present                                              Conservation Plan 2017
                      volunteer labour to    2 - medium level active volunteer group
                      assist with the        present
                      management of          3 - High level active group present
                      reserve.
 Nature Refuge Status Nature Refuge status 1 - Not a Nature Refuge                            NSC Staff allocation                     Noosa Biodiversity
                      enables additional     2 - Is a nature Refuge                                                                    Conservation Plan 2017
                      funding                                                                 Queensland Government dataset
                      opportunities for                                                       Nature refuges – Queensland
                      management
                      resources.




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