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Changes in Use and Management Since 1976 there have been changes in the use of Dryandra Woodland that directly impact upon the above comments and recommendations. These include: • mallet timber production. Although timber has been harvested from Dryandra for many decades, local forest industries have expanded to the stage where a range of mallet products are produced, such as tool handles, fence posts and firewood. These industries are important in providing local employment and economic benefit, and demonstrating unequivocally to landholders that a sustainable timber industry can exist in the
ISSUES • The land tenure of the blocks comprising Dryandra should reflect the conservation, recreation and production values of each area. • Complex land tenure boundaries may be difficult to locate accurately in the field, leading to management and user problems. • Due to the fragmented nature of Dryandra Woodland, the various statutory land tenures proposed (nature reserve, national park and State forest), and estimated visitor numbers and uses over the next ten years, further zoning of the Woodland into management units could unnecessarily complicate management. • As a result of past clearing for agriculture, many of the original vegetation associations of the central western wheatbelt are poorly represented in or absent from Dryandra. Surrounding areas of remnant vegetation on private and Crown land enhance the conservation value of Dryandra. • The high boundary-to-area ratio of Dryandra increases management concerns in relation to fire protection, introduction of weeds, fertiliser drift, access to and from the area, domestic animals entering Dryandra, and native animals damaging crops and fences. The purchase of key properties, should they come up for sale, would help to reduce the length and complexity of the boundary. • Local Aboriginal people have requested permission to use Quinns Block for cultural activities (see Section 9. Aboriginal Heritage, strategy no. 1). • The term 'Dryandra forest' has previously referred only to the blocks north of Narrogin. For this reason, and the fact that the vegetation structure is actually 'woodland', not 'forest' (see Section 7. Vegetation and Flora), the term is considered inappropriate . The name for the area should take into account the addition of Highbury into the management unit, and future marketing opportunities. OBJECTIVE • Ensure land tenure reflects the high conservation value of Dryandra Woodland, and takes into consideration recreation and production values. Given Dryandra's high biological values and their need for protection, and the current recreation, production and cultural demands, it is proposed to separate the areas comprising Dryandra Woodland into the following land categories: national park - for larger, contiguous areas of natural bush with high nature conservation and recreation values, and for which no timber production is proposed (see Map 3[a]). Areas of natural bush in the central block of Dryandra and some of the larger blocks satisfy these criteria. The total area proposed as national park is 16 337 ha (approximately 58% of the total area). nature reserve - for isolated areas of natural bush with high nature conservation value, and limited recreation potential (see Maps 3[a] and [b]). Much of Highbury, and the smaller, isolated blocks of 6
Page 2 and 3: DRYANDRA WOODLAND MANAGEMENT PLAN 1
Page 4 and 5: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The planning team
Page 6 and 7: Map 1 Locality iv
Page 8 and 9: Mallet (a source of tannins) was a
Page 10 and 11: A range of access will continue to
Page 12 and 13: TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE _________
Page 14 and 15: PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTIONS 1.
Page 16 and 17: Map 2. Remnant Vegetation outside D
Page 20 and 21: natural bush north of Narrogin sati
Page 22: 4. GEOLOGY, LANDFORMS AND SOILS BAC
Page 26 and 27: 3. The supply of domestic quality w
Page 28 and 29: • the exotic plant species along
Page 30 and 31: south coast national parks of Fitzg
Page 32 and 33: - Ensure that a record of the locat
Page 34 and 35: Twenty-four species of native mamma
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Page 38 and 39: CULTURAL RESOURCES 9. ABORIGINAL HE
Page 40 and 41: STRATEGIES - Identify Noongar peopl
Page 42 and 43: After 1959, the amount of mallet ba
Page 44 and 45: - Dryandra will be managed to attra
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Page 50 and 51: 1. Redesign, modify and manage recr
Page 52 and 53: STRATEGY 1. Ensure all buildings, e
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Page 58 and 59: 1. Camping areas need to be shelter
Page 60 and 61: 13.6 SWIMMING BACKGROUND The Congel
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3. Encourage and facilitate commerc
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In Dryandra, natural mallet stands
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The inventory also revealed that ma
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LONG TERM VISION No bushland in agr
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8. outline revegetation prescriptio
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16. APICULTURE BACKGROUND Commercia
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the Environmental Protection Act (1
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in contrast to Phytophthora and Arm
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the south-west. This is despite Dry
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- long-unburnt vegetation (fuel dat
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circumstances it is considered by C
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20. WEEDS BACKGROUND A weed is defi
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5. Remove exotic and non-local tree
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Feral animal biology and control is
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• The major roads in Dryandra wil
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6. Liaise with mining companies, go
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Programs will complement related th
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interest. The community benefits fr
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Inventory, research and monitoring
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Table 6. Summary of inventory, -res
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local authorities and Government de
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REFERENCES Australia ICOMOS (1988)
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Forests Department (198 1) Land use
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Saunders, D. A. (1989) Changes in t
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Conservation Codes R. Declared Rare
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Appendix 2 Crown Land outside the D
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