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102 Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress Management and recovery planning 1999 Ongoing 31 December UNE, LNE UNE, LNE, Eden Pest, weed and feral animal control 1999 All 2005 1 April UNE, LNE, Eden UNE, LNE, Eden 2.4.3 2.4.3 6.16.3 2.4.2 Refinement of models to identify Hastings River mouse habitat. Continued implementation of joint management plans, such as Pine Creek Koala Management Plan. Wild dog control using 1080 baiting on lands managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 where SFNSW has given approval. Preparation of grazing management plans, predator and feral control plans and threatened flora species management plans. 2006 31 July Sthn 2.4.3 Preparation of grazing management plans and feral and introduced predator control plans. In progress A NSW and National Recovery Plan for the Hastings River mouse was finalised and published in April 2005 (see www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/recoveryplanHastingsrivmouseDec04.pdf). Actions within the plan, including refinement of habitat models, are subject to budgetary constraints as noted in the plan. An amendment to the UNE IFOA (Amendment 4) was signed on 22 November 2007 as an outcome of the recovery plan. This amendment varied the Threatened Species Licence Condition relating to Hastings River mouse for specified compartments within six State forests for two years. The Threatened Species Licence conditions provide for a review of licence conditions where the application of conditions results in 20% or more of the net logging area of the compartment being unavailable. The amendment provided for protection of habitat around a record as well as providing for habitat connectivity and modification of harvesting in other parts of the compartments. Implemented Pine Creek was largely converted to a nature reserve in 2004, and high priority koala habitat was specifically included in the reserve. Forests NSW continues to implement the Pine Creek Koala Management Plan in the remaining sections of Pine Creek State Forest. Amendments to the Pine Creek Koala Management Plan for the Pine Creek State Forest in the UNE region may be considered in the future because a large portion of the former Pine Creek State Forest has now been added to the Bongil Bongil National Park. It is unlikely that continued implementation of the Pine Creek Koala Management Plan in the remaining portion of Pine Creek State Forest is appropriate. A review of the koala Threatened Species Licence conditions in the UNE IFOA will take place, including consideration to apply standard koala species specific conditions in lieu of the Pine Creek Koala Management Plan prescriptions. Cooperation and implementation of management actions routinely occurs in the management of threatened species during processes such as IFOAs and PAS. This milestone is considered to be concluded as these other processes are implementing management actions. Completed Baiting continues in accordance with PWG regional pest management strategies. In progress Grazing management plans – In progress. Predator and feral control plans – Completed. Specific Threatened flora species management plans – Continuing. In progress Refer to milestone above. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
Ongoing Due date Region FA section Milestone Progress UNE, LNE, Eden 2.12 2.11 (E) Cooperative programs in addressing noxious weed control, feral animal control and other matters relating to forest health. Completed DECC and Forests NSW have long-running cooperative programs with a variety of landholders, land management agencies and interest groups to manage pest animals (e.g. foxes, wild dogs, feral horses, pigs, deer), weeds (e.g. bitou bush, lantana, scotch broom) and forest health (e.g. bell miner associated dieback). DECC pest animal and weed control programs are identified and prioritised in Regional Pest Management Strategies, and integrated into DECC Plans of Management, Recovery Plans, Threat Abatement Plans and Priority Actions Statements. New Regional Pest Management DECC’s website presents a range of information on agency pest, weed and forest health programs. Some examples follow. UNE/LNE The bell miner associated dieback (BMAD) strategy is in the process of implementation, in a partnership between DECC, Forests NSW, other government agencies and stakeholders. Two large-scale adaptive management trials using fire as a management tool are under way; a major research investigation aimed at unravelling factors that may contribute to BMAD continues. Eden Cooperative wild dog/fox management plans have been developed between DECC, Forests NSW, the Rural Lands and Protection Board and the community: the Bombala and Far South Coast Community Wild Dog Control Plan and the Wadbilliga Wild Dog Control Plan. Weed management is integrated into Forests NSW Regional ESFM plans, which were published in 2005. A model plan for weed management was approved and regional plans based on the model were finalised for Central and Southern during early 2007–2008, while the weed management plan for North Eastern Region was finalised in May 2006. These supplementary weed management plans have been produced for each region and cover 2006–2011. The supplementary plans contain the details of the objectives, strategies, actions and cooperative arrangements with other government agencies, land managers and neighbouring land owners, for the control of priority weeds. Forests NSW regions produce annual weed management programs, in close cooperation with stakeholders, to maximise program delivery across the landscape. Development of the programs, and their integration with the programs of other parties, takes place through meetings and correspondence. Under the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002, Forests NSW has facilitated access by qualified and licensed hunters into 97 State forests declared around the state under the Act for feral animal control. Hunting occurs in these forests under a special licensing system administered by the Game Council NSW. This system replaces the hunting permits previously issued under section 32B of the Forestry Act 1916. Other measures in State forests to control feral animals include active tracking, baiting and trapping programs to manage wild dogs and foxes. A model pest animal management plan was finalised in December 2005 and regional pest animal management plans were finalised in early 2007–2008. NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 103
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