Local Biodiversity Strategy: - Shire of Kalamunda

9.2.2 Costs associated with Protecting Natural Areas
The protection of natural areas in certain land zonings is easier than in others and
this protection also has differing financial and time implications. Examples of this are
summarised in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Examples of increased costs and ease of achieving protection for natural areas
across different land zonings.
Easiest, least costly
Formalising protection of natural areas in existing local open space and parks
and recreation zonings
Securing natural areas within local open space as part of new structure plans and
subdivisions
Securing natural areas from other public reserves e.g. Bush Forever
Private land conservation in rural zonings
Securing natural areas as part of road reserves
Hardest, most costly
The ease in which LNAs can be conserved has therefore also been a consideration in
the development of the representation targets.
9.3 Guildford, Swan and Cooke Vegetation Complexes
The presence of the Guildford, Swan and Cooke vegetation complexes in the
remaining LNAs of the Shire is limited (less than 0.5 ha for each vegetation
complex). These three complexes have therefore been grouped into the combined
target which is detailed in Box 10.
The Guildford and Swan vegetation complexes are associated with the Pinjarra Plain;
the flat plain that gently rises to the east to meet the Foothills.
The Guildford complex is described as a mixture of open forest to tall open forest of
Corymbia calophylla - Eucalyptus wandoo - Eucalyptus marginata and woodland of
Eucalyptus wandoo (with rare occurrences of Eucalyptus lane-poolei). Minor
components include Eucalyptus rudis - Melaleuca rhaphiophylla.
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