South East Queensland Ecological Restoration Framework: Manual

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6 Maintaining Site
Records
“It is important to bear in mind that reintroducing plant
material to a site simply kick-starts the restoration process.”
6.1 Daily record sheet
A record of the work undertaken at a site each day when visited should be maintained. This Daily
Record Sheet includes details such as:
• Date and staff who worked that day;
• The work done, area covered, weeds controlled and the methods used to do it;
• Weather conditions, including temperature, wind speed and direction and humidity;
• Growing conditions;
• Fauna observed at the site;
• Flowering and fruiting of native plants;
• Observation of results of previous works; and
• Any other observation of interest and relevance to the restoration of the site.
The purpose of keeping a Daily Record Sheet is predominantly to allow a long-term, accurate record of
actions taken and changes in conditions at a site over the time that it is being restored. This information
can be used to determine the costs of restoration at a site. Daily Record Sheets are a valuable tool for
learning, as techniques which have shown to have been successful can be further refined and used on
other sites. (see Appendix B)
6.2 Chemical usage
In addition to the daily record, legislation requirements under the Agricultural Chemicals Distribution
Control Act 1966 specify that a record must be kept of herbicides applied – such as the name of the
herbicide, quantity used, dilution rate, method of application and weather conditions. This record can
be incorporated into the Daily Record Sheet in order to reduce time required to record the day’s works
and keep all relevant information together.
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