Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

1 IntroductionRPS Australia East (RPS) was commissioned by Wambo Coal Pty Ltd (Wambo) toundertake the annual ecological monitoring program for their Remnant WoodlandEnhancement Program (RWEP). The Remnant Woodland Enhancement Program wasestablished to offset land disturbed by open cut coal mining. HLA-Envirosciences Pty Ltdinitially established the annual flora and fauna monitoring program in 2006. RPS hasundertaken the monitoring program in 2007 (RPS Harper Somers O’Sullivan 2007), 2008(RPS Harper Somers O’Sullivan 2009), 2009 (RPS 2010) and 2010 (this report).The annual monitoring program comprises:• Flora Monitoring;• Fauna Monitoring, comprising;» Winter Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater surveys;» Diurnal bird surveys;» Owl call playback surveys;» Spotlighting surveys; and» Micro-bat surveys.• Riparian Condition Monitoring.1.1 Site LocationWambo is located within the Singleton Local Government Area and is approximately 15kilometres west of the township of Singleton. The open cut workings are located in thenorth of the site with a mixture of pasture-covered grazing land and native vegetationcomprising the remainder of the site. Figure 1-1 shows the regional location of the site.2010 Annual Ecological Monitoring Report, Draft Report, January 2011 Page 1