VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN for Bidjigal Reserve - Land

Vegetation Management Plan - Bidjigal ReserveTable 7.2: Summery of Management Issues, Recommended Strategies, Actions, Roles & Responsibilities*Timeframe Key: ST – 0-2 years MT – 2 – 5 years LT – 5 – 10 yearsMANAGEMENT ISSUES RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES & ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY TIMEFRAME FOR ACTION*Threatened Species ManagementProtect all endangered ecological communities (i/a)and threatened flora and fauna species (as per TSC &EPBC Acts) (see Section 2.6)Bidjigal Reserve TrustOn-goingImplement recommendations of VMP for bushlandrehabilitation and on-going management.ST to LTNote: do not plant any species listed as ‘threatened’under State and/or Clth government legislationPotential Impacts of Development &Damage to Bushland during Construction onAdjoining Lande.g. runoff & drainage, incursions intobushlandIdentify and fence off all areas of significant HabitatSite induction for all personnelAppoint a Project Manager/qualified EcologicalRestoration Consultant to oversee implementation ofecological safeguardsTrust Board, advised byConsulting Restoration EcologistConstruction / Site ManagerBHSC building inspectorsST (prior tocommencement of works)On-going, as requiredSTPrepare and implement a soil and water managementplan prior to commencement of worksAs aboveEnsure local drainage patterns are not changed.FragmentationRetain canopy and sub-canopy native trees whereverpossible to provide linkages.Trust, advised by ConsultingRestoration EcologistST to MTReplant and/or reconstruct Habitat where gaps occurthrough an indigenous planting program, incorporatingsome shrubs and a high number of native groundcovers.Where impacts of development remove such trees,replant with same species in order to retain linkagesthrough the site and to adjacent stands of treesMT to LTMTAvoid cutting new tracks/trails through core bushland:UBM Ecological Consultants Pty Ltd 146