VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN for Bidjigal Reserve - Land

Vegetation Management Plan - Bidjigal Reserve3.2 Determination of Reserve Sections, Management Zones & ManagementUnitsA general field survey was undertaken to provide the survey team with an overview of the Reservebushland and in order to identify impacts and general management issues. Selected sites weretargeted for detailed field survey after discussions with Trust Board member Wendy Goonan, andafter consultation of vegetation and topographic maps.For the purpose of this VMP and to allow for priority ranking of worksites in the future, the Reservewas divided into smaller units that could be more easily defined, and thus targeted in any futurebush regeneration program.At a broad scale, Bidjigal Reserve was first divided into four (4) main Sections, based on theirlocations within the Reserve (Figure 3.1). These Sections were:• Northern Section;• Central Section;• Eastern Section; and• Southern Section.Each Section was then divided into 10 smaller Management Zones based on homogeneity oftopographical features, vegetation communities and/or physical boundaries (i.e. tracks, fences).These 10 Management Zones were:• Northern Section - Northern Management Zone 1 and Northern Management Zone 2;• Central Section - Central Management Zone 1, Central Management Zone 2 and CentralManagement Zone 3;• Eastern Section - Eastern Management Zone 1 and Eastern Management Zone 2; and• Southern Section - Southern Management Zone 1, Southern Management Zone 2 andSouthern Management Zone 3.In order to rank the health or condition of bushland within each of these 10 Management Zones, andto create smaller, more manageable areas for weed control and bushland regeneration works, anumber of Management Units were identified within each Management Zone (Table 3.1).Where Riparian and Trail Management Units occurred adjacent to each other, these were dealt withas a single Unit.The four (4) types of Management Units were as follows:• Core Bushland;• Tracks and Trails;• Riparian Zones; and• Urban-bushland InterfaceUBM Ecological Consultants Pty Ltd 27