Cultural Landscape Management - Australian Alps National Parks

• Sequencing of worksIn what order must the work be done? For example, must drainage works be completed, or burrowing animals be controlled,before foundations can be stabilised, or before erosion revegetation can proceed?• Timing of worksWhen will the work be done? How long will it take? What is the right time of the year, with respect to climatic conditions, otherwork commitments, availability of works staff and specialist advisers, visitor pressures?• Impact of management actions on other park valuesWill other parks values be reduced or enhanced by the actions? Can these values be enhanced and negative impacts reduced,at the same time as undertaking the work? For instance, co-ordinating a vegetation management programme for the landscapewith a weed control programme designed to protect the parks natural values may yield significant cost reductions for both.• Management responsibility for implementationIs there an adequate management structure for the implementation of the policy? Which sections of the organisation will beresponsible, for implementing which parts of the policy? Who will oversee and co-ordinate the work? Who will monitor theimpacts?• Provision for ongoing and cyclical maintenanceWhich are the essential components of the landscape that need to be maintained, what maintenance work will be required, andhow often?• Ongoing estimates of budgetary requirementsHow much will be needed in the future, for regular management, maintenance and further development? Wherewill these funds come from?• Process for monitoring, implementation and evaluation of outcomesWhen and how will the programme be evaluated, and by whom? What about review, and 'fine tuning'?All specialist reports, such as a conservation study, or an exotic vegetation study, must be translated into management plansaddressing the above points.Note that some funding agencies for specialist studies, such as the Australian Heritage Commission or the Australian NatureConservation Agency, may require monitoring of the implementation of study recommendations.42