NATIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING Sample Clauses

NATIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING. The most effective operational management to protect and enhance native plant communities (aquatic and terrestrial), at Taharoa Domain are: • Mapping of of sites where rare and endangered species are (Attachment 1) to easily enable site management staff and contractors to identify these locations in the field and building knowledge of key threats and implementing management practices to expand these communities, e.g. removal of aristea from track edges to reduce competition for forked sundew (Drosera binata), pampas and hakea removal to expand gumland grass tree (Dracophyllum sinclairii) communities • Sustained and proactive plant pest control that includes as a priority dealing with small infestations before they expand more e.g. casuarina, acmena, swamp cypress, gorse and silver dollar in areas such as Promenade Point where they are just establishing • Ensuring appropriately sourced native species for any amenity or revegetation planting. The identification and mapping of rare and endangered terrestrial and aquatic species would provide a basis for an annual survey of these areas as the primary biodiversity monitoring technique. The annual survey would consider a range of factors including plant community health, whether it was expanding or contracting and observe any adverse impacts e.g. browse by animal pests.