National recovery plan for the Downy Wattle (Acacia pubescens)
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Environment Australia, February 2003
ISBN 0 7313 6504 6
12. Threat and Habitat Management
To achieve the goal of in situ protection of A. pubescens, requires not only a reduction in the risk of habitat loss (as addressed in section 11), it also requires that the threats that lead to habitat degradation are addressed. Threats that have been observed at sites have been described in section 9.2 of this plan. Lack of knowledge about the species is an additional threat which may be impacting on the species. This section also includes an action to address this threat.
12.1 Objective
To reduce the impacts of threats at sites and to ensure that any planning and management decisions that are made which affect the species, are made in accordance with the recovery objectives of this plan.
12.2 Criteria
Threat and habitat management programs have been prepared and are being implemented at 62* sites by 2008. Conservation of the species is facilitated through appropriate planning and management decisions.
* This target is based on the number of sites that the NPWS believes could be actively managed, given their tenure. In addition, sites have been included because they have high conservation significance and are located in areas which are currently under-represented in terms of site management. The target does not represent the minimum number of sites required to ensure the survival of the species or indicate the only sites that should be managed or indicate that other sites are not significant.
12.3 Recovery Actions
A large percentage of sites are on lands owned by public authorities. Proper management of these lands by public authorities will therefore be essential for the conservation of the species. Relevant public authorities will be encouraged to prepare management plans (or other similar documents) which will stipulate that certain actions will be carried out by the authority to protect the species in situ.
Any sites owned by public authorities that are targeted for reservation (as a consequence of implementing action 11.3.2 above) will be included in these negotiations, to ensure threats are being managed at the most significant sites. These sites are tabled below:
| Code | Site | Landowner |
|---|---|---|
| BN5a | Carysfield Park | Bankstown City Council |
| BN17a | Louisa Reserve | Bankstown City Council |
| BN17b | The Crest of Bankstown | Bankstown City Council |
| BN19 | Norfolk Reserve | Bankstown City Council |
| BN20 | Lansdowne Park | Bankstown City Council |
| BN30 | Montgomery Reserve | Bankstown City Council |
| SU1 | Menai | Sutherland Shire Council |
Any sites owned by public authorities which already have some reservation or protection status will also be included in these negotiations, to ensure threats are being appropriately managed at these protected sites. These sites are tabulated below:
| Code | Location | Landowner |
|---|---|---|
| HA2 | Mountain Lagoon | DLWC |
| PA3 | Campbell Hill Pioneer Park | Parramatta Council |
| PA5 | Duck River Reserve | Parramatta Council |
| BL1 | Prospect Reservoir | Sydney Catchment Authority |
| BL2 | Prospect Reservoir | Sydney Catchment Authority |
The NPWS will also liaise with Councils to ensure that Plans of Management are prepared and implemented in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, for the following community lands that contain populations of A. pubescens, and ensure that these plans include actions which protect sites of A. pubescens.
| Code | Location | Council |
|---|---|---|
| AU1 | Auburn Botanic Gardens | Auburn |
| BN1 | Bankstown; end Brancourt Ave | Bankstown |
| BN4b | Bass Hill; Walshaw Reserve | Bankstown |
| BN5b | Bass Hill; Manuka Reserve | Bankstown |
| BN12 | Condell Park; 20 Hunter St | Bankstown |
| BN15 | Condell Park; 374 Marion St | Bankstown |
| BN18 | Georges Hall; Thornton Reserve | Bankstown |
| BN21 | Milperra; Ashford Reserve | Bankstown |
| BN23 | Milperra; Deepwater Park | Bankstown |
| BN26 | Padstow; Salt Pan Creek Reserve | Bankstown |
| BN29 | Revesby; Flood Reserve | Bankstown |
| BN32 | Villawood; adjacent to Colgate-Palmolive | Bankstown |
| BN34 | Villawood; Thurina Park | Bankstown |
| FA1 | Bossley Park; Bossley Pk Sports Complex | Fairfield |
| FA2 | Bossley Park; Bossley Road Reserve | Fairfield |
| FA3 | Bossley Park; Derwent Place Reserve | Fairfield |
| FA4 | Bossley Park; Salter Road Reserve | Fairfield |
| FA5 | Bossley Park; park on Horsley Drive | Fairfield |
| FA6 | Bossley Park; Warragamba Crescent Park | Fairfield |
| FA8 | Prairiewood; Fairfield Indigenous Flora Park | Fairfield |
| HA6 | Oakville; E side of Old Stock Route Rd | Hawkesbury |
| LV2 | Green Valley; S side of Nth Liverpool Rd | Liverpool |
| RK1 | Bardwell Valley Golf Course | Rockdale |
| ST4 | Strathfield; Hudson Park Golf Course | Strathfield |
NPWS will also liaise with other public authorities to prepare and implement threat and habitat management programs at the following sites:
| Code | Authority | Location |
|---|---|---|
| BN25 | DEET | Milperra; UWS Bankstown Campus |
| AU3a | RIC | Lidcombe; E of Minda Detention Centre |
| AU4 | RIC | Lidcombe; railway siding between Lidcombe and Flemington |
| AU5 | RIC | Regents Park; E of Park Rd, near Jenkins St |
| AU7 | RIC | Regents Park; W of Minda Detention Centre |
| AU9 | RIC | Rookwood; 100 m S of Arthur St overbridge |
| BN7 | RIC | Birrong; 50m N of Rodd St overbridge |
| BN8 | RIC | Birrong; rwy cutting nr cnr Wellington Rd/Auburn Rd |
| BN28 | RIC | Revesby; Doyle Road overpass |
| BN36 | RIC | Yagoona Railway Station |
| FA11 | RIC | Villawood; N side of Villawood Railway station |
| PA4 | RIC | Rosehill; rail corridor at Rosehill Station |
| ST3c | RIC | Rookwood; cutting near Weeroona Rd |
| CA1 | RTA | Beverly Hills/Narwee; M5 fwy, N of Windarra St |
| AU6 | SRA | Regents Park; on west side of station |
| BL3 | Sydney Water (SW) | Prospect Reservoir |
| BL4 | SW | Prospect Reservoir |
| BN9 | SW | Birrong; Potts Hill Reservoir |
| BN10 | SW | Chester Hill; pipeline corridor W of Barbers Rd |
| HO2 | SW | Guildford; edge of drain cnr of Berwick & Beauford Sts |
| PA2 | SW | Guildford; behind Girl Guide's Hall near pipeline |
Actions will include that public authorities will:
- identify existing and potential threats (eg. weed invasion, hybridisation and reducing access to sites);
- develop and implement threat and habitat management programs; and
- monitor populations on a regular basis to assess the effectiveness of threat and habitat management programs.
The NPWS must also carry out similar threat and habitat management actions at all sites on NPWS estate, ie. the NPWS will:
- identify existing and potential threats (eg. weed invasion, dumping, hybridisation);
- develop and implement threat and habitat management programs; and
- monitor populations on a regular basis to assess the effectiveness of threat and habitat management programs.
Those sites on NPWS estate include:
| Code | Location | National Park |
|---|---|---|
| HA7a | Pitt Town; 1 km along Pitt Town/Dural Rd from junction of Cattai Rd | Scheyville NP |
| HA9b | Pitt Town; Reserve 88626, Avondale Rd | Scheyville NP |
| HA10b | Pitt Town; Avondale Rd, opposite no. 118 | Scheyville NP |
| HA14 | Scheyville NP; N of Pitt Town/Dural Rd and S of Long Neck Lagoon | Scheyville NP |
| HA16 | Windsor Downs Nature Reserve | Windsor Downs NR |
The assistance of community groups in implementing threat and habitat management programs or monitoring their success will be encouraged, especially where resources are limited (see section 15 for more details).
The negotiations are to be carried out by the NPWS. The implementation of any actions are to be carried out by the relevant public authority.
12.3.2 Informed environmental assessment and planning decisions are made
Consent and determining authorities will assess developments and activities, and will prepare environmental planning instruments which avoid and minimise impacts on the species.
In order to give this effect, consent and determining authorities will ensure that:
- developments and activities are assessed with reference to this recovery plan, environmental assessment guidelines (appendix 3) and any future advice from the NPWS regarding the distribution, threats, biology and ecology of A. pubescens;
- development consent issued on land in the vicinity of known populations, is sensitive to the species, given knowledge of threats; and
- any relevant environmental policies, management plans and Environmental Planning Instruments are prepared or reviewed with reference to the recovery plan and any future advice from the NPWS regarding the distribution and ecology of the species.
This action is to be carried out by Councils and Planning NSW in consultation with the NPWS.
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