Strategy 2: Facilitate management of grazing regimes, and improve knowledge of appropriate burning regimes, to maintain suitable habitat. Research Actions Action Description Priority Performance Criteria Responsible Indicative Agencies Cost and potential *priority 1 partners only the roles of 1 The potential for ecological burns to be DELWP $30 000 pa burning and used to manage plains-wanderer habitat PV (for four year 2a slashing in (including impacts and response of OEH PhD project) maintaining and vegetation) is investigated. TfN improving the NTAG A joint framework is developed and condition of Research implemented to learn lessons from the plains-wanderer community various fire management methods being habitat in used across plains-wanderer habitat (e.g. National Parks by NP, TFN etc.) and to improve and and Reserves, coordinate future management of the and other lands species and its habitat. managed for conservation. On-ground actions Action Description Priority Performance Criteria Responsible Indicative Agencies Cost and potential *priority 1 partners only 2b Facilitate 1 Wherever possible, stock are rotated DELWP $80 000 pa grazing through, or confined to, fenced paddocks OEH (for five year management to to maintain grassland biomass to desired PV incentive soil type and levels for plains-wanderers in key habitat. MLLS program to enable NCCMA twenty An incentive program is developed to landholders to RLLS farms at provide funding for landholders to fence maintain TfN $20 000 ea) paddocks and/or key habitat patches, or suitable BHA implement other methods for improving grassland grazing management, in key biomass on red habitat. 2c Closely monitor 1 Grassland structure and composition $100 000 pa grazing impacts is monitored regularly, on both public and PV on public and private protected areas, where grazing OEH private reserves regimes are being managed for TfN where grazing MLLS regimes are RLLS Managers respond quickly and effectively being managed to ensure grassland structure remains for suitable (i.e. 13-17 golf balls score, Parks to Victoria 20081; NSW, 2007) on reserves ensure being managed for plains-wanderers. grassland structure During dry periods (late spring to autumn remains within break), or declared droughts, stock acceptable limits exclusion from public areas is for the species. implemented as appropriate.
Strategy 2: Facilitate management of grazing regimes, and improve knowledge of appropriate burning regimes, to maintain suitable habitat. Research Actions Action Description Priority Performance Criteria Responsible Agencies and potential partners Indicative Cost *priority 1 only 2a the roles of burning and slashing in maintaining and improving the condition of plains-wanderer habitat in National Parks and Reserves, and other lands managed for conservation. 1 The potential for ecological burns to be used to manage plains-wanderer habitat (including impacts and response of vegetation) is investigated. A joint framework is developed and implemented to learn lessons from the various fire management methods being used across plains-wanderer habitat (e.g. by NP, TFN etc.) and to improve and coordinate future management of the species and its habitat. DELWP PV OEH TfN NTAG Research community $30 000 pa (for four year PhD project) On-ground actions Action Description Priority Performance Criteria Responsible Agencies and potential partners Indicative Cost *priority 1 only 2b Facilitate grazing management to soil type and enable landholders to maintain suitable grassland biomass on red 1 Wherever possible, stock are rotated through, or confined to, fenced paddocks to maintain grassland biomass to desired levels for plains-wanderers in key habitat. An incentive program is developed to provide funding for landholders to fence paddocks and/or key habitat patches, or implement other methods for improving grazing management, in key habitat. DELWP OEH PV MLLS NCCMA RLLS TfN BHA $80 000 pa (for five year incentive program to twenty farms at $20 000 ea) 2c Closely monitor grazing impacts on public and private reserves where grazing regimes are being managed for to ensure grassland structure remains within acceptable limits for the species. 1 Grassland structure and composition is monitored regularly, on both public and private protected areas, where grazing regimes are being managed for Managers respond quickly and effectively to ensure grassland structure remains suitable (i.e. 13-17 golf balls score, Parks Victoria 20081; NSW, 2007) on reserves being managed for plains-wanderers. During dry periods (late spring to autumn break), or declared droughts, stock exclusion from public areas is implemented as appropriate. PV OEH TfN MLLS RLLS $100 000 pa
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