to Low Conservation grow, flower and set-seed in late Value areas Spring/Summer. Follow-up Weed Target Chilean Chilean Needle grass will re-shoot Control in areas 1-3 faster than native grasses following following slashing as slashing so an opportunity will be part of annual weed provided to target or ‘spot-spray’ control program while avoiding native ‘wick-wipe’ grasses. Monitoring and Monitor areas that are A second treatment will assist in Second slashed early and keeping fuel levels down where Treatment determine requirement conditions have favoured growth for treatment following initial treatment. Waiting ‘second’ in January. This is only until January for the second treatment, to be undertaken after where required, will ensure native flowering and seed set grasses have had time to flower and of native grasses has set seed. occurred. Vehicle and Hygiene measures in No seed spread into High and Medium Machinery Areas 4-9 are to strictly Conservation Hygiene follow the Vehicle and No spread of seed outside of infested Machinery Hygiene areas (see map, Appendix 13b) Procedure (Appendix 12) Time and labour resources for hygiene practice can be reduced in initial Hygiene measures may stages of program 1-3) as exotic be more responsive for grass seed set will not yet have areas 1-3 occurred Specialist Engage contractors with High Conservation roadsides Contractor specialist knowledge within areas 4-9 will require priority Engagement and experience for High and sensitive treatment to ensure Conservation Value weeds are not inadvertently carried in roadsides, in particular from adjoining lower quality areas. If those High value areas managed appropriately, the quality of within areas 4-9 these few high conservation value areas can be maintained and improved.
to Low Conservation Value areas grow, flower and set-seed in late Spring/Summer. Follow-up Weed Control Target Chilean in areas 1-3 following slashing as part of annual weed control program Chilean Needle grass will re-shoot faster than native grasses following slashing so an opportunity will be provided to target ‘spot-spray’ or ‘wick-wipe’ while avoiding native grasses. Monitoring and Second Treatment Monitor areas that are slashed early and determine requirement for ‘second’ treatment in January. This is only to be undertaken after flowering and seed set of native grasses has occurred. A second treatment will assist in keeping fuel levels down where conditions have favoured growth following initial treatment. Waiting until January for the second treatment, where required, will ensure native grasses have had time to flower and set seed. Vehicle and Machinery Hygiene Hygiene measures in Areas 4-9 are to strictly follow the Vehicle and Machinery Hygiene Procedure (Appendix 12) Hygiene measures may be more responsive for areas 1-3 No seed spread into High and Medium Conservation No spread of seed outside of infested areas (see map, Appendix 13b) Time and labour resources for hygiene practice can be reduced in initial stages of program 1-3) as exotic grass seed set will not yet have occurred Specialist Contractor Engagement Engage contractors with specialist knowledge and experience for High Conservation Value roadsides, in particular those High value areas within areas 4-9 High Conservation roadsides within areas 4-9 will require priority and sensitive treatment to ensure weeds are not inadvertently carried in from adjoining lower quality areas. If managed appropriately, the quality of these few high conservation value areas can be maintained and improved.
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