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Conservation Action Planning June 2014 Summary Conservation Action Planning June 2014 Summary A Collaborative, Landscape Planning Approach to Biodiversity Conservation in the Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia Compiled by: Todd Berkinshaw and Mick Durant (Greening Australia) for the Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board and the Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources Acknowledgements Current and previous participants of the Living Flinders Conservation Action Planning process as listed in Appendix 4. This document may be cited as: Berkinshaw, T.D., Durant, M.D (2014) Living Flinders Conservation Action Planning Summary 2011/13. Report to the Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board and Department for Environment Water and Natural Resources, Greening Australia Version: 30/06/14 This document was funded by the Australian Government through the Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board Living Flinders Conservation Action Planning Summary 2014 2 Contents Page 1. Background 5 1.1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……. 5 1.2. Regional Planning Context……………………………………………………..…………………………………………………..………..... 6 1.3. Living Flinders Project Area……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………... 8 1.4. Social Context…………………………………………………………………………………...………………………………..……………………… 12 2. Identification of Conservation Assets 15 2.1. Method for Identifying Conservation Assets ……………………………………………………………………………………… 15 2.2. Conservation Assets of the Southern Flinders Ranges………………………………..…………………………………………….…. 15 3. Viability of Conservation Assets 22 3.1. Method for Assessing Viability …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 3.2. Viability of the Conservation Assets of the Southern Flinders Ranges………..…………………….……………………….… 22 4. Threats to Conservation Assets 24 4.1. Method for Assessing Threats…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24 4.2. Threats to the Conservation Assets of the Southern Flinders Ranges…..……………………………………………………… 24 5. Setting Conservation Objectives 27 5.1. Method for Setting Conservation Objectives………………………………………………………….…………………………… 27 5.2. Conservation Objectives of the Southern Flinders Ranges …..……………………………………………………………………… 28 6. Conservation Strategies, Actions Steps and Key Programs 30 6.1. Method for Developing Conservation Strategies, Action Steps and Key Programs……………………………… 30 6.2. Conservation Strategies, Action Steps and Key Programs ……..……………………………………………………………..……. 30 6.3. Foundational Program – Objectives and Strategic Actions ….…………………………………………………………………….. 31 6.4. Coastal Plains Program – Objectives and Strategic Actions .…………………..…………………………………………………… 32 6.5. Ephemeral Rivers, Creeks and Waterholes Program – Objectives and Strategic Actions ………….…….............. 36 6.6. Grassy Woodlands and Grasslands Program ‐ Objectives and Strategic Actions ………………………………………. 38 6.7. Southern Ranges Program – Objectives and Strategic Actions ……………….…….………………………………………….…. 41 6.8 Yellow‐footed Rock‐wallaby and Feral Carnivore Control Program ‐ Objectives and Strategic Actions…….. 45 6.9. Arden Vale Ranges Program – Objectives and Strategic Actions …..…..…….……………………………………………….. 47 6.10. Eastern Plains and Ranges Program – Objectives and Strategic Actions .………………………………………………….. 49 6.11. Formal Protection of Under‐represented Ecosystems Program – Objectives and Strategic Actions.…………. 52 7. Monitoring and Evaluation 54 7.1. Method for Developing a Monitoring Program…………………………………………………………………………………… 54 7.2. Monitoring Indicators for the Southern Flinders Ranges ……………………..……………………………………………………... 54 8. Appendices 57 Appendix 1: Plant Species of Conservation Significance in the Living Flinders Region …..………………………………………….. 57 Appendix 2: Fauna Species of Conservation Significance in the Living Flinders Region …..………………………………………… 60 Appendix 3: Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board Goals………………………………………………………… 62 Appendix 4: Participants of the Southern Flinders Ranges CAP process…………………………………………………………………….. 64 Appendix 5: Available CAP Resources……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 65 9. References 67 Living Flinders Conservation Action Planning Summary 2014 3 Tables Table 1 Existing Biodiversity Programs and Legislation ………………….……………………………………………………….……….…... 6 Table 2 Selected Demographic Statistics from the 2006 Census……………………………..………………………………….………… 12 Table 3 Landholdings by Size Class……………………………………………………..……………………………………………………….……….. 12 Table 4 Key Ecological Attributes for Conservation Assets………………………………………………………………………….…...….. 23 Table 5 Viability Ratings for Conservation Assets………………………………………………..…………………………………….………….. 23 Table 6 Key Threats to Conservation Assets……………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…… 25 Table 7 Protected Areas Analysis……………………………………………………………….……………………………………………….………… 52 Table 8 Recommended Monitoring Indicators for Ecological Attributes of the Conservation Assets……………….... 55 Table 9 Existing Monitoring Data Available to support Viability Assessments of Conservation Assets………………… 56 Maps Map 1. Conservation Action Planning Sub‐regions within the Northern and Yorke NRM Region………………………... 7 Map 2. The Living Flinders Project Area………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Map 3. Selected Threatened Species (DEWNR 2007)………………………………………………………………………………….………. 11 Map 4. Landholdings in the Living Flinders Project Area ……..……………………………………………………………………………… 13 Map 5. Conservation Assets of the Living Flinders Project Area ……………………………………………………………………….…. 17 Map 6. Coastal Plains Program Area – Priority Habitats (Koch 2013)………………………………………………………….……..… 33 Map 7. Coastal Plains Program Area – Vegetation Buffers and Linkages Priority Revegetation Areas…………………… 35 Map 8. Ephemeral Rivers, Creeks and Waterholes Program Area ….…………………………………………………………………….. 37 Map 9. Grassy Woodlands and Grasslands Priority Area ……………………………………………………………………………………….39 Map 10. Grey Box Woodland Mapping (Grey Box Project, Greening Aus and NVC 2013/2014)……………………………… 40 Map 11. Southern Ranges Program Area – Temperate Weeds and Fire Management Priority Area …………………... 42 Map 12. Southern Ranges and Arden Vale Ranges Program Area – Goat and Deer Control 2012‐2014……………... 44 Map 13. Yellow‐footed Rock‐wallaby and Feral Carnivore Control Program Area ………………………………………………….. 46 Map 14. Arden Vale Program – Weed Control Undertaken 2012‐2014………………………………………………………..….…... 48 Map 15. Eastern Plains and Ranges Program – Vegetation Condition Mapping (Koch 2014)………………………….…..… 50 Map 16. Targeted Formal Protection of Lands Program Area ………………………………………………….…………………….…..… 53 Figures Figure 1 Figure 1: Available Population Trend Data for YFRW in the Arden Vale District (DEWNR, Ecoknowledge 2012).…... 6 Abbreviations CAP Conservation Action Planning DEWNR Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service NRM Natural Resources Management WONS Weeds of National Significance GA Greening Australia Aus Australia SA South Australia CE Critically Endangered E Endangered V Vulnerable R Rare Living Flinders Conservation Action Planning Summary 2014 4 1. Background 1.1. Introduction This document summarises the progress of the Living Flinders Conservation Action Planning (CAP) process to the 30th June 2014. The process commenced in November 2007 and the planning team (refer Appendix 4) has met regularly to develop and refine a biodiversity conservation plan for the region. The 1st Iteration CAP was summarised in 2009 and updated annually. This document is the 5th update and contains refinements made during 2013/2014. Activities of the Living Flinders CAP project in 2013/2014 include: 2 CAP workshops focussing on project development 2 operational meetings to coordinate on‐ground projects Continuation of major projects (Arden Vale and Southern Ranges Pest Management Program, Mount Remarkable to Sea) updated mapping of conservation assets, threats and on‐ground works (updated spatial CAP planning tool) spatial prioritisation in relation to the Mount Remarkable to Sea Project climate change mapping focussing on carbon sequestration potential in the Eastern Ranges sub‐region soil and water CAP processes undertaken and summarised (to complement the biodiversity CAP) project development for the Eastern Plains and Ranges sub‐region commenced A list of available resources produced for the Living Flinders Project is presented in Appendix 5. 1.1.1. Conservation Action Planning (CAP) The planning process for the Living Flinders Project uses the Conservation Action Planning (CAP) framework developed by the US‐based conservation group The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org as its basis. This framework is widely used in the development of international conservation projects and is becoming more widely adopted in Australia for planning large scale conservation projects with multiple stakeholders. One of the underpinning goals of CAP planning is to move conservation projects from the site scale (10’s or 100’s of hectares) to the conservation and preservation of functional landscapes (100,000’s hectares) which are able to sustain biodiversity at an eco‐regional scale (Low 2003). The CAP process typically involves a series of conservation planning workshops with 5‐10 participants from multiple organisations. The process is facilitated by a trained CAP coach and uses a standard step‐by‐step methodology (refer Low 2003) and an Excel‐based program, or Miradi software, to guide participants through the development of a 1st iteration landscape conservation plan. Whilst built on solid
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