Namadgi National Park Plan of Management 2010

PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 Namadgi National Park Namadgi National NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 © Australian Capital Territory, Canberra 2010 ISBN 978-0-642-60526-9 Conservation Series: ISSN 1036-0441: 22 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without the written permission of Land Management and Planning Division, Department of Territory and Municipal Services, GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601. 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Published by Land Management and Planning Division (10/0386) Department of Territory and Municipal Services Enquiries: Phone Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 Website: www.tams.act.gov.au Design: Big Island Graphics, Canberra Printed on recycled paper CONTENTS NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 Contents Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................ 6 Ministerial foreword ..............................................................................................................................7 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 8 Preface ..................................................................................................................................................10 The Australian Alps national parks ....................................................................................................................... 11 1 Introduction: A vision for the future ......................................................................................... 13 1.1 Vision statement ....................................................................................................................................14 1.2 Background .............................................................................................................................................14 1.3 Regional setting ..................................................................................................................................... 15 1.4 Statement of Significance .................................................................................................................. 15 1.5 Primary management objectives ....................................................................................................19 1.6 Key principles for management ......................................................................................................20 1.7 Cooperative management of Namadgi National Park ............................................................ 21 2 Legislative, planning and policy framework ........................................................................... 25 2.1 Management Plan: Purpose and scope ....................................................................................... 26 2.2 ACT planning framework ................................................................................................................... 26 2.3 Legislation, agreements and policy .............................................................................................. 27 3 Park zoning .................................................................................................................................. 33 3.1 Purpose of zoning ................................................................................................................................34 3.2 Descriptions of management zones ............................................................................................. 35 4 A place of water: Water resource management ......................................................................41 4.1 Primary management objective .....................................................................................................42 4.2 Background ............................................................................................................................................42 4.3 Water supply ..........................................................................................................................................43 4.4 Legislative requirements for catchment management in the ACT ...................................44 4.5 Water supply: management considerations ..............................................................................44 4.6 Water supply: objectives, policies and actions .........................................................................49 5 A place of nature: Landscape and biodiversity protection .................................................. 55 5.1 Primary management objectives ...................................................................................................56 5.2 Background ............................................................................................................................................56 5.3 The Australian Alps bioregion ......................................................................................................... 58 5.4 Landscapes .............................................................................................................................................59 5.5 Landscapes: management considerations ................................................................................. 62 5.6 Landscapes: objective, policies and actions ..............................................................................63 5.7 Native vegetation .................................................................................................................................63 5.8 Native vegetation: management considerations .....................................................................65 5.9 Native vegetation: objective, policies and actions .................................................................. 67 5.10 Native animals .......................................................................................................................................68 5.11 Native animals: management considerations ............................................................................. 71 5.12 Native animals: objective, policies and actions ........................................................................ 73 5.13 Ecological restoration ......................................................................................................................... 73 5.14 Ecological restoration: management considerations ............................................................. 74 5.15 Ecological restoration: objective, policy and actions ............................................................. 76 5.16 Management of pest species ........................................................................................................... 76 5.17 Pest plant management ..................................................................................................................... 77 5.18 Pest plants: management considerations ................................................................................... 77 5.19 Pest plants: objective, policies and actions ............................................................................... 78 5.20 Pest animal management .................................................................................................................. 79 5.21 Pest animals: management considerations ................................................................................ 79 5.22 Pest animals: objective, policies and actions.............................................................................. 81 5.23 Special scientific area and biosphere reserve ........................................................................... 82 5.24 Special scientific area and biosphere reserve: objective, policies and actions ............ 82 5.25 The concept of wilderness ................................................................................................................ 83 Page 3 CONTENTS NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2010 5.26 Wilderness: management considerations ...................................................................................84 5.27 Wilderness: objective and policies ................................................................................................84 6 A place of past and present meaning: Protecting and managing cultural heritage ......... 85 6.1 Primary management objective .....................................................................................................86 6.2 Background ............................................................................................................................................86 6.3 Heritage registers .................................................................................................................................90

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