Fire Management System for Bribie Island
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Bribie Island Prepared by: Robyn James and Graeme Bulley Date written: 10 / 06 / 2004 ii Contents Contents................................................................................................................................................... ii List of figures ......................................................................................................................................... iii List of tables........................................................................................................................................... iii List of appendices................................................................................................................................... iii List of maps............................................................................................................................................ iii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................ iv Fire Strategy Development, Purpose and Review....................................................................................v 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1 1.1. Climate .................................................................................................................................1 1.2. Regional context.....................................................................................................................2 1.3. Fire history .............................................................................................................................2 1.4. Objectives for fire management .............................................................................................3 2. Protection of Agency Property and Other Assets .............................................................................5 2.1. Objectives, risk assessment and guidelines............................................................................5 3. Protection of Private Property and the Bribie Community...............................................................7 3.1. Objectives, risk assessment and guidelines............................................................................7 4. Flora..................................................................................................................................................8 4.1. Native species/communities of significance and/or potential indicator species.....................9 4.2. Priority weeds in relation to fire management .....................................................................10 4.3. Objectives, risk assessment and guidelines..........................................................................11 5. Fauna ..............................................................................................................................................18 5.1. Species of significance and/or potential indicator species ...................................................18 5.2. Objectives, risk assessment and guidelines..........................................................................21 6. Cultural resources...........................................................................................................................22 6.1. Objectives, risk assessment and guidelines..........................................................................22 7. Factors affecting fire behaviour and management..........................................................................23 8. Fire management zones ..................................................................................................................24 8.1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................24 8.2. Fire management zones........................................................................................................24 8.2.1 Protection zone.......................................................................................................25 8.2.2 Wildfire mitigation zone ........................................................................................27 8.2.3 Conservation zone..................................................................................................28 8.2.4 Rehabilitation zone ................................................................................................30 8.2.5 Reference zone.......................................................................................................31 8.2.6 Exclusion zone.......................................................................................................31 8.2.7 Sustainable production zone ..................................................................................31 9. Fire research and monitoring..........................................................................................................32 10. Access track system........................................................................................................................32 10.1. New access tracks.................................................................................................................32 10.2. Track closures ......................................................................................................................33 11. References ......................................................................................................................................34 11.1. Personal communications.....................................................................................................35 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service - Fire Management System (2003) Bribie Island Fire Strategy iii List of figures Figure 1 Location and Tenure of Bribie Island.....................................................................................4 List of tables Table 1 Native flora species and communities of particular management significance with information on potential value as indicators in monitoring programmes.............................10 Table 2 Details of priority weeds in relation to fire management. ....................................................11 Table 3 Fire management objectives and preferred fire regimes for the vegetation communities. (refer to Map 2)..............................................................................................13 Table 4 Fauna species of significance with information on potential value as indicators in monitoring programmes. ......................................................................................................19 Table 5 Locations of protection zones and associated management regimes. ..................................25 Table 6 Locations of wildfire mitigation zones and associated management regimes. .....................27 Table 7 Quick reference guide for fire management requirements in the conservation zone. ..........29 Table 8 Locations of rehabilitation zones and associated management regimes..............................30 List of appendices Appendix 1. Meteorological data for Bribie Island Appendix 2. Flora species recorded on Bribie Island Appendix 3. Fauna species recorded on Bribie Island Appendix 4. Fire management zones and fire management areas List of maps Map 1a. Bribie Island North showing fire management trails Map 1b. Bribie Island South showing fire management trails Map 1b(i). Fire Trails North Woorim Map 1b(ii). Fire Trails South Woorim Map 1b(iii). Fire Trails South Bongaree Map 1b(iv). Fire Trails North Bongaree Map 1b(v). Fire Trails Bellara/Banksia Beach Map 1b(vi). Fire Trails Whitepatch Map 2. Vegetation map of Bribie Island showing fire regimes for each conservation zone Map 3. Known fire history of Bribie Island Map 4. Fire management zones for Bribie Island Map 5. Aerial Photograph Bribie Island South, 11/3/2002 Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service - Fire Management System (2003) Bribie Island Fire Strategy iv Acknowledgements This fire strategy was developed as a cooperative effort with representatives from key land management agencies responsible for fire management on Bribie Island, namely Qld Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS), Caboolture Shire Council (CSC), Qld Dept of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (NRM&E), Qld Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) and Dept of Primary Industries – Forestry (DPI-F). The Bribie Fire Reference Group: Robyn James, Senior Conservation Officer, Southern Region QPWS Graeme Bulley, Acting Ranger in Charge Bribie Island, QPWS Steve Price, Senior Ranger, Sunshine Coast QPWS Lisa Ford, Natural Resource Officer, Southern Region QPWS Denis Moloney, Forest Ranger in Charge (Plantations), DPI-F Beerburrum Stanley Ward, Assistant Forest Manager, DPI-F Beerburrum Ross Nunn, Station Officer, QFRS Bribie Island Kerry Tupper, Area Director, QFRS Bribie Island David Bird, Senior Cartographer, NRM&E Nambour Jenny Reeve, Land Protection Officer, NRM&E Caboolture Lynette McDougall, Land Officer, NRM&E Caboolture Erica Metcalfe, Environmental Planner, CSC Paul Whyte, Park Supervisor, CSC The following people also provided invaluable assistance and support in the development of the fire strategy: Rayelene Brown, GIS Officer, Southern Region QPWS Geoff Brittingham, District Manager, Sunshine Coast, QPWS Wendy Drake, Principal Conservation Officer, QPWS Terry Harper, Acting Regional Director, Southern