EGLINTON ESTATES CLEARING AND REVEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for: Eglinton Estates Report Date: 21 December 2015 Version: 8 Report No. 2013‐93 CONTENTS Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. i List of Attachments .......................................................................................................................................... iv 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Requirement for a Clearing and Revegetation Management Plan ................................................... 1 1.3 Stakeholder Consultation .................................................................................................................. 2 Community Participation........................................................................................................... 2 1.4 CRMP Revision ................................................................................................................................... 3 2 EPBC CONDITION OF APPROVAL ............................................................................................................... 4 2.1 EPBC Conditions Relevant to Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo ................................................................... 4 3 CARNABY’S BLACK COCKATOO .................................................................................................................. 6 3.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Diet ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Nesting Requirements ............................................................................................................... 7 Breeding .................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Occurrence within Yellagonga Regional Park .................................................................................... 7 4 CARNABY’S BLACK COCKATOO HABITAT RESTORATION RESEARCH ......................................................... 8 4.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 8 4.2 Species Selection ............................................................................................................................... 8 Sourcing Seed for Revegetation ................................................................................................ 9 4.3 Topsoil Collection ............................................................................................................................ 10 Timing ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Depth of Topsoil Striping ......................................................................................................... 13 Depth of Topsoil Spreading ..................................................................................................... 13 Topsoil Stockpiling ................................................................................................................... 13 Seasonal Timing of Topsoil Operations ................................................................................... 13 Soil Stabilisers .......................................................................................................................... 13 4.4 Site Preparation ............................................................................................................................... 14 Ploughing, Deep Ripping and Scarifying .................................................................................. 14 Weeds ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Fertiliser ................................................................................................................................... 14 5 YELLAGONGA REGIONAL PARK ................................................................................................................ 15 10007_118_BH V8.docx i 5.1 Background ...................................................................................................................................... 15 5.2 Yellagonga Regional Park Site Description ...................................................................................... 15 Landform ................................................................................................................................. 15 Geology and Soils .................................................................................................................... 15 Vegetation and Flora ............................................................................................................... 16 6 SPECIES SELECTION.................................................................................................................................. 19 6.1 Objective ......................................................................................................................................... 19 6.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 20 Plant species at Eglinton East in Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo Habitat: ...................................... 20 Plant species at Yellagonga Regional Park once in Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo Habitat ........... 20 Selecting plant species suitable for revegetation at YRP ........................................................ 20 7 SEED COLLECTION PROTOCOLS ............................................................................................................... 22 7.1 Species Selection and Source Areas ................................................................................................ 22 7.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 22 7.3 Collection Scheduling ...................................................................................................................... 23 8 TOPSOIL COLLECTION STRATEGY ............................................................................................................ 24 8.1 Approval Condition 12 ..................................................................................................................... 24 8.2 Timing .............................................................................................................................................. 24 8.3 Stripping Depth ............................................................................................................................... 25 8.4 Staging and Source Areas ................................................................................................................ 25 8.5 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 27 Vegetation Condition Review .................................................................................................. 27 Weed Assessment ................................................................................................................... 27 Dieback Survey ........................................................................................................................ 27 Topsoil Volume ........................................................................................................................ 28 Relocation Site Identification .................................................................................................. 28 9 EGLINTON CLEARING AND REVEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................................... 29 9.1 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 29 9.2 Seed Collection ................................................................................................................................ 29 9.3 Vegetation Removal ........................................................................................................................ 29 9.4 Topsoil ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Public Open Space ................................................................................................................... 30 Fencing .................................................................................................................................... 30 9.5 Revegetation Onsite ........................................................................................................................ 30 Species List .............................................................................................................................