Vegetation Management Plan Henley Beach to Tennyson Coastal Reserve Simon Cordingley and Claire Petherick for the City of Charles Sturt January 2006 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, HENLEY BEACH TO TENNYSON COASTAL RESERVE This Vegetation Management Plan is designed to be a flexible and dynamic document that should be adapted according to changes in the dune environment over time and as further information becomes available. This Vegetation Management Plan has been developed by the SA Urban Forest Biodiversity Program (Department for Environment and Heritage) in partnership with the City of Charles Sturt through Planning SA’s Coast Park initiative. This report may be cited as: Cordingley, S. P. and Petherick, C. E., 2005, Vegetation Management Plan Henley Beach to Tennyson Coastal Reserve, City of Charles Sturt, Adelaide. Information in this document may be copied provided that a full acknowledgement is made. ii VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, HENLEY BEACH TO TENNYSON COASTAL RESERVE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. RESERVE IDENTIFICATION......................................................................................... 2 2. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN............................................................................................... 2 3. PLAN CONTEXT ........................................................................................................... 3 3.1 COAST PARK ..............................................................................................................3 3.2 MANAGEMENT PLANS ....................................................................................................3 3.2.1 Adelaide Metropolitan Coast Park Concept Plan................................................................... 3 3.2.2 City of Charles Sturt Coastal Management Plan 2002 - 2007................................................. 4 3.2.2 Report of the Review of the Management of Adelaide Metropolitan Beaches ............................ 6 4. BACKGROUND, HISTORY AND STATUS OF RESERVE.................................................... 6 4.1 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................14 4.1.1 Topography/ Landform.................................................................................................. 14 4.1.2 Soils........................................................................................................................... 14 4.1.3 Climate....................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 VEGETATION ............................................................................................................14 4.2.1 Indigenous Vegetation .................................................................................................. 14 4.2.2 Plant Species Richness.................................................................................................. 17 4.2.3 Significant Flora ........................................................................................................... 17 4.2.4 Significant Plant Communities ........................................................................................ 18 4.2.5 Condition .................................................................................................................... 18 4.3 FAUNA ...................................................................................................................20 4.3.1 Native Fauna ............................................................................................................... 20 4.3.2 Introduced Fauna......................................................................................................... 21 5. ADJOINING LAND USES AND VEGETATION ............................................................... 21 6. RESERVE VALUES...................................................................................................... 21 6.1 CONSERVATION VALUE ................................................................................................21 6.2 EDUCATIONAL VALUE ..................................................................................................22 6.3 AESTHETIC VALUE......................................................................................................22 6.4 SCIENTIFIC VALUE .....................................................................................................22 6.5 OPEN SPACE VALUE....................................................................................................22 7. RESERVE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES ....................................................................... 22 8. NATIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ISSUES ............................................................ 23 8.1 WHOLE RESERVE MANAGEMENT ISSUES ............................................................................23 8.1.1 Weeds ........................................................................................................................ 23 8.1.2 Fire ............................................................................................................................ 32 8.1.3 Access and Fencing ...................................................................................................... 33 8.1.4 Erosion ....................................................................................................................... 36 8.1.5 Introduced Fauna......................................................................................................... 36 8.2 MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND STRATEGIES WITHIN EACH MANAGEMENT ZONE ....................................40 8.2.1 Management Zone 1..................................................................................................... 40 8.2.2 Management Zone 2..................................................................................................... 44 8.2.3 Management Zone 3..................................................................................................... 48 8.2.4 Management Zone 4..................................................................................................... 53 8.2.5 Management Zone 5..................................................................................................... 58 9. SUMMARY OF MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS/ SUGGESTIONS.......................... 61 10. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND APPROXIMATE BUDGETS ................................. 64 GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................... 70 REFERENCES................................................................................................................. 72 iii VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, HENLEY BEACH TO TENNYSON COASTAL RESERVE APPENDIX 1: CONTEXT................................................................................................. 76 INTERNATIONAL ............................................................................................................. 76 NATIONAL .................................................................................................................... 76 Coastal Zone Inquiry .............................................................................................................77 Australian Coastal Policy ........................................................................................................77 Coast and Clean Seas ............................................................................................................78 STATE ........................................................................................................................ 78 REGIONAL.................................................................................................................... 79 Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges ............................................................................................79 SA Urban Forest Biodiversity Program......................................................................................82 ADELAIDE METROPOLITAN COAST......................................................................................... 82 Coast Protection Board ..........................................................................................................83 Coast Park ...........................................................................................................................83 LOCAL ........................................................................................................................ 83 Local Government.................................................................................................................83 Community Groups ...............................................................................................................84 APPENDIX 2: PLANT SPECIES LIST FOR HENLEY BEACH TO TENNYSON COASTAL RESERVE................................................................................................................... 86 APPENDIX 3: PRIORITY WEED SPECIES ....................................................................... 88 APPENDIX 4 : WEED CALENDER.................................................................................. 117 APPENDIX 5: COMMON WEED REMOVAL TECHNIQUES .............................................. 118 APPENDIX 6: BUSHLAND WEEDING CODE .................................................................. 120 APPENDIX 7: COASTAL INDIGENOUS SPECIES ..........................................................