MANAGEMENT PLAN

Vegetation Policy

 

Vegetation management is a priority issue within Trelissick Park. Policies directed at the control and eradication of adventive weeds and noxious animals will have a high priority along with re vegetation using appropriate indigenous species. Exotic nurse species such as tree lucerne may be appropriate in certain circumstances to meet specific management requirements. The overall replanting objective is to create and maintain a "natural" appearing vegetation pattern. The cosmetic or ornamental planting of native species is not an objective.

Policies:

  1. Existing indigenous vegetation shall be protected and regeneration encouraged. Revegetation programmes using indigenous species appropriate to the area (and where possible propagating from known local sourc e material) will be continued to supplement natural regeneration.
  2. The health and vigour of the native forest and the pattern of regeneration shall be monitored. Management practices and use shall be modified if it is shown that these are adversely impacting on the forest.
  3. Long term management programmes shall be established to control and where appropriate eradicate adventive plants and animal pests. (Note that possum impacts on the vegetation of Trelissick Park are currently considered to be low and control operations are no t recommended at present).
  4. The Trelissick Park/Ngaio Gorge Working Group and other organisations who have an active interest in the park shall be enco uraged to assist with planting and vegetation management.
  5. All planting and vegetation management programmes shall be approved and if required supervised by the Culture and Recreatio n Division.
  6. Revegetation priority shall be given to :
    • revegetation of areas cleared of noxious plants;
    • the revegetation of disturbed areas;
    • riparian land management;
  7. Where appropriate small areas of grass will be managed and maintained to prevent the spread of noxious plants and to provid e open space contrast to the forest.
  8. Appropriate fire protection measures shall be investigated and a fire protection plan maintained.


 

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