Download Revegetation offset management plan

First party general offset management plan:
Protection and management of a revegetation offset
This template has been designed for permit holders securing a first party general offset in accordance with their
permit conditions. The template must be filled out and attached to Schedule 3 of your security agreement. If you
require assistance to complete this offset management plan, please contact the relevant statutory authority
securing the offset.
This template must not be used under the following circumstances:
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if you are entering into a security agreement with Trust for Nature
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if you are securing a specific offset
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if you want to generate tradable native vegetation credits.
It is important to note that this template is for the generation of gain via the protection and management of
revegetation on property in the same ownership as the property where the native vegetation is to be cleared.
Please ensure all sections and fields are completed with the appropriate information.
1. Planning permit details
Municipal district
Planning permit number
Clearing site address
Permit holder
Date permit granted
2. Permit offset condition
Offset type
General
Catchment management authority region
Municipal district
Minimum strategic biodiversity score
Biodiversity equivalence units required
3. Offset site details
Offset site identifier (completed by authority)
Offset property owner
Phone contact
Email contact
Offset address
Catchment management authority region
Municipal district
Offset size
Strategic biodiversity score
General biodiversity equivalence units
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4. Offset area
A first party general offset condition can be satisfied by securing more than one individual site. If those multiple
sites are in the same proximity within the same property, they can be combined in the same management plan.
Sites separated by great distances need to use individual management plans, but can be secured on the same
security agreement.
Total area(ha) of offset
Number of individual sites on this management plan to
satisfy the permit condition.
Area(ha) of site 1
Area(ha) of site 2
5. Security agreement
Statutory body
Agreement type
6. Ongoing management commitment standards
The landowner must meet all of the following ongoing management commitments to achieve the predicted gain
from the offset site and comply with the security agreement identified in Section 4.
a) undertake revegetation in accordance with the minimum standard (6 understorey species)
b) retain all standing trees (dead or alive)
c) exclude stock and other threats
d) ensure weed cover (both Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 (CaLP Act) and non CaLP Act weeds)
does not increase beyond the current level
e) monitor for any new and emerging weeds (both CaLP Act and non CaLP Act weeds) and eliminate to <1 per
cent cover
f) retain logs and fallen timber
g) retain organic litter
h) control rabbits
The landowner(s), and any future landowner(s), of the site are required to maintain the condition of the offset site
to the level achieved at the conclusion of the ten year management plan in perpetuity.
a) Revegetation in accordance with the minimum standard
The species and life forms to be planted, including density and number of plants must be recorded in Table 3,
while the timetable for planting must be identified in Table 2. The commitment must be achieved in accordance
with the following Native vegetation credit register management standard – Revegetation, which includes the
following:
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determine timetable of actions for site preparation and planting
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determine survival target milestones
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undertake planting of species specified in Table 3 in accordance with the guidance provided in the DEPI
Revegetation planting standards.
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plant outside the drip-line of any existing native trees.
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avoid disturbing any existing native vegetation, including native ground covers and grasses.
Suggested management actions
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site preparation
collect or source seed, or collect tube stock (sourced locally)
propagate plants
plant out site or direct seed
replace dead plants
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b) Retain all standing trees
The removal of dead and living standing trees is prohibited.
Suggested management actions
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cone required
c) Exclude stock and other threats
A map of where fencing is to be erected on the site, as well as and the timing of fencing placement (if required)
must be recorded in Table 1. Unless alternative fencing methods have been agreed upon to the satisfaction of
DEPI, the commitment must be achieved in accordance with the Native vegetation credit register management
standard – Fencing, which includes the following:
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stock are not permitted to enter the site
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where there is a risk of stock entering the site it must be fenced at that time to the follow standard:
o six line ring-lock with one plain wire or five strand plain wire with two electrified strands or seven
strand plain wire
o 1.8m high treated pine or steel post with posts no more than 10m apart with two droppers in
between
o strainers 2.1m high, 150mm wide treated pine or railway iron/large diameter steel pots
o stays 3m treated pine
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fences do not include barbed wire
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fences are not electrified on the bottom strand
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along waterways fences are a minimum of 10m from the top edge of the bank.
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around scattered trees the fence protects an area twice the diameter of the drip line of the tree.
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motorised vehicles, bikes and horses are not permitted to enter the site. Formed tracks or trails through
patches of native vegetation must not be included in the boundaries of sites. The landowner must manage
the site so that motorised vehicles, bikes and horses do not enter the site from these tracks or trails. This
may require construction of barriers along the edge of the track or trail.
Suggested management action
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erect a new fence around the perimeter of the site.
upgrade fencing around the perimeter of the site.
maintain fencing around boundary of the site in good condition.
if a threat arises, erect a fence around the perimeter of the site.
d) Ensure weed cover does not increase beyond the current level
The current overall percentage cover of weeds within the offset site must be recorded in Table 1. The methods
and timing used to control the weeds must be recorded within Table 2. The commitment must be achieved in
accordance with the Native vegetation credit register management standard – Control or elimination of weeds,
which includes the following:
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control all weeds to ensure that their overall cover does not increase beyond level specified in the premanagement site condition table (Table 1) prior to commencement of the plan.
Suggested management actions
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felling/ring barking
cut and paint with suitable herbicide
drill or frill and fill with suitable herbicide
spot-praying and wick-wiping
slashing and mowing
hand weeding
spot-burning
grazing
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e) Monitor for any new and emerging weeds and eliminate to <1 per cent cover
The commitment must be achieved in accordance with the Native vegetation credit register management
standard – Control or elimination of weeds.
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eliminate any new and emerging weeds so that their cover is negligible.
Suggested management actions
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same as previous commitment
f) Retain fallen logs and timber
Collecting any fallen logs or timber prohibited.
Suggested management actions
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none required
g) Retain organic litter
All organic litter must remain within the boundaries of the offset site.
Suggested management actions
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none required
h) Control rabbits
The methods and timing of control must be recorded in Table 2. The commitment must be achieved in
accordance with the Native vegetation credit register management standard – Rabbit control, which includes the
following:
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remove surface harbour
o remove all surface harbour. Note that this excludes indigenous plants, fallen logs and rocks
o remove any surface harbour identified in site inspections by the organisation monitoring compliance
with the security agreement.
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hand collapsing warrens (with or without fumigation)
o hand collapse warrens so that they are no longer used by rabbits
o hand collapse any warrens identified in site inspections by the organisation monitoring compliance with
the security agreement, so that they are no longer used by rabbits.
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baiting
o create bait trails using handheld equipment. Apply baits at timing specified in Table 2. Dispose of
rabbit carcasses after baiting to reduce risk of off target poisoning.
Suggested management actions
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burrow fumigation and hand collapse
rabbit proof fencing
removal of harbour
baiting
7. Offset site condition and management actions
Landowners are required to record the condition of the offset site in Table 1 prior to implementing the
management plan. Landowners must record the offset site’s current condition concerning:
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current percentage of all standing trees (dead and alive) coverage
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threat of stock invasion
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current percentage of weed coverage
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current percentage of logs and fallen timber coverage
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presence of organic litter
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current state of rabbit presence.
Landowners are required to complete the management plan in Table 2 by indicating:
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which management actions will be undertaken for each management commitment
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the timing for each management action
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8. Reporting
The security agreement requires the landowner to submit a yearly site condition report for each year of the ten
year management plan and thereafter at the reasonable request of the statutory authority. Reports are to be
submitted prior to the anniversary date of the execution of the agreement..
The yearly site condition report must address progress against each management commitment set out in this
agreement.
Landowners must submit photographs which clearly depict management actions undertaken for the previous
year.
The following must be included in the yearly site condition report:
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permit holder
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planning permit number
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site identifier
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reporting year (1-10)
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date report is submitted
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who completed the report
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condition of site against each management commitment
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actions taken during the year to achieve the management commitment
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provide photographs.
The yearly site condition report template can be found on DEPI’s website.
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Pre-management site condition
Table 1: Current offset site condition
Commitment
Pre-management plan condition
Current percentage of all standing
trees (dead and alive) coverage
Exclude stock and other threats
Current percentage of weed
coverage
Monitor for any new and
emerging weeds and eliminate to
<1 percent cover
Not applicable
Current percentage of logs and
fallen timber coverage
Presence of organic litter
Current level rabbit presence
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Management plan
Table 2: 10 year management actions and implementation schedule
Year(s)
Commitment to be achieved
1-10
Monitor and report
1-10
Monitor for any new and emerging weeds and
eliminate to <1 cover
1-3
Exclude stock and other threats
1-3
Ensure weed cover does not increase beyond initial
recorded level
1-3
Control rabbits
1-3
Revegetation (site preparation)
3
Revegetation (planting)
4
Revegetation (planting)
4-10
Ensure weed cover does not increase beyond initial
recorded level
4-10
Exclude stock and other threats
4-10
Control rabbits
5-10
Revegetation
Management action to be undertaken
Timing of management
action
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Revegetation
Landowners must record which pre 1750 ecological vegetation class (EVC) is present on site as indicated on the
first party general offset attribute report received from DEPI.
Use the EVC benchmark to determine the correct tree and understorey species to plant. Refer to the revegetation
and supplementary planting standard in Appendix D of the first party general offset kit for planting targets.
Record your selected species, their density and total numbers planted into Table 3. The understorey needs to be
a combination of six species to meet the minimum revegetation standard. EVC benchmarks can be referenced
on DEPI’s website.
Plant species selection will be subject to site characteristics, ease of propagation and /or likely availability from
local suppliers. Assistance should be sought from regional native plant nurseries as to the availability and
appropriateness of selected species.
Table 3: Revegetation species and targets
EVC # and name
(pre 1750)
Offset area
(hectares)
Species to be planted [2]
Life form
Common name
Scientific name
Survival Targets [1]
Density/
hectare
Number of
plants/offset
Understorey
Overstorey
Canopy species
Understorey
trees and
large
shrubs
(> 5 m tall)
Medium
shrubs
(1-5 m tall)
Small
shrubs
(<1 m tall)
Large tufted
graminoids
(>1 m tall)
Total survival targets
[1] The minimum number of plants specified under survival targets for each category are the numbers
required to be established by Year 10 of the management plan.
[2] Species outlined in this table are to be used to achieve the minimum survival and diversity targets. If
the landowner would prefer to use alternative or additional species to those listed in this table, then
approval in writing from the Secretary’s representative must be obtained first.
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9. Declaration
Landowner
Name: ____________________________________________________
Signature:_____________________________
Date: ______________
Statutory authority officer
Name:______________________________________________________
Title:_______________________________________________________
Signature:______________________________
Date:_______________
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