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PROJECT DIEBACK SOCIAL ADVANCES Stakeholder Engagement for Behavioural Change in the South Coast NRM Region of Western Australia v1 Phytophthora Dieback v1 Project Dieback ONE MILLION HECTARES Established 2005, collaboratively with DEC, DCC, Murdoch CPSM and other groups. Cross land tenure approach to Phytophthora Dieback management. Build capacity to manage the threat across/within 5 of WA NRM regions. Project Dieback Strategic Mapping 2008 v1 South Coast NRM Region – Priority Areas WESTERN AREAS Walpole Wilderness & Mt Lindesay National Park Dieback Free Fitzgerald River Biosphere Group EASTERN AREAS Alexander Bay, Kennedy’s Shire Reserves, Cape Arid National Park & Priorities on Private Property Dieback South Coast NRM Region Regional Priority Areas v1 Helping to Protect Priority Areas ALEXANDER BAY to CAPE ARID NATIONAL PARK Engaging Key Stakeholders v1 Photo courtesy E Adams/DEC Dieback Mapping of Priority Area & Road Works Programs v1 Behaviour Change - NOT the Grim Reaper ! v1 Stakeholder Baseline Survey Why doesn’t your organisation undertake dieback hygiene practices? A. Don’t really understand what good dieback hygiene is and how I can apply it to my organisation. B. Hygiene takes too much time and the cost can’t be justified. C. Don’t have anywhere to wash down vehicles and machinery. D. Dieback hygiene is not effective in fighting the spread of dieback. A B v1 D C Training & Information v1 Stakeholder Engagement Plan v1 Wash Down Signage & Equipment v1 Integrated Shire Reserve Signs Stay on Tracks v1 Cape Arid National Park Signage v1 Media Articles v1 ‘Dieback Warriers’ - School Education Program v1 A Dirty Weekend Can Last Forever !... Stubby holder design was also converted into an advertisement to go on local tourist maps produced for the Fitzgerald Biosphere Reserve. v1 Engaging the Community to Protect the FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK from Phytophthora Dieback Key Activities • Communication and Engagement Shires, Tourism, Community • Detection and Mapping • Road Risk Reduction and Hygiene Integration • Washdown Facilities v1 Engaging High Risk Groups - Shires • The FRNP is surrounded by extensive network of (largely unsealed) roads. SHIRE OF RAVENSTHORPE • Managed by the Shires of Jerramungup (west) and Ravensthorpe (east). • Shires have limited resources, very low rate base • No in-house environmental staff • A long way from the public eye SHIRE OF JERRAMUNGUP Fitzgerald River NP & Priority Areas v1 Shire Boundary Engaging High Risk Groups - Shires Provision of dieback mapping within Fitzgerald Biosphere Reserve road network. Production of dieback occurrence maps as posters for operational planning. As well as Shires, worked with Main Roads and contractor staff. v1 Engaging High Risk Groups - Shires Key activities with the Shires: Shire participation on dieback project steering group. Fitz ‘Values and Threats’ tour for councilors and staff, including Bell Track. v1 Engaging High Risk Groups - Shires Shire of Jerramungup participation in Fitzgerald River NP Improvement road works to increase workforce dieback awareness Purchase of mobile wash down unit for use onsite. Now in use by Shire of Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe works crews v1 Communication & Engagement Numerous displays at community market days, fairs and other events throughout four towns in Fitzgerald Biosphere Reserve. Workshops on dieback aimed at tourism industry staff and volunteers. v1 Communication & Engagement v1 Protecting the Protectable WALPOLE WILDERNESS and MT LINDESAY Protecting Uplands, Peaks and Special Value Areas v1 Walpole Wilderness Protecting Uplands, Peaks and Special Value Areas Dieback Protection Area Contains some of the most significant dieback free areas in the southern region. Two-thirds is still dieback free (>200,000ha). Dieback widespread throughout lowlands of the wilderness. v1 Mt Lindesay A Threatened Ecological Community – Special Value Area Dieback Protection Area Over 70% of the mountains are affected by Phytophthora Dieback. Mt Lindesay-Little Lindesay TEC retains all of its flora and fauna values. Only link to montane habitats north of Denmark prior to the introduction of dieback. v1 Walpole Wilderness Protecting Uplands, Peaks and Special Value Areas v1 Stakeholder Engagement Department of Environment and Conservation Key activities with DEC Frankland Implementation of management plans for priority areas. Development of dieback brochures. Presentations and workshops. Feral pig control in protectable and buffer areas v1 Stakeholder Engagement Community Groups and Recreational Users v1 Proposed Motor Cycle Enduro Denmark Motor Cycle Club – DEC Frankland – South Coast NRM Mt Lindesay Identified small pockets of protectable areas. Alternative routes proposed. Potential to develop joint venture template for other user groups. v1 Awareness, Tools, Project Planning SOUTH COAST & STATEWIDE for Phytophthora Dieback M.D. Crisp 2007 v1 Every Step Counts… v1 Dieback Protocols for Biodiversity Investment Project Planning, Development & Operational Strategies • Project Planning Process • Determining Activity Threat • Level of Dieback Assessment Required • Operational Strategies v1 Dieback Information Delivery and Management System (DIDMS) v1 Acknowledgements Team effort by a number of government agencies, stakeholders and community groups. Annabelle Bushell Alison Lullfitz Rob Wright Robyn Cail Liz Edmonds Tim Brett Joanna Young Gary Muir www.dieback.net.au [email protected] 0428 717 685 v1