Overview

Strategic Plan

Committee

The King Island Natural Resource Management Review and Strategic Action Plan is in the process of being updated.

The contents of the first plan 1998-2001, facilitated by Helen Morgan, are available:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACRONYMS …………………………………………………………………………… 5

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………..…… 6

Chapter 1 PROJECT INFORMATION ………………………………….. 7

1.1 King Island Natural Resource Mngt Group ………… 7

1.2 King Island Natural Resource Mngt Plan ………….. 7

Chapter 2 KING ISLAND REGIONAL BACKGROUND …………….. 12

2.1 Location ……………………………………………….. 12

2.2 Climate ………………………………………………… 12

2.3 Cultural Heritage ……………………………………… 12

2.4 Human Settlement …………………………………… 12

2.5 Population ………………………………………..…… 13

2.6 Economy ……………………………………………… 13

2.7 Agriculture …………………………………………….. 14

2.8 Industry ………………………………………………… 14

2.9 Manufacturing ………………………………………… 15

2.10 Tourism ……………………………………………….. 15

2.11 Transport ……………………………………………… 16

Chapter 3 KING ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCES ………………….. 17

3.1 Land: Geology, Landform and Soils ………………… 17

3.2 Inland Waters …………………………………………. 30

3.3 Flora King Island ……………………………………. 47

3.4 Fauna King Island ……………………………………. 63

Chapter 4 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ……………………………. 67

4.1 Early Planning Stages ……………………………….. 67

4.2 Project Activites ………………………………………. 67

4.3 Issues Not Covered ………………………………….. 76

4.4 What Next for Community Participation …………... 76

Chapter 5 ISSUES ………………………………………………………... 77

5.1 Water Quality …………………………………………. 77

5.2 Water Quantity ……………………………………….. 85

5.3 Waterlogging and Poor Drainage …………………… 90

5.4 Salinity ………………………………………………… 96

5.5 Erosion ………………………………………………… 100

5.6 Acid Sulphate Drainage ……………………………… 107

5.7 Biodiversity ……………………………………………. 110

5.8 Native Vegetation Clearing …………………………. 118

5.9 Remnant Vegetation Management ………………… 122

5.10 Riparian Vegetation Management …………………. 128

5.11 Revegetation Management …………………………. 133

5.12 Weeds Management ………………………………… 139

5.13 Wildlife Management ………………………………… 143

5.14 Fire Management ……………………………………. 149

5.15 Coastal Access ………………………………………. 153

5.16 Management of Issues of Geo-conservation Significance 157

5.17 Pollution ………………………………………………. 161

5.18 Feral Pests ……………………………………………. 164

Chapter 6 ISLAND WIDE MANAGEMENT …………………………….. 165

6.1 Island Wide Management Process ………………… 165

Appendices

Appendix 1 Priority Target Areas – Devolved Grant ……………….. 169

Appendix 2 Register of Community Based Past and Current NRM Projects on KI. 173

Appendix 3 Coastal Zone Assessment of King Island……………..… 177

Appendix 4 Plant Species List for King Island ……………………….. 181

Appendix 5 Weeds on King Island ……………………………………… 187

Appendix 6 Fauna List for King Island …………………………………. 192

Appendix 7 King Island’s Threatened Fauna Species, Habitats and Locations … 200

Appendix 8 King Island’s Threatened Species, Key Threats and Habitat Management ……………………………………….. 203

References …..……………………………..…………………………… 206

Maps

King Island Geology…………………………….………… 18
King Island Geoconservation sites…………….…….… 21

King Island Soil…………………………….…..……..…… 27

King Island Water Quality……………………….…..…… 36-40

King Island Catchments………………………….…..…… 43

King Island Vegetation : Stokes portion…………..…… 50

Figures King Island Water quality………………………………… 42

King Island vegetation cover………………….………… 48

King Island Land Users Survey…………….…………… 69

Tables

3.1 Coastal Zones…………………………………...……..……… 19

3.2 Geoheritage Sites…………………………………..……….… 20

3.3 Soils………………………………..…………………..……...… 24

3.4 Land Systems……………………………….……………….… 28

3.5 Land Systems: hazards and vegetation…………………… 28

3.6 Land degradation……………………………….…………...… 29

3.7 King Island streams: regional characteristics..…… ….… 30

3.8 Important wetlands………….…………….…………………. 32

3.9 Crown riparian reserves…………………….…………..…… 32

3.10 D.P.I.W.E. Water Quality Sampling……….……….……… 41

3.11 Areas of vegetation types…………………….……….…… 47

3.12 Vegetation priorities for the King Bioregion………….… 48

3.13 Vegetation Communities on King Island………………… 51

3.14 Rare plants on King Island……………………………….… 60

3.15 Weeds of community concern on King Island………..… 61

3.16 Current status of native fauna………………..…………… 64

3.17 Aquatic macroinvertebrates. ………………………………. 65

4.1 Natural resource management issues KINRMG……..…... 67

4.2 Land management issues…………………..….…………..… 68

4.3 land user survey results…………………….…..………….… 68

4.5 Salinity and ground water issues…………………………… 69

4.6 Summary, coast, water,soil and vegetation issues. …..… 70

4.7 Priorities from Community Workshop November 1999…. 71

4.8 Community projects register……………….……………...… 71

4.9 Technical advice and planning days………………………… 74

Action Tables

5.1 Water quality……………….…………………………………… 83
5.2 Water quantity – disappearing water……………………..... 88

5.3 Drainage……………….…….……..…… 94

5.4 Salinity…………………………..…….…… 99

5.5 Erosion……………………………..………...…… 105

5.6 Acid Sulphate drainage……………….…………….………………..……. 109

5.7 Biodiversity……………….……………………………..… 116

5.8 Native Vegetation Clearing……………….………….…… 121

5.9 Remnant Vegetation……………….…………..………..… 127

5.10 Riparian Vegetation……………….…………………...… 131

5.11 Revegetation……………….…….………….…….…...… 137

5.12 Weeds……………….…………………………….….…… 141

5.13 Wildlife……………….…………………………….…..…. 147

5.14 Fire……………….………………………………....…..… 152

5.15 Coastal access……………….……………………………..……..….… 153

5.16 Geo conservation sites……………….………..…..….… 157

5.17 Pollution……………….……………..…………………… 161

5.18 Feral pests……………….…………..…………..….….… 164