Stanley Penguin Habitat Management Plan August 2011
Mowing to the edge and slashing tops of dune vegetation should cease. Restrict mowing to areas nominated to keep as open grass. Under the Norfolk pines would be ideal to keep as grass for bandicoot foraging and overnight campers. (See next section). Figure 37 Patch of good native vegetation and Marram on Godfreys beach Protect and enhance good native vegetation with weed control and connect patches with revegetation
Discourage informal access with revegetation, allow informal overnight camping with pet control
Strategic weed control in good vegetation and along foredune of Sea spurge, Sea wheat grass and Mirror bush
Widen dune vegetation by revegetating back dune and cease mowing
Plant into Marram with Pig face and Coastal saltbush on foredune and taller shrubs further back
Actions recommended 1. Revegetate to enhance good native vegetation, fill in gaps and connect good patches (see Appendix 5) 2. Cease mowing to the edge of the vegetation; leave the back dune slopes for revegetation. 3. Target weeds in low numbers such as Sea spurge (hand pulling using gloves), African boxthorn and Mirror bush (cut and paint) NZ flax, Century bush (dig out) see Appendix 6. 4. Eradicate Sea wheat grass from base of foredune (dig out all rhizomes, contact DPIWE). 5. Plant in to Marram grass on the foredune with Pigface and Coastal saltbush, Sagg and Silver tussock grass. 6. Contain bad weed areas and only attempt treatment of these areas if resources allow for a concerted effort. 7. Plant into informal access tracks and use plant guards to protect seedlings from browsing an install signage re rehabilitation work. Define access to beach with signage and may need to construct a more formal access in future. 8. Run community field days and training days for council workers in native vegetation management – plant ID, revegetation techniques and management of habitat. Bushways Environmental Services Tasmania 54