Vegetation Communities

Bio Monitoring & Mapping

Coastal vegetation grazing exclosure trials 2009 and ongoing extends some of the monitoring of the Alternatives to 1080 Program at four priority coastal sites. Managed by the KI Field Naturalists Club with partial funding from Cradle Coast NRM, a vegetation survey and photo-point monitoring program of 12 exclosures and control plots were implemented over a period of 10 years. See King Island Vegetation Monitoring 2010 – 2013.

Vegetation mapping tool

An excellent vegetation map of King Island developed by Cradle Coast NRM is now available for the public King Island Vegetation Change 1992-2014 This clearly shows the vegetation changes between 1992 – 2014.

Protection & Connectivity

Improving Biodiversity on King Island

The ‘Securing carbon and building resilience to climate change on King Island’ 2012-2014 project is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future Biodiversity Fund. KINRM is working with King Island farmers to improve the biodiversity of existing native vegetation and waterways, by excluding livestock, management of wallabies and weed control. The connectivity of vegetation throughout the landscape will be considered with re-vegetation in strategic places. There will be expert input to assess the existing vegetation, contribute to planning, and to discuss latest information on carbon storage and increasing resilience to climate change. A number of field days will be held to allow the King Island community to share their knowledge gained from many years of participating in environmental projects. Some sites have already been chosen based on their proximity to Lavinia Reserve, Sea Elephant River, Seal Rocks Reserve, Yarra Creek Gorge and Porky Creek.

Fire

King Island Fire Management Area Bushfire Risk Management Plan 2021
This Bushfire Risk Management Plan identifies priorities for the treatment of bushfire risk in the King Island Fire Management Area over the next three years. It was developed by the Fire Management Area Committee (FMAC) as required under sections 18 and 20 of the Fire Service Act 1979. This plan aims to coordinate and influence the treatment of bushfire risk in the Fire Management Area.

Cooperative planning undertaken after the 2007 fires on King Island produced a King Island Council Emergency Management Plan.

LAVINIA STATE RESERVE, KING ISLAND Post Fire Geomorphology and Vegetation Assessment – REPORT 1
ASSESSMENT OF PEAT DEPOSITS, FIRE DAMAGE AND DRAINAGE FEATURES
Keith D. Corbett, Corbettas Enterprises

LAVINIA STATE RESERVE, KING ISLAND Post Fire Geomorphology and Vegetation Assessment – REPORT 2 – VEGETATION
Sib Corbett, Corbettas Enterprises

Thistles in Lavinia State Reserve that have invaded the Nook Swamps have been mapped and controlled in 2011 and 2012. This problem highlights the issue of thistle control not being done on private properties or on roadsides. This is a highly invasive weed threatening our highly valuable native areas and should be treated as a more serious weed. Some Ragwort has also been controlled in areas outside of the Nook.

Last Updated on 14 March 2022