RECOVERY TEAM ANNUAL REPORT
THREATENED SPECIES AND/OR COMMUNITIES RECOVERY TEAM
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Recovery Team
Albany District Threatened Flora Recovery Team
Reporting Period
Calendar year 2010
Current membership
Member
Representing
1. Chair
Sarah Comer
DEC
2. Exec Officer
Sarah Barrett
DEC
3.
Linda Strahan
Albany Wildflower Society
4
Libby Sandiford
Albany Wildflower Society
5.
John Tucker
Ravensthorpe Wildflower Society
6
Margaret Pieroni
Community member
7
Merle Bennett
Ravensthorpe Wildflower Society
8
Andrew Brown
DEC
9
Dave Coates
DEC
10
Anne Cochrane
DEC
11
Sue Oborne
Ongerup Wildflower Society
12
Meredith Spencer
DEC
13
Greg Freebury
DEC
14
Sylvia Leighton
DEC
Dates meetings were held
26/5/10; 1/12/10
One to two paragraph
summary of achievements
suitable for WATSNU
Recovery of critically endangered Stirling Range Taxa threatened by Phytophthora
dieback has progressed through phosphite application, herbivore (vertebrate and
invertebrate) control, concerted efforts to collect seed from remote and ‘difficult’
species and translocations of four species.
List of actions undertaken by Recovery Team
Action 1 Phosphite application
Aerial phosphite was applied to 22
DRF in 38 targets, 340 ha in total. New targets were established for
Leucopogon gnaphalioides CR Mondurup,
Daviesia ovata CR Manypeaks and
Lambertia fairallii,
SRNP.
Action 2 Herbivore protection
Aerial baiting of 25 ha on Bluff Knoll with 1080 oats to protect Banksia montana, Persoonia
micranthera, Leucopogon gnaphalioides, Latrobea colophona
Caging/ fencing was undertaken for CR taxa Banksia montana, Acacia awestoniana and Daviesia
ovata,
New monitoring (for grazing impacts) was established for Darwinia collina CR on Bluff Knoll
Action 3 Monitoring
Fire ecology
Fire succession quadrats (22 quadrats) were established for 8 DRF (Verticordia pityhrops, Kunzea
similis ssp similis, Adenanthos ellipticus, Ricinocarpus trichophorus, Myoporum cordifolium,
Verticordia crebra, Adenanthos dobagii and Eucalyptus nutans) in the Fitzgerald River National Park
and fire management guidelines recommended.
Individuals if DRF were tagged for monitoring within quadrats. Floristics were recorded and fire
responses were documented in recently burnt quadrats
Ravensthorpe Nickel – Bandalup Hill:
Monitoring quadrats were established through Ravensthorpe Regional Surveys project for DRF
Beyeria
cockertonii, Kunzea similis ssp mediterranea,
Hibbertia abyssa and
E. purpurata with quadrats situated
close to and away from pit edge.
Aerial Canker
Aerial canker transects with data loggers for long-term monitoring of canker impacts were established
for Banksia verticillata and Lambertia orbifolia ssp orbifolia, canker species present were sampled.
Other
Annual monitoring of Critically Endangered Flora and selected En and Vu flora was undertaken
including 14 species in phosphite program.
Banksia verticillata was monitored with the assistance of UWA at Torndirrup
and plant health and
reproduction assessed.
Action 4 Seed collections were made for CR taxa
Andersonia axilliflora;
Banksia montana, Darwinia
collina. Lambertia fairalli, B. anatona, D. nubigena, B. rufa ssp
pumila, and
Xyris exilis,
Pesticide application was used to improve seed viability for seed collection of Daviesia glossosema
Action 5 New
translocations were
implemented for CR taxa Daviesia pseudaphylla, D. glossosema,
Persoonia micranthera, Lambertia orbifolia ssp
orbifolia, Acacia awestoniana, Banksia montana.
Repeat translocation implemented for Banksia ionthocarpa
Action 6 Survey
New populations were located for Banksia brownii CR, Ricinocarpos trichophorus Vu, and ne w sub-
populations of
Daviesia ovata CR and
D. megacalyx
43 new populations of priority flora were located
Action 7 Herbicide control for *Rubus sp and *
Dipogon lignosus) was undertaken around populations
of Apium prostratum ssp phillipii and Ornduffia calthifolia in the Porongurup NP. Weed infestations
and DRF were mapped using GIS.
Action 8 Calochilus pruinosus was nominated as DRF CR, Acrotriche orbicularis as DRF Vu and
Marianthus mollis recommended for downgrading from DRF to P4
Darwinia collina was recommended to be changed from En to CR
Following completion of ARVS survey and Ravensthorpe Regional Surveys over 10
Priority flora were
recommended for changes in Priority status including removal from Priority list.
Action 9 Communication Radio interview July 2010 ABC ‘native trees’, 31/8/10 Radio interview ABC
‘Boronia species’
Posters were displayed at Australian Plant Conservation Conference on translocations and aerial canker.
Assessment of progress
towards meeting criteria
for success (from Recovery
Plan)
Phosphite continues to slow rate of decline for Stirling Range and other CR
taxa threatened by
P. cinnamomi and has allowed seed collection and
ex-situ
conservation to progress.
Persoonia micranthera and
Leucopogon gnaphalioides have shown a
positive response to baiting of habitat with 1080 oats, other species (e.g.
Daviesia ovata) have responded
to fencing
Translocations have increased population numbers.
Assessment against criteria
for failure (from Recovery
Plan)