Damage may also be caused to conventional and electric fences by tree limbs and other fallen material. When fencing and revegetating creeklines, allow a clear channel for the movement of water, plant trees and shrubs on either side, and manage grass filter strips between the revegetation and the fenceline. These filter strips will trap sediments and nutrients that may run off paddocks. Pasture topping and close grazing in spring and early summer can help control a range of weeds and pests on sites to be planted in the following autumn. For direct seeding sites, weed control may have to take place for several seasons to increase the success of establishment.
Rabbits are the main concern on site adjacent to bush or roadsides.
Other pests that can be controlled in the years before planting are wingless grasshoppers and redlegged earth mite. Rabbits are best controlled by co-ordinated baiting and warren control in the summer before planting. Myxomatosis and Calici virus are important in controlling larger populations. Details are available from Agriculture Western Australia. Ripping Ripping is essential on all agricultural soils before planting.