Five discrete LMUs can be identified in the Strathewen landscape, as follows: Floodplain LMU: Very gently sloping to flat land with gradient <1% - 3 per cent Gently undulating LMU: Gradient 3 per cent – 15 per cent Moderately undulating LMU: Gradient 15 per cent – 25 per cent Steep LMU: Gradient 25 per cent – 35 per cent Rugged terrain LMU: Gradient 35 per cent - >40 per cent. While the soils of all the identified LMUs are generally in good condition, the hilly landscape and soil type (see section 3.3 of the CERAP) result in much of the land being subject to erosion hazard. Specifically: All sloping land has high to moderate hazard for sheet, gully and tunnel erosion. The steeper slopes have a moderate to high hazard for mass movement (land slips). All streamlines have a high hazard for streambed and bank erosion and sedimentation. The location of each LMU is identified in Figure 2 . The Strathewen Land Management Unit Information Sheet provides a detailed assessment of the five local LMUs. These LMUs help identify the suitability of land for future agricultural uses and for land use change from one type of enterprise to another (e.g. grazing to cropping). They also provide important land resource information to aid strategic planning for agriculture and other land use decisions. Figure 2: Strathewen Land Management Units (LMUs) Further to Figure 2, the St Andrews Agriculture Best Practice Guide provides a detailed assessment of the five local LMUs. These LMUs help identify the suitability of land for future agricultural uses and for land use change from one
that no covenants or other legal agreements exist on your land that protect native flora, and make sure that other native flora species are not destroyed during the removal program. Improve weed knowledge and control in the community. Identify and map weed distribution and prioritise weeds for control. Engage with Landcare groups. Facilitate better communication between Council Roadside works crews and Council’s Environmental section. Coordinate landholders’ weed control measures. Provide more public information (e.g. letters and pamphlets) for land managers including new managers and help them plan and adopt weed control measures. Promote the benefits of weed management for landholders’ own and adjacent properties. Send a rate notice reminder for weed eradication and control (e.g. for Blackberry). Improve land managers’ access to professional advice, courses and forums about weeds from various agencies. Improve contractor knowledge and practices to prevent the spread of weed species (e.g. Chilean Needle grass). Provide funding for specialist weed spotters and spraying. Council, Landcare
Powerful Owl many live hollow bearing eucalypt trees State significant Brush-tailed Phascogale Phascogale tapoatafa - Vulnerable Listed 2006 5 Open dry foothill forest with little ground cover, typically associated with box, ironbark and stringybark eucalyptus. State significant Barking Owl Ninox connivens - Endangered Listed 1992 5 Open woodlands and forest edge habitats where forests adjoin farmlands. State significant Spotted Cinclosoma punctatum - Near Threatened - 1990 4 Sclerophyll woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus trees and have sparse understorey vegetation State significant Calamanthus - Vulnerable Listed 1990 4 Dense heathland and
State significant Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus - Near Threatened - 1976 2 Well-vegetated wetlands, and is found along shallow river margins, mangroves, floodplains, swamps, and parks and gardens. State significant Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia - Critically Endangered Listed 1979 2 Wetlands and swamps. State significant Mountain Galaxias Galaxias olidus - Listed 1992 1 Usually in clear flowing streams with a sand, gravel or boulder bottom. State significant Black-eared Cuckoo Chrysococcyx osculans - Near Threatened - 1990 1 Dry open woodlands, eucalypt forests and shrublands and vegetation along creek beds.