Biodiversity - Native vegetation management

Biodiversity - Native vegetation management

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SEQ Catchments supports and hosts South East Queensland’s Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (SEQFBC), which is a network of land managers and stakeholders devoted to providing a coordinated response and best-practice recommendations for fire management, fire ecology and the conservation of biodiversity in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region through education, community engagement and applied research.

Extensive clearing within the region has meant that native vegetation has fallen extensively since settlement. SEQ Catchments works with other stakeholders to re-establish native vegetation within South East Queensland (SEQ) and raise awareness on its importance as against climate variability and change, as well as providing habitat for native wildlife.

As the population continues to soar, accompanied by infrastructure development and land use change, this poses a significant threat to biodiversity, nature conservation and ecosystem services.

SEQ Catchments has consistently invested in the active management of remnant and regrowth vegetation, as this can often be more cost effective than replanting degraded lands – for example, in establishing corridors to link larger areas of vegetation. Active management also includes fire and pest management particularly on the edge of larger areas of vegetation and where native vegetation is regenerating between larger bushland areas.

The iconic Glass House Mountains area contains significant tracts of native vegetation, providing essential habitat for wildlife, particular species with large ranges. Connectivity is essential to maintaining the natural values of these areas.

We carry out a number of activities including mapping to identify high value areas, increasing awareness and building capacity among the local community to protect and manage remnant vegetation and a range of on ground management activities on private and public land.

Example projects and activities:

  • SEQ Catchments and other members of the Border Ranges Alliance (part of the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative) are working to implement the Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan (a national recovery plan) and strengthen conservation connections across the state border.
  • Through projects supported by Powerlink GreenWorks, and in collaboration with local communities, SEQ Catchments is providing support, advice and financial incentives to assist landholders in the Emu Creek, Ravensbourne, Crows Nest and Cooyar Creek areas to protect and enhance the condition and connectivity of significant native vegetation on their properties, such as endangered Queensland blue gum eucalypt forests and woodlands, grassy box gum woodlands, brigalow, semi-evergreen vine thickets and gallery rainforest communities.
  • As part of the Healthy Country project, SEQ Catchments is contributing towards improving the condition, extent and connectivity of native vegetation, particularly along waterways, in the Bremer, Lockyer and Logan catchments.

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