Ecological Management Guideline for Silverstream Falls

Ecological Management Guideline - The Concept behind Silverstream Falls

Prepared by: Kessels & Associates Ltd and Lawrence Cross Chapman & Co. Ltd


Aims for Silverstream Falls to achieve:

  • Preserve and restore reservoirs of indigenous semi-coastal forest species and link them to create a pathway for the (re-)colonisation of these plants from the mountains to the sea
  • Improve biodiversity and quality of previously cleared areas
  • Create corridors of indigenous vegetation between house sites and existing old growth and regenerating bush areas 
  • Assist the survival of species such as kiwi which before had little ability to cross inhospitable ground
  • Create and improve refuges by providing buffer areas and maximising habitat sizes
  • Reduce adverse effects of weed infestation

What to do:

  • Maintain and enhance areas of indigenous vegetation
  • Avoid or limit the use of exotic plant species to those which are unlikely to become weeds
  • Exclude domestic stock from the covenant areas by appropriate fencing 
  • Implement a weed and animal pest control programme

Download the full Ecological Management Guideline to find out more about the following:

  • What to plant
  • What not to plant
  • Planting specifications and costs
  • Weed control
  • Fencing specifications
  • Animal pest control
  • Kiwi aversion training for dogs
  • Requirements for cats
  • Hochstetters Frog
  • Historic Heritage 
  • Cultural Heritage

 

 

 
 
 

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