bagged to prevent drying out. At the nursery, the best method of propagation (cutting or grafting) will be determined based on the material available. All plants will be grown in appropriate sized containers in “Native Plant Potting Media”. They will be maintained by the nursery until the plants are large enough to be planted out.
5.3.2
Preparation of recipient site
Mark Recipient Site Prior to works commencing, the recipient site is to be demarcated with flagging tape or similar. All existing/insitu G. hockingsii plants within the recipient site are to be marked with different coloured flagging tape or similar, to that of the salvage area to prevent accidental damage during planting operations. A permanent tag (e.g. aluminium tag) will also be fixed to a peg beside each plant so they can be easily differentiated from translocated plants throughout the monitoring period and the individual’s location will be recorded. Weed control The initial preparation of the recipient site shall involve the control of all weeds that have potential to impact on the health of G. hockingsii plants, particularly Lantana camara and Lantana montevidensis . Weeds shall be controlled through hand removal and/or spot spraying with appropriate herbicides to establish a weed-free area within the recipient planting areas. Any necessary weed control activities shall be completed not less than 4 weeks prior to translocation works commencing and shall preferably be undertaken using manual methods to minimise potential impacts on native plants in the planting area. Fencing and signage The recipient site should be fenced if it is at risk of damage from entry by persons or stock. Similarly, signage may be erected to prevent unauthorised access to the recipient sites or along maintenance tracks, where applicable. 5.4 Seed collection All ripe seeds found of G. hockingsii within the impact area during the pre-clearance survey and translocation operations will be collected and placed in seed collection bags and delivered to the nursery for propagation. Seed collection data will be entered into the translocation database. A minimum of 200 seedlings will be produced so that ‘no net loss’ is met ( Table 1 ). Surplus seeds collected or seedlings grown will be made available to Botanic Gardens or scientific institutions for study and display.
Should insufficient quantities of seed be collected from the impact site for propagation to
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Mundic Gully TSF Translocation Project - Grevillea hockingsii
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