Project Overview Keeping it in Kin Kin Project - keeping Kin Kins - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Project Overview

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‘Keeping it in Kin Kin’ Project - keeping Kin Kin’s soils in place and by doing so improving agricultural productivity, waterway health and water quality within the Noosa Catchment.

Phase 1 – ‘Setting the Groundwork’ comprised 4 specific activities.

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• Activity 1 – LIDAR Change Analysis & Area Prioritisation
• Activity 2 – Riparian Restoration On-ground Demonstration Project
• Activity 3 – Cats Claw Creeper Vine Survey and Action Plan Development
• Activity 4 – Engagement Activities

Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation - $67,466 Thomas Foundation - $6,000 (inclusive of review) NICA - $3,500 NPA - $3,500 TOTAL PROJECT COST - $191,181 (GST excl)

Activity 1 - LIDAR Change Analysis & Area Prioritisation

Activity overview – to ID areas within the catchment that are impacted by soil loss and deposition, including hill slopes and creek lines. This is undertaken by LIDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) which uses a near-infrared laser to map the land from

• aircraft. The project will compare imagery from 2008 to 2015 to

identify active erosion and deposition areas. A prioritization exercise will then inform the problem sites in greatest need of remediation in the Catchment. Update – Draft Results Received, peer reviewed, Final Draft Report Produced April 17. Other study ‘Noosa Waterways Assessment’ (Council Funded) completed and moving to the ‘Action Plan / Prioritisation’ stage to be completed March 18.

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>Active channel & gully erosion >Slumping on hillslopes cleared areas >Slumping on hillslopes under weeds etc >Riparian/ Creek bank erosion

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Interim Results: Soil Mobilisation in Kin Kin Catchment 2008-2015

2,486,691 tonnes of soil mobilised

Over an area of 208 ha (Total observed range dataset - 50cm- 9m erosion depth)

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Areas of Interest

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Activity 2 – Riparian Restoration On-ground Demonstration Works

Activity overview – On-ground demonstration site for remediation of active hill-slope and riparian

• erosion. Glasby’s property – Kin Kin.

Over 850m of stock exclusion fencing and 2300 trees (1/2 ha) will be planted as part of this project. Update – Completed – in maintenance phase.

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Noosa Biosphere Riparian, Gully & Hill Slope Restoration Project – Glasby property, Kin Kin

Fencing and revegetating slumps and eroding creek banks

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4 months on in drought conditions…. Not too bad!

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11 months on in drought conditions…. Awesome!

Activity 3 – Cats Claw CreeperVine (CanopyWeed) Treatment, Survey and Action Plan Development

Activity overview – Cats Claw Creeper Vine manual and chemical control in current know areas, while surveys of remaining areas of the catchment will be undertaken. An Action Plan developed in partnership with SEQC, NC and NDLG so that future funding for vine eradication is strategic and targeted. Activity Update – 484ha over ~80 lineal (windy & rugged) kilometers of creekline vegetation surveyed supplemented by HL&W Funding >350 infestation sites recorded >92 sites (all those below Wahpunga Park treated) + 5 other larger isolates currently being treated Biocontrol released on several larger infestation sites Vine Management Strategy Completed

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Manual, Chemical and Biocontrol (Jewel beetle and Tingid bug)

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Activity 4 - Awareness Raising Initiatives

Activity overview – A series of events and communication actions will occur in partnership with Country Noosa to complement and raise awareness

• f the program.

Update – 4 events held to date, more planned

• Community Meeting – concept intro and training needs

identification – 10/08/16

• Prof Roy SiddleWorkshop – Soils and fluvial morphology - on

29/10/2016

• Roundtable Community Discussion and issues identification

meeting – 23/11/16

• Open Day stall – 26/11/16
• Creek Bank Restoration Workshop & Community Tree Plant –

25/2/17

• Cats Claw Control Field Day – June 17
• Flood Fencing & Camphor Laurel Management Workshop – Mar 18
• Development of ‘Shovel Ready Projects’ with key target area

landholders (March- June 18)

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Where to from here……KIKK Phase 2

Phase 2 and includes 3 separate components:

• 1. Project Extension Officer to work with landholders, partners and

investors to implement priority remediation actions on the ground and coordinate community engagement activities.

• 2. On-ground Projects that protect and rehabilitate vulnerable soil

structures, notably devolved grants for priority landholder projects developed in Phase 1 and implementing the Cats Claw Creeper Vine Strategic Plan.

• 3. Water Quality Event Monitoring System Trial devised in

partnership with Healthy Land and Water. Submitted a Smart Farming Partnership Bid in Dec 17 to complement - $643,044

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Related project

Noosa Catchment Biopassage Assessment and Prioritisation Project

• 296 potential barriers identified
• 99 sites physically audited
• Using methodology developed by DPIF /

BMRG ~2006-9, sites were assessed and prioritized using cost/benefit analysis

• Top 12 sites were identified for remediation

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• Funded by Noosa Council Community Grants

and NDLG

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Thanks!