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2010
Feb  25

Plains Facts: Edition 2 (2005)

 

What would you bid to provide these services on your land?
There are 75,000 hectares of native vegetation on private land on the Victorian Volcanic Plains (VVP). Much of it is important for land protection, water quality, salinity control and its environmental significance. The management of native vegetation depends on the already substantial efforts of private landholders who are supported by a range of incentive and extension schemes. However additional tools are now available to support these current approaches in order to Increase the level of landholder participation in active native vegetation management and target priority native vegetation in a cost-effective manner.

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Plains Facts – Edition 2 (2005) (PDF – 6 pages, 2.7MB)


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2010
Feb  25

Plains Facts: Edition 1 (2005)

 

PlainsFacts is a quarterly newsletter for landholders, land managers, researchers and people living on, working across or interested in the Victorian Volcanic Plains (VVP) and its natural resources.

We hope to bring you news and ideas of this unique bioregion including flora and fauna species of the plains, management and benefits of native vegetation, projects and research happening on the plains, opportunities for funding, activities, workshops and information.

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VVP Plains Facts 1 (2005) – (PDF – 6 pages, 1.4MB)


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2010
Feb  25

Grassland Earless Dragon

 

Earless Dragon

Earless Dragon

“The Grassland Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) is a dragon lizard (family Agamidae). All dragon lizards have small, rough scales (that don’t usually overlap) and well-developed limbs;
they are often fast moving. In earless dragons, the ear opening is covered by skin….”

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Education Resource: Earless Dragon (PDF – 2 pages, 576kB)


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2010
Feb  25

Education Resource: Legless Lizard

 

Legless Lizard

Legless Lizard

Striped Legless Lizard

This case study examines one of the many endangered native grassland species. The large number of endangered grassland species is a direct consequence of the reduction in native
grassland habitat – only 0.01% of its former range exists. Suited to small groups.

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Education Resource: Legless Lizard (PDF – 3 pages, 277kB)


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2010
Feb  24

Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides)

 

Button Wrinklewort

Button Wrinklewort

Article:

Button Wrinklewort fact sheet – (PDF – 2 pages, 178kB)



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2010
Feb  24

Brittle Greenhood (Pterostylis truncata)

 

Brittle greenhood - (Pterostylis truncata)Article:

Brittle Greenhood (1995) – (PDF – 8 pages, 289kB)



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2010
Feb  5

Bega and Candelo Dry Grass Forest/Lowland Grassy Woodland Management Issues

 

Bega Fact Sheet 2

Bega Fact Sheet 2

“This Fact Sheet discusses some symptoms of declining condition in Lowland Grassy Woodland EEC remnants and some actions that could be taken to improve their condition.

Dieback
Tree dieback can affect trees of all ages and usually happens over a long period. Branches progressively die back from the tips, and are replaced by new shoots further back  on the branches. Trees may recover their condition once or several times before ultimately succumbing….”

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Bega Fact Sheet 2 (PDF – 2 pages, 44kB)


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