56 Area Objective Treatment Timeframe Waihi Biodiversity Offset Enhancement Area 20 ha of enhancement actions within pine-dominant areas of SNA 166 to offset loss of 1.2 ha of non-SNA native vegetation. General ecological and landscape enhancement. Stock exclusion; Pine tree removal or poison, top & delimb; Infill planting SNA Enrichment species at 5 m spacing where pine trees are removed; Weed control. Mammalian pest control. Pine tree management, SNA enhancement planting (pine tree areas) complete by end of first planting season following vegetation removal in Area 7. Enrichment planting undertaken once the pioneer plantings have reached a sufficient size to shelter enrichment species (likely to be between 3 and 5 years following pioneer planting). Figure B – Other Planting TSF Buffer Area To rapidly buffer the edges of SNA166 to reduce weed reinvasion and other edge effects following vegetation removal. General ecological and landscape enhancement. Buffer planting a minimum of 5 m wide along the southern boundary of the Southern Fragment of SNA 166 with fast growing native shrubs. Weed control. Mammalian pest control. Pioneer planting complete by end of first planting season following vegetation removal in Area 7. Replacement Planting Areas 1, 2 and 4 Replacement planting for -unprotected planted vegetation (including pine) that would be removed. Provide for and enhance ecological connectivity. Provide ecological buffers to existing ecological values General ecological and landscape enhancement. Stock exclusion; Site preparation; Standard mass planting using native pioneer species; Enrichment with WF11 future canopy species once the pioneer plantings have reached a sufficient size to shelter enrichment species; Weed control. Mammalian pest control. Pioneer planting complete by end of fifth planting season following vegetation removal in Areas 5, 6 or 7. Enrichment planting undertaken once the pioneer plantings have reached a sufficient size to shelter enrichment species (likely to be between 3 and 5 years following pioneer planting). Replacement Planting Areas 5 – 9 Pioneer planting complete by end of seventh planting season following vegetation removal in Areas 5, 6 or 7.
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