EMROP: Waihi North Project WAI-985-000-PLN-LC-0001_Rev0 clean 2.7.6 Buffer planting schedule Six fast-growing native shrubs are provided for in Table 14, along the southern boundary of the southern fragment of SNA 166, with the new interface with TSF1A and TSF3 (Figure 5). The species will act to rapidly buffer these edges to reduce weed reinvasion and other edge effects. Buffer planting will be a minimum 5 m wide. 2.7.7 Moko skink habitat enhancement planting schedule (refer Section 5.4) A selection of low growing shrubs and vineland will be planted to enhance and expand an area of known habitat (Figure 5) for Nationally ‘At Risk’ moko skinks (Oligosoma moco). Moko skinks are an open grassland, vineland habitat specialist (typically occurring near coastal edges), and the provision of targeted enhancement will improve the biodiversity outcomes for the overall management, mitigation and offset package (offset trade-up, DOC 2014). Within the Waihi area, moko skink are a unique biodiversity component, given that their presence is rare on the mainland (excluding islands) and those at Waihi represent one of the farthest inland records for the species. The proposed enhancement habitat planting (1.7 ha) will aim to extend their current habitat, and provide or improve connectivity between currently disconnected components of their distribution around the WNP area (see Section 5). The moko skink enhancement area is4.04 ha and includes: • 1.7 ha new planting • 2.34 ha of enhancing existing habitat (pine tree management) 2.7.8 Planting procedure • Planting will be undertaken from April through to Septembert inclusive. • All plants will be set out on site according to the plant schedules (Section 2.7.12). • Planting holes should be at least 1.5 – 2 times larger than the plant root ball. • Remove the plant carefully from the bag. If the plant is root bound, gently untangle roots and position in hole. • Gently press soil around roots to bury in. • Slow release fertiliser tabs are recommended to assist initial establishment of plants. 2.7.9 Plant Sourcing • All new plants must be eco-sourced from within the Coromandel Ecological Region. 2.7.10 Planting Strategy To achieve a natural forest structure over time, indigenous species that align with those found in the local ecosystem have been selected and applied to the planting schedules with appropriate ratios and spacing.
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