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Urban Fringe
Weed Management Initiative
Initiative Two Council’s Perspectives
$4 million
4 years
(10/11–13/14)
Matched
funding
Environmental
weed control
Public land
7 projects
Urban Fringe Weed Management Initiative
Underlying Principles
Collaboration
– Project working group
Landscape-scale
Strategic
Asset-based
Biosecurity approach
MERI framework
(Monitoring Evaluating
Reporting Improvement)
Warrandyte to Kinglake Habitat Corridor
Asset Based
Biosecurity
Approach
Strategic
Systems:
Planning, Mapping and Reporting
Dandenong Ranges
Tall Damp Forest
European gardens
= lots of weeds
Strong environmental
community volunteers
High population
Methods
What makes these projects work?
Effective Project
Working Group
Creative Project
Coordinator
Landscape Scale
Strategic Planning
Adaptive Processes
Accountability
What will our UFWMI legacy be?
Reduced weed cover and extent
Over 4,000 hectares
Over $2 million of on-ground weed control
Improved biodiveristy
Developed collaborative relationships
Leveraged other funding
Systems and planning for
the future