4.2.4 Public Land Management Strategies

​4.2.4: Management strategies and policies for achieving and maintaining healthy and sustainable outdoor environments

by Dean Collishaw

​4.2.4: Management strategies and policies for achieving and maintaining healthy and sustainable outdoor environments

• Public Land​

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• Land that is not privately owned or managed, is usually under the control of government and its agencies, such as the Department of Environmental, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria.

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​•Department of Environment. Land, Water and Planning

•DELWP -  “Brings together Victoria’s planning, local government, environment, energy, suburban developments, forests, emergency management, climate change and water functions in to a single department”.

•Values:

–Zero emission, climate ready economy and community

–Healthy, resilient and biodiverse environment

–Productive and effective land management.

Multiple Choice

DELWP aims to provide communities that are:

• Sustainable

• Liveable

• Inclusive

• All of the above

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​4.2.4: Management strategies and policies for achieving and maintaining healthy and sustainable outdoor environments

•Parks Victoria – “Healthy Parks, Healthy People”

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•Are a statutory authority created by the Park Victoria Act 2018.

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•PV  are responsible for the management of the States parks network and work to ensure that these parks are “healthy and resilient for current and future generations”

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•Work with a range of organisations, including DELWP, land owners, licenced tourism operators and traditional owners.​

​​4.2.4: Management strategies and policies for achieving and maintaining healthy and sustainable outdoor environments

•What PV manage:

​​Public Land:

Management strategies

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CREATION OF PARKS & RESERVES

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•All National & State Parks are required to have a Management Plan

•Mgt. Plans provide strategies to achieve a balance b/n user groups.

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ADV:

•Protection of land is enforceable by law

•Public are aware of rules governing these parks

​DIS:

•Decreased access for some.

•Decrease in economic opportunities (eg. Commercial fishing)

Open Ended

What are some positives and negatives associated with creation of National Parks?

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Public Land:

Management strategies

ZONING

•Creation of zones for specific use and protection within National & State Parks

Five zones are;

üRecreation / Development Zone

üConservation / Recreation Zone

üConservation Zone

üWilderness Zone

üReference Zone

​ADV:

•Impacts limited to certain places by desired user groups

DIS:

•Access denied for some

•Boundaries not always clearc

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FENCING OFF & REPLANTING NATIVE/ INDIGENOUS SPECIES

•Fencing off and replanting in National & State Parks

ADV:

•Decreased chance of damage to Flora & Fauna in the area.

•Increased chances of survival.

DIS:

•Time consuming and costly to maintain

•Decreased aesthetic value (the appearance)

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WILDLIFE CORRIDORS BETWEEN POCKETS OF NATIVE VEGETATION

•Fencing off and protecting of corridors of native vegetation and wildlife providing danger free access to water and food sources

ADV:

•Improves opportunities for feeding and breeding in natural conditions

•Increased land area protected

DIS:

•Cost of purchasing land from owners

•Often size doesn’t truly represent natural environment

Open Ended

List as many Management Strategies as you think of that we've seen during our outdoor experiences.

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​Management strategies

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Question 1

The Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis) inhabits certain areas of the Mount Worth State Park (located in West Gippsland) but is never seen as it spends its entire life underground. The park is the only area of protected public land where this rare and vulnerable invertebrate is known to occur and research into the species in the park is currently being proposed. The park is used for short bushwalks, some mountain biking and picnics. There are a number of small streams that run through the park surrounded by wet forest and cool temperate rainforest.

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a. Explain TWO management strategies that could be implemented at Mt. Worth to achieving and maintaining healthy and sustainable outdoor environments.

6 marks

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b. For one of the management strategies explained above, evaluate its effectiveness in maintaining a healthy and sustainable outdoor environment at Mt. Worth. 

 3 marks