Clybucca Reserves Vegetation 2023. VIS ID 5129.

Vegetation community mapping for the Clybucca group of reserves (Clybucca Aboriginal Area, Clybucca Historical Site, Fishermans Bend Nature Reserve and Yarrahapinni Wetlands National Park, 2023). A North Coast NPWS Branch contract by Scout Ecology consultancy. The mapping identifies Plant Community Types (PCTs) as well as delineating Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs).\r\n\r\nThe study area is located on the floodplain of the Macleay River approximately 25 kilometres north-east of Kempsey on the Mid North Coast of NSW and covers more than 3,000 hectares of native vegetation. The study area contains ecologically important estuarine habitats and Threatened Ecological Communities and is also highly significant from a cultural perspective, containing the Clybucca-Stuarts Point Aboriginal midden complex.\r\nThis project reviewed existing data and mapping and sought to align vegetation communities with the revised Eastern NSW Plant Community Type classification through the strategic collection of data on floristic and structural diversity. A review of background information including Aboriginal History, climate, topography, soils and geography and fire history and fire ecology was also undertaken.\r\nMethods applied include both spatial mapping and collection of floristic data. Spatial mapping including digitising of linework using high-resolution aerial photography in a stereo (3D) environment. Digitising of linework and attribution of vegetation communities was supported by a range of spatial datasets including Digital Elevation and Surface Models as well as field-validated data.\r\n\r\nThe Vegetation Report is supplied with the spatial data for external use. Internally the report is located at P:\\Corporate\\Products\\Vegetation\\VegReserves\\Clybucca. The report itself is titled Clybucca Vegetation Mapping.\r\n\r\nVIS ID 5129\r\n