( peer to peer ) and likeminded practitioners to access regular technical support .
• Provide opportunities for newcomers to be “ safely ” introduced to new concepts and practices .
2 . Landscape-scale planning should ideally be undertaken for gully project sites , where a wide range of tools and techniques could be applied to improve the whole landscape , not just the erosion and gully features .
3 . The full remediation of severely gullied sites is high cost and should be designed and supervised by professionals and highly experienced contractors to ensure successful long term outcomes .
• Full remediation of sites should , ideally , only be undertaken when sufficient funds and resources are available .
4 . While there was little observed or measured benefit of livestock exclusion when compared to planned grazing practices , the extension of this finding to graziers should be carefully considered .
• Clearly articulating and achieving understanding and practical implementation by graziers , around the agreed ( planned grazing ) management principles , is critical .
5 . The “ biological carpeting ” approach should be further tested as a lower cost remediation
Hellsgate grazier Owen Howard during a field day on the property .
option to establish vegetation cover on hostile soil sites , where animal welfare considerations can be satisfied .
6 . There is compelling justification for weed management and marsupial exclusion to encourage natural regeneration of vegetative cover on erosion features .
7 . Even at high resolutions , LiDAR is unable to detect fine-scale erosion processes , such as hillslope erosion ( e . g . where processes are << 5 cm per year ). There is limited effectiveness in monitoring processes below this threshold , particularly over broad landscape areas .
• LiDAR survey data is most beneficial on bare ground surfaces or where vegetation cover is low so that a true ground signal can be detected . As a monitoring tool , it is likely to be most effective at detecting gully head retreat , sidewall erosion and channel erosion .
For a full description of project implementation and outcomes refer to the final report Stomping out Sediment in the Burdekin : Livestock impact for gully remediation .
The vision of the Sustainable Agriculture Program is resilient landscapes and productive enterprises , agricultural producers maximising outputs while minimising environmental impacts .
The Sustainable Agriculture Program aims to support and empower producers in the use of best management practices for natural resource management within the agricultural industries of the Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM Region .
FOR MORE INFORMATION
LDC . NQDRYTROPICS . COM . AU
INFO @ LDC . NQDRYTROPICS . COM . AU PH : ( 07 ) 4799 3500
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This project was funded by the Australian Government ’ s Reef Trust Phase IV .