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An important aspect of the Weed Management Plan is monitoring and reporting on our interventions. This includes monitoring our weeding effort to know how our resources have been deployed, and to compare it with the requirements projected in the plan and effort in previous seasons.

Regularly updated (quarterly) weeding effort data are displayed on this page. The data is accumulated from 1 July 2024. Effort for previous seasons can be accessed from the menu bar below.
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Total Effort


Between 1 July and 31 December 2024 the total amount of effort spent on weed control was 393 hours, 99% within the Reserve. The small amount of effort outside the Reserve was aimed at creating buffer zones around the boundaries.

This was the same as last season (392 h) and 6% less than the average for the previous 14 seasons of monitoring. When Weetangera paddock is excluded from calculations (as explained below *) effort for the rest of the Reserve was 43% more than last year and 4% more than the average for the previous 14 seasons.

The changes relative to previous seasons most likely reflect the availability of volunteers rather than the severity of weed infestation; overall, weed densities are low this seasons because of the low rainfall through winter and spring, although some species are more prevalent than usual because they favour such conditions (Saffron thistles being a good example).

* Note that data for Weetangera paddock is separated from the rest of the Reserve in this and some of the charts below because of the disproportionate amount of effort there in recent seasons with a large proportion of that effort being very intensive, associated with preparing and maintaining planting sites.

   

Total effort in different management areas (paddocks)


The chart shows the total effort for each paddock, divided into the time spent using different weed control methods.

This chart shows the effort for the season to date in each paddock (see paddock map), separated into the time spent applying each weed control method.

It can be seen that Weetangera paddock received the greatest effort, followed by Kama Link, Southern, Dam, Central, Kama, Hawker and Eastern.

 

 


The chart shows the total effort per ha for each paddock.

The areas of the paddocks differ considerably, so a better way to compare weeding effort (and to some extent weed prevalence) between paddocks is to express the effort as hours per hectare.

On this basis, Weetangera and Kama Link retain their positions, while Eastern moves into third position ahead of Southern, Dam, Hawker, Central and Kama.

 

   

Total effort for different weed types


This chart shows the effort for each weed type across all paddocks for the season to date.

... for the season to date

This chart shows the total effort for the season so far for each weed type.

Most effort (81 h; 21% of total) was spent in this period on the group of uncategorised low to medium risk broadleaf weeds* largely in Weetangera paddock (531 h; 63%). This was followed by St. John's Wort (68 h, 17%), Saffron thistles (62 h, 16%) Paterson's curse (43 h, 11%), Woody weeds other than Briars and Blackberries (35 h; 9%) and low risk exotic grasses, largely in Weetangera paddock (32 h, 8%). All other weeds combined accounted for less than 20% of effort.

*this incudes Hoary Mustard, Prickly Lettuce, Nightshade, Fleabane, Tragopogon, Plantain, Flatweeds, Paddymelon and Sorrel.

 


This chart shows the effort for each weed type for each month of the season to date.

... for each month so far this season

The chart to the left summarises the effort for the different weed types for each month this season, showing how the effort on different weed types changed from month to month.

 

It is also worth comparing this chart with those for all previous seasons.

 

... also

  • comparison across the last 13 seasons for the five weed types receiving the most effort so far this season in the Reserve

  • season to date weed type comparisons compare the total effort for each weed type for this season with the last four seasons, with comments on season to season changes

 

 

Effort for different weed types in each management area (paddock)

This chart shows the effort in each paddock for the season to date.

... via a hover map

Click the image on the left to open a full-size map in a new window.

Hover your mouse pointer over any paddock to see the effort that has been spent in that paddock in this season on each weed type.

This chart shows the effort in each paddock for the season to date.

... relative effort

This shows, for each weed type, the effort that has been spent in the season to date in each paddock.

Effort is expressed per hectare to take into account the different paddock sizes. This allows one to judge relative levels of infestation by each weed type in different paddocks.

The data can be also viewed as hours of effort in each paddock for each weed type.

   
See also:
Progress in controlling Blackberries
Briar control progress
Verbascum control indicators

 

 

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