Recovery Plan for Pultenaea sp. Genowlan Point and Genowlan Point Allocasuarina nana Heathland
Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW), Sydney
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Summary
This document constitutes the formal National and NSW State Recovery Plan for Pultenaea sp. Genowlan Point (Allen 29 Nov. 1997) and the State Recovery Plan for the Genowlan Point Allocasuarina nana Heathland Endangered Ecological Community. It considers the conservation requirements of the species and endangered ecological community across their known range. It identifies the future actions to be taken to ensure the long–term viability in nature of P. sp. Genowlan Point and Genowlan Point Allocasuarina nana Heathland, and the parties who will carry out these actions.
Pultenaea sp. Genowlan Point is listed as endangered on Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and critically endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It is a small shrub in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to the Greater Blue Mountains area of NSW. It is known from only one small site on the tip of Genowlan Point on Genowlan Mountain in the Capertee Valley. The total population comprises approximately 13 individuals.
Genowlan Point Allocasuarina nana Heathland is listed as an endangered ecological community (EEC) on Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. It is not listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It is a community of dwarf heathland occupying about 10 hectares on Genowlan Mountain. It is in close proximity to P. sp. Genowlan Point, and shares many of the same threats to its survival. As such, this recovery plan will address the conservation requirements of the species and the EEC.
The overall objective of this recovery plan is to ensure the long–term survival of P. sp. Genowlan Point and the Genowlan Point Allocasuarina nana Heathland in the wild by promoting in situ conservation. Specific recovery objectives include:
- to conserve the species and EEC by upgrading the protection afforded to sites where they are known to occur;
- to identify and manage threats to the persistence of the species and EEC ;
- to raise awareness of the species and EEC and involve the community, agency staff and local landowners in the recovery program; and
- to conduct research that will assist future management of this species and EEC.
It is intended that this recovery plan will be implemented over a five–year period. The actions in this plan will be primarily undertaken by Office of Environment and Heritage.
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