Basic Management Plan
Ecological prescribed burning under Native Vegetation Regulation 11, Schedule 1, Clause 25

When to use this Management Plan

Please use this template as a guide to assist you prepare a management plan for ecological burns.

A Management Plan must be submitted to the Native Vegetation Council (NVC) to be assessed against the Guideline for Ecological Prescribed Burning under Native Vegetation Regulation 11, Schedule 1, Clause 25. This Basic Management Plan is recommended to be used in the following circumstances:

Proposed burn is less than 0.5ha; or

IBRA Association remnancy is more than 20%.

If assistance is needed in preparing a Management Plan, please contact the Native Vegetation Branch.

Who is involved?

Applicants must be the owner of the land or someone authorised to act on the landowner’s behalf. Provide details of the personnel involved in undertaking the burn including suitable experience details.

Applicant details	Name:
Mobile:
Email:
Indicate in what capacity you are applying	☐ Private Landholder ☐ Authorised individual (applying on behalf of a Landholder)
Operational personnel	Name and role:
Name and role:
Name and role:
Permits / CFS liaison	Permits obtained (if required):
CFS liaison details:	While not required, if the CFS has provided advice or is involved in supplying any equipment or support, please provide an indication of their involvement.

Where is the planned burn?

Provide details of where the prescribed ecological burn will take place, including all land parcels and details of specific assets eg. dwellings, agricultural buildings. Please attach a map which identifies the planned burn area(s), any firebreaks, vegetation associations, road names and land parcels boundary details.

Land details	Title	Parcel ID	Asset notes

What is the context?

Include information about the current context. Please attach a representative photo for each site and Vegetation Association.

Landscape	Description (eg. land uses, topography, access, past fire history)
Vegetation Association(s)	Description	Conservation values	Condition	Area to be burnt (ha)
Threatened flora or fauna	Species and conservation status	Fire response	Mitigation actions

What is planned?

Provide details on the scale, timing, method of burning which is proposed. Describe the ecological objectives for the prescribed burn across each site and the follow-up monitoring which is planned.

Site 1	Site 2	Site 3
Size (ha)
Strategy / regime	Low intensity Medium intensity High intensity	☐ ☐ ☐	☐ ☐ ☐	☐ ☐ ☐
Summer Autumn Winter Spring	☐ ☐ ☐ ☐	☐ ☐ ☐ ☐	☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Frequency / interval	………………………………………………	…………………………………………	…………………………………………
Mosaic (several patches)	☐	☐	☐
Patch (single patch)	☐	☐	☐
Ecological objectives	Regeneration of plant species	☐	☐	☐
Species diversity	☐	☐	☐
Germination of soil seed bank	☐	☐	☐
Establish or support threatened species	☐	☐	☐
Establish vegetation age classes	☐	☐	☐
Improve vegetation structure	☐	☐	☐
Restore swamp biodiversity	☐	☐	☐
Reduce weed cover	☐	☐	☐
Other – please describe

How will you monitor the effects of the clearance?

Provide details about the monitoring program to assess the effects of the burn in relation to the ecological objective(s) outlined in the plan.

You may consider undertaking some of the following:

photo points of the vegetation (referencing location, direction, date and observations) at pre-burn and yearly post-burn intervals

list of management actions completed to mitigate weed and pest invasion

self-evaluation of the achievement of stated ecological objectives, for example:

vegetation diversity survey

regeneration

weed cover scores.

Annual monitoring of burns sites (post fire weed control, management and level of regeneration)
Annual reporting (minimum 3 years)
Post-fire report (within 28 days) (type of fire and actual area burnt)

How will the risk be managed?

Please describe how the risk will be managed. Please include ecological risks, as well as risks to life, built and cultural assets.

Risk assessment*	Mitigation
Fire containment e.g. breaks
Loss of species / biodiversity
Weed / pest invasion
Introduction of Phytophthora
Others – please specify

*List the risks associated with the entire proposal (i.e. not each site individually) and consider the mitigation strategies to reduce the risks.

Attachments

Please attach a map which identifies the planned burn area(s), any firebreaks, vegetation associations, road names, land parcel boundary, and any significant ecological features.

Please attach a representative photo for each site and Vegetation Association.

References

Ecological Fire Management Guidelines for Native Vegetation in South Australia, Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources, April 2013

Ecological Prescribed Burning under Regulation 11(25) Guideline, Native Vegetation Council

More information Native Vegetation Branch	Department for Environment and Water
T (08) 8303 9777
E nvc@sa.gov.au www.environment.sa.gov.au/nativevegetation

Appendix 1

Ecological Fire Management Guidelines for each fire-prone Major Vegetation Sub-group (MVS) in South Australia (Extract of Ecological Fire Management Guidelines (DEWNR, 2013))

Published by the Department for Environment and Water.
Government of South Australia
September 2023

Report prepared by:
Department for Environment and Water
Native Vegetation Branch
Environment, Heritage and Sustainability Directorate

www.environment.sa.gov.au

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Where burning is proposed within the State’s agricultural districts, refer to Appendix 1

For example: positive, expected to trigger growth or germination; or negative, species relies on old growth mall vegetation