Resources for developing willow management priorities

Developing Willow Management priorities | Distribution Maps | Willow Resource Sheets | Willow Sawfly | Evaluation Form | Flyer example | Registration form example

Session plan example | Specimen photos for ID Practical | Willow ID station 1 & 2 questions | ID station tables | Workshop Kit | Workshop Presentation

Although a familiar and often well-loved icon of the Australian landscape, willows (Salix taxa.), are a Weed of National Significance and among the most serious river bank and wetland weeds in temperate Australia. At least 32 naturalised and 47 cultivated willow taxa (species, varieties and hybrids) are present in Australia and there is a need to understand the distribution, invasiveness and impacts of these willows in order to make informed decisions to better manage willows. This project was sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (external link) and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (external link) (through the Defeating the Weed Menace Program) (external link) and administered by the Department of Primary Industries Victoria on behalf of the National Willows Taskforce. The purpose of the project was to address the high priority actions in the National Willows Strategy by: determining the current distribution of naturalised willow taxa, producing risk assessments and interactive maps of the current and potential distribution of all willow taxa present in Australia for state and national planning, developing a national prioritisation matrix based on risk and feasibility for coordinated control; and establishing a process for monitoring change across Australia.

Below are links to sections of the report, distribution maps and other resources that will assist greatly in allowing land mangers develop willow management priorities.

Limited copies of CDs containing the "Developing willow management priorities" resources are available from the National Willows Coordinator.

email: Kelly.Snell@dpi.vic.gov.au
Telephone: (03) 52264625


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		Front cover and in cover (PDF 554KB)
		Acknowledgements (PDF 48KB)
		Executive Summary (PDF 49KB)
		Table of Contents (PDF 72KB)
	1.0	Introduction (PDF 164KB) 1.1 Background 1.2 The Project 1.3 Uses for the information
	2.0	How willow management priorities were developed (PDF 229KB) 2.1 Determining the extent of willows 2.2 Weed risk assessment
	3.0	Willow management priorities across Australia (PDF 592KB) 3.1 Determining the extent of willows: Where are our willows? 3.2 Weed risk assessment: Which are our worst willows?
	4.0	The way forward - recommendations (PDF 636KB) 4.1 Using these recommendations 4.2 General recommendations 4.3 On-ground management recommendations 4.4 The national perspective as a case study for original prioritisation 4.5 National case study: Prioritising willow management based on asset protection 4.6 Legislative recommendations 4.7 What have we achieved?
	5.0	Further information (PDF 305KB) 5.1 References and further reading 5.2 List of supplementary information 5.3 Appendices

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Distribution Maps

Potential distribution of Salix taxa. across Australia

Potential distribution of Salix taxa produced using the climate analysis software CLIMATE and suitable habitats from the National Vegetation Information System (see Appendices 4 and 5 in the report for more information).

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Potential distribution of Salix taxa in Australia
(PDF 1.1MB)

Current known distribution of Salix taxa across Australia. To add data to these maps, please download the willows assessment spreadsheet from http://www.weeds.org.au/wons/willows (external link).

Present distribution of Salix taxa in New South Wales (PDF 603KB)	Present distribution of Salix taxa in Queensland (PDF 373KB)	Present distribution of Salix taxa in South Australia (PDF 326KB)
Present distribution of Salix taxa in Tasmania (PDF 386KB)	Present distribution of Salix taxa in Victoria (PDF 695KB)	Present distribution of Salix taxa distribution in Western Australia (PDF 387KB)

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Distribution of Salix taxa across Australia

Distribution of S. aegyptiaca (PDF 560KB)	Distribution of S. alba (PDF 808KB)	Distribution of S. albacaerulea (PDF 588KB)	Distribution of Salix S. alba X matsudana (PDF 842KB)
Distribution of S. babylonica (PDF 988KB)	Distribution of Salix S. X calodendron (PDF 573KB)	Distribution of S. chilensis (PDF 766KB)	Distribution of S. cinera (PDF 740KB)
Distribution of S. daphnoides (PDF 566KB)	Distribution of S. elaeagnos (PDF 604KB)	Distribution of S. eriocaphala (PDF 622KB)	Distribution of S. exigua (PDF 909KB)
Distribution of S. fragilis (PDF 791KB)	Distribution of S. glauca (PDF 533KB)	Distribution of Salix S. X mollissima (PDF 796KB)	Distribution of Salix S. X pendulina (PDF 796KB)
Distribution of S. pentandra (PDF 580KB)	Distribution of S. purpurea PDF 691KB)	Distribution of S. reichardtii PDF 630KB)	Distribution of S. rubens (PDF 783KB)
Distribution of S. sepulcralis PDF 793KB)	Distribution of S. sericans (PDF 727KB)	Distribution of S. triandra (PDF 598KB)	Distribution of S. viminalis (PDF 622KB)

Resources for running a willows identification workshop

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Workshop Kit	Note: Refer below for documents relating to Workshop kit.
	(PDF 18KB)

Willow Resource Sheets

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Willow Resource Sheet 1 (PDF 317KB)	Willow Resource Sheet 2 (PDF 1.7MB)	Willow Resource Sheet 3 (PDF 928KB)	Willow Resource Sheet 4 (PDF 352KB)
Willow Resource Sheet 5 (PDF 317KB)	Willow Resource Sheet 6 (PDF 358KB)

Evaluation Form			Registration Form example
	(32KB)			(47KB)
Willows ID Station 1 & 2 questions			Session Plan Example
	(40KB)			(45KB)
ID Station tables
	(40KB)

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Flyer Example
	(PDF 156KB)

Workshop Presentations refined December 2006

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Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part a Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part b Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part c Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part d Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part e Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part f Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part g Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part h Workshop Presentations refined December 2006 - part i