Weeds of National Significance

Willows

 


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**National Willows Management Guide**
Entire document (pdf - 11,032kB)
Foreward, Using this manual, Contents (pdf - 1,064kB)
Section 1 - Understanding willows (pdf - 4,244kB)
Section 2 - Managing willows (pdf - 1,948kB)
Section 3 - Controlling and removing willows (pdf - 1,349kB)
Section 4 - Site rehabilitation (pdf - 857kB)
Section 5 - Case studies (pdf - 1,897kB)
Section 6 - Further information (pdf - 453kB)

If you wish to receive the manual in hard copy please register your name here or via email with the National Willows Coordinator - (kelly.snell@dpi.vic.gov.au).

Agencies Involved

Dept. of Primary Industries (DPI) Vic - lead
Dept. of Primary Industries & Water (DPIW) Tas
Dept. of Water Land & Biodiversity Conservation (DWLBC) SA
Dept. of Sustrainability and Environment (DSE) Vic
Territory and Municipal Services ACT
Dept. of Primary Industries (DPI) NSW
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries QLD
Dept. of Environment and Conservation WA

National Contact

Kelly Snell
National Coordinator Willows
Victorian Department of Primary Industries
PO Box 103,
GEELONG VIC 3220

Telephone: (03) 5226 4625
Mobile: 0448 532 701
Fax: (03) 5226 4725
e-mail: Kelly.Snell@dpi.vic.gov.au

National Willows Taskforce

Current Status
  • Strategy endorsed by Standing Committees August 2001.
  • Strategy published January 2002.

Review of Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2006-2007.(pdf - 457kb)

National weed risk assessment of willows in Australia
The National Willows Taskforce has commenced a national weed risk assessment of willows in Australia in order to objectively prioritise willow species, groupings and locations for coordinated control programs at the regional, State/territory and national levels. This process utilises published literature and expert opinion on the biology, ecology and current and potential distribution of each willow.

Given that there are over 300 willow taxa world wide, with a complex variety of species, subspecies, varieties, hybrids and cultivars, it is not feasible to assess the weed risk of all willow taxa individually. We have therefore adopted an objective process to determine which species or groupings of willows will be assessed. This list was developed in consultation with the nursery industry, through communication with willow growers (from Aussie Plant Finder) and the Nursery and Garden Industry Australia's e-newsletter. Click here to see list of species for assessment.

Results

Documents Available
 (All documents available for downloading are in .pdf format)

    Developing willow management priorities Developing willow management priorities
    This project, which addresses high priority actions in the National Willows Strategy, was sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries (through the Defeating the Weed Menace Program) and administered by the Department of Primary Industries Victoria on behalf of the National Willows Taskforce.

    This extensive resource will assist land mangers in developing willow management priorities 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.
    This resource can be accessed online at: www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/weeds_trees_willow_resources

    Limited copies of CDs containing the "Developing willow management priorities" resources are also available from the National Willows Coordinator email: Kelly.Snell@dpi.vic.gov.au




National Willows Strategic Plan

The strategy is available below in PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print it. Click here to get Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Download - wilstrat.pdf

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