Sydney's parks - Biodiversity Survey Priorities Program
In 2003, DEC audited the biodiversity of the national parks and reserves in the Sydney area. We:
- reviewed the amount of systematic flora and fauna surveys that had been done in each of the reserves in the past
- assessed whether these past surveys gave a full understanding of the fauna and flora within the reserves
- provided a plan for areas that required the most effort in the following three years.
As a result of this audit, we were able to set up the Biodiversity Survey Priorities Program, to target areas which were most in need of biodiversity surveys. The following reports show the results of the first year of this program.
Documents to download
The Vertebrate fauna of North Western Wollemi National Park
This report details the terrestrial vertebrates of north western Wollemi National Park.
The Vertebrate Fauna Of North Eastern Wollemi National Park
This report compiles and reviews data on terrestrial vertebrate fauna and documents the extensive systematic surveys undertaken by the Department of Environment and Conservation during 1997 and during the spring, summer and autumn of 2004-05.
The native vegetation of the Nattai and Bargo reserves
This report describes the distribution and composition of the native vegetation within and immediately surrounding Nattai National Park, Nattai State Conservation Area and Bargo State Conservation Area.
The vertebrate fauna of Kanangra-Boyd National Park
This report outlines the results of DEC surveys of the terrestrial vertebrates of Kanangra-Boyd National Park, near Oberon. Download a copy.
The vertebrate fauna of Lane Cove National Park
This report documents a systematic survey of vertebrate fauna within Lane Cove National Park and adjacent council-managed land, undertaken by DEC in 2004.
The vertebrate fauna of south-western Blue Mountains National Park
Download this report, which describes the terrestrial vertebrates of south western Blue Mountains National Park, derived from comprehensive DEC animal surveys.
The vertebrate fauna of the Nattai and Bargo reserves
This report collates and summarises information on the terrestrial vertebrates of Nattai National Park, Nattai State Conservation Area, Bargo State Conservation Area and the Bargo River crown lands area. It also presents the results of extensive surveys completed over the last few years.
The vertebrate fauna of Wollondilly River Nature Reserve
This project records the fauna values of this relatively small nature reserve which protects an area of the rugged Wollondilly Valley landscape. Survey work was carried out between 2002 and 2004.
The Vertebrate Fauna Of Manobalai Nature Reserve And Adjacent Crown Lands
This report compiles and reviews Atlas of NSW Wildlife data on terrestrial vertebrate fauna and documents the extensive systematic surveys undertaken by the Department of Environment and Conservation in 1997 and during the spring, summer and autumn of 2004-05.
The Vertebrate Fauna Of Northern Yengo National Park
This report compiles and reviews background information on the fauna of northern Yengo NP. This has been supplemented by extensive new data generated by surveys conducted during the spring-summer period in 2004-5, in order to provide a more accurate inventory of fauna across the range of habitats present.
The Vertebrate Fauna Of Werakata National Park
Werakata National Park is one of the more significant DEC conservation reserves for the protection of biodiversity in the Sydney Basin. Located within the dry rainshadow of the Hunter Valley, this recently acquired reserve maintains habitat that is used by at least 210 species of vertebrate fauna. Twenty of these species are considered threatened under state legislation and two are recognised under Commonwealth legislation as nationally threatened.