Moorookyle Landscape Planning

Landscape Plans for Nothern Zone - Victorian Volcanic Plan Bioregion - May 2003

The Landscape Plan for the Moorookyle Landscape Zone is published as a component of this document (above). Only sections relevant to the Moorookyle Landscape Zone are shown below.

Moorookyle Landscape Plan

This Landscape Plan for the Moorookyle Landscape Zone - May 2003, was produced in collaboration between J. Ross - Environmental Consultant - New Zealand; K. Lowe, C. Boyle & A. Moorrees - Parks, Flora, Fauna Division, DSE.

The Moorookyle Landscape Zone consists of undulating basalt plains, alluvial terraces and creeklines surrounded by gentle sedimentary ridges and slopes, with numerous large volcanoes in the south. The zone drains to the north and the average annual rainfall varies from 750 mm at Creswick to around 500 mm in the north. Pre-1750 vegetation featured extensive areas of Plains Grassy Woodland intergrading with Plains Grassland as rainfall decreases to the north. Nearly all plains woodland and grassland remnants have been cleared and there are few reserves in the zone. Clunes Swamp (Merrin Merrin) is listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia. The zone supports populations of Plump Swamp Wallaby-grass, Hairy Anchor Plant, Wetland Blown-grass, Striped Legless Lizard, Woodland Blind Snake, Brolga, Swift Parrot, Freckled Duck, Great Egret, Glossy Ibis and a number of other wetland birds.

Image: Victorian Voclanic Plains Eastern Zone

Moorookyle Landscape Plan (PDF - 208 KB)
Moorookyle Landscape Plan (DOC - 355 KB)
Moorookyle Landscape Plan Maps (PDF - 912 KB)
Moorookyle Landscape Plan Maps (DOC - 1483 KB)

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Landscape Plans for Northern Zone, Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion - May 2003 (PDF - 5505 KB)
Landscape Plans for Northern Zone, Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion - May 2003 (DOC - 11124 KB)

Other related Landscape Plans within the Northern Zone, Victorian Plain Bioregion

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