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Slide 1	Markham Mutts Priorities to improve Bio-Diversity should be based on facts relevant to Markham Reserve and Gardiners Creek. Biodiversity is the equilibrium reached when the following major factors come into balance. Appropriate habitat Available food Predators Water Quality and Pollution Presence of species at location or adjoining area Bio-Diversity Corridor - Gardiners Creek Flora, Fauna and Aquatic life
Slide 2	Markham Mutts Bio-Diversity Corridor - Gardiners Creek Action plan: Create Habitat, Remove Predators Manage Foxes and Cats in this area ! Banning off lead dogs will solve none of the above problems They don’t eat Fauna They don’t destroy Plants They don’t eat the Frogs If you want MORE: Frogs Build a pond Bats Plant some Fig trees Lizards Build a rockery Owls Build some nesting boxes Peregrine Falcons Build a nesting platform on the HV power poles Black fish Get rid of the Carp Water Rats Protect the banks from Erosion
Slide 3	Markham Mutts Habitat - Management Bare Earth Poisoning does not protect the park from erosion or improve habitat.
Slide 4	Markham Mutts Habitat - Management Simple inclined banks don’t catch rainfall when it comes. They also allow poisons to run off into the creek.
Slide 5	Markham Mutts Habitat - Management Stop Creek banks eroding so water rats can survive.
Slide 6	Markham Mutts Water Quality Install Litter Traps but then manage them. (installed in Markham Reserve about a year ago)
Slide 7	Markham Mutts Water Quality Enforce silt management so that the solution does not become the problem. Solway St Bridge Scotchmans Creek
Slide 8	Markham Mutts Water Quality Water colour changes every day of the week. Orange, Black, White or Crystal Clear.
Slide 9	Markham Mutts Predators – Foxes Foxes in Boroondara Did you know that there are as many as 14 foxes per square kilometre in parts of Boroondara? Our river and creek environments, hollow logs, rock piles and even under houses, sheds, or large blackberry or weed patches make ideal habitats for foxes. But in an urban environment like Boroondara’s, traditional methods of fox control such as shooting, poisoning and trapping are not appropriate. What are the best ways of controlling foxes in our City?
Slide 10	Markham Mutts Predators - Foxes Council’s own website highlights that a mature fox can kill up to 3000 native animals each year.
Slide 11	Markham Mutts Good Solutions from Stonnington Almost invisible fence to stop People, BMX bikes and dogs entering the biodiversity area
Slide 12	Markham Mutts Great solutions from Boroondara More formal fencing to separate dogs and bikes from play areas.
Slide 13	Markham Mutts Water Quality Stop pumping water out of the creek during dry periods: Warm Water and Low Flow lead to Algal Blooms and Low Dissolved Oxygen levels. These factors cause the majority of Fish Deaths i.e. even more than pollution. Refer EPA report 1998-2007 Malvern Valley Golf Course Pumping Station Always used in times of drought. This photo taken last week shows down-stream flow has stopped completely. 3 High Pressure pumps with 6” suction manifold
Slide 14	Markham Mutts Markham Reserve Master Plan Let’s hope the Markham Victory Master Plan Plaque can also claim community input is acknowledged with appreciation.