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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia

2011

Rangelands

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Rangeland Condition Monitoring: A Guide For Pastoral Lessees, David Warburton Jul 2011

Rangeland Condition Monitoring: A Guide For Pastoral Lessees, David Warburton

Books & book chapters

This publication is a guide for the installation and assessment of monitoring sites, and reporting of rangeland condition trend required for the Rangeland Condition Monitoring (RCM) system of the Pastoral Lands Board of Western Australia (PLB).


Report To The Commissioner Of Soil Conservation On The Condition Of The Western Australian Pastoral Resource Base 2011, Paul Novelly, Philip Thomas Jul 2011

Report To The Commissioner Of Soil Conservation On The Condition Of The Western Australian Pastoral Resource Base 2011, Paul Novelly, Philip Thomas

Natural resources published reports

Western Australia's rangelands cover 87% of the state and include all but the south west. Pastoral leases, used for grazing livestock on native vegetation, cover 35% (874,000 km2) of the rangelands, with the balance consisting of Unallocated Crown Land (UCL) and land vested for conservation and Indigenous purposes. There are currently 459 registered pastoral stations (comprised of 51 O pastoral leases) in Western Australia; 159 stations are in the Northern Rangelands (Kimberley and Pilbara - 92 in the Kimberley and the remainder in the Pilbara), 291 stations in the Southern Rangelands, and nine stations in the South West Land Division. …