identification guidelines have been developed to assist landowners and
contractors identify EECs in the field. The guidelines provide information on
characteristic tree species, locations and other key features and are intended
to supplement the detailed <a
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Guidelines relevant to private native forestry can be downloaded from the links below. In addition, the EPA’s threatened ecological communities mapping project produced detailed technical reports of 18 TECs in coastal forests, which can be used to assist identification in the field.
- Brigalow (PDF 83KB)
- Carbeen Open Forest Community (PDF 964KB)
- Coastal Cypress Pine Forest in the NSW North Coast Bioregion (PDF 568KB)
- Fuzzy Box Woodland (PDF 770KB)
- Lower Hunter Spotted Gum - Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion (PDF 387KB)
- New England Peppermint Woodland (PDF 312KB)
- Ribbon Gum - Mountain Gum - Snow Gum Grassy Forest/Woodland of the New England Tableland Bioregion (PDF 455KB)
- Robertson Basalt Tall Open Forest (PDF 326KB)
- Sandhill Pine Woodland (PDF 349KB)
- Tableland Basalt Forest (PDF 302KB)
- White Box - Yellow Box - Blakely's Red Gum Woodland (PDF 439KB)