NSW DCCEEW funded a literature and database review, substantial fieldwork, and preparation of new management advice for Nowra Heath Myrtle. The research documented new or extended populations of this and associated rare or threatened species across several NPWS reserves and a proposed reserve in the lower Shoalhaven area.
New information relating to the species’ conservation status and management was provided to NSW DCCEEW and disseminated to field management staff and the threatened flora database. Information about population sizes was provided to fill a large gap in database records, most of which don’t record the size of the population at the recorded location. For this species, a ‘record’ can be a single plant or several thousand across hundreds or thousands of square metres.
