Davis Bentley Planting Project.
Davis Family Partnership.
Vegetation Asset Account.
Environmental Account ID: AU00119
Account Holder: Davis Family Partnership
Purpose: Document, measure and communicate native vegetation condition across time to support land management decision-making
Current land use: Livestock management
Environmental Asset: Vegetation - Native
Asset Account ID: AU00119V1
Registration date: 19 January 2026
Baseline Certification date: 09 October 2026
Certification pathway: AfN-Verified
Accredited Expert/s: John Nagle
Environmental Asset Account area: 11 ha (6.7% of property area)
Method: AfN-METHOD-V-06
Environmental Asset Account snapshot.
Environmental Asset Account Econd® summary.
Environmental Asset Account statement.
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19 January 2026 - Registration Date
09 October 2026 - Certification Date
Significant outcomes.
The baseline Econd® score for the Environmental Asset Account is 14.8 out of 100. A low score is expected at this stage, as baseline data was collected after ground preparation and as hand planting was beginning.
The site was previously grazed and had very little remnant native vegetation. Ground cover was dominated by exotic grasses and pasture weeds, and had been spot sprayed to prepare for planting. As a result, measures of native tree, shrub and ground cover scored 0 when compared with benchmark open forest condition. High levels of non-native plant cover also scored 0, with leaf litter the only measure to record a score above zero.
This score provides a starting point for tracking the planting's progress. As the plantings establish, the Econd® score is expected to rise, with future updates showing change in condition over time.
Limitations & disclosures.
Permanent sample sites
Permanent monitoring sites could not be established in the lead up to the planting as it would interfere with the machinery required for revegetation. To minimise the impact of this, GPS coordinates were recorded for each star picket location at every sample site. These coordinates and the photos taken at each picket will be used to establish permanent monitoring sites during the next data collection period (likely less than 12 months after baseline collection). By this time, revegetation activities will have concluded, and star pickets will not interfere with the ongoing maintenance activities.
Reference Benchmarks
There were limitations in the availability of Reference Condition Benchmark data. The composition benchmark data that is advised for use in the Method for accounts in NSW, does not provide the complete data set required for the composition indicators in the Method. The missing indicators include:
• Tree canopy height (m)
• Sub-canopy height (m)
• Sub-canopy cover (%)
Alternative NSW Government data sources and expert opinion were utilised for each PCT to provide appropriate benchmark scores for the missing indicators.
Environmental markets.
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Last update: 13 October 2026
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