
BlackOak Environmental
BlackOak Environmental: Your Trusted Environmental Consultancy in South Australia
BlackOak Environmental is an independent consultancy based in South Australia, delivering expert environmental solutions tailored to your project needs. Our services include:
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Vegetation Clearance Assessments: Ensuring compliance with regulations while minimizing environmental impact.
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Flora and Fauna Assessments and Surveys: Protecting South Australia’s biodiversity through detailed ecological studies.
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Fauna Rescue and Relocation: Safely managing wildlife during project development.
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Landscape Function Analysis (LFA): Evaluating ecosystem health to support sustainable land management.
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Led by Director Matt Launer, with over 20 years of experience in environmental management across mining, oil and gas, land development, infrastructure, and government sectors, BlackOak Environmental combines expertise with a passion for sustainability. We work closely with our clients to deliver outcomes that meet project deadlines, budgets, and legislative requirements while achieving exceptional environmental performance.
Services

Vegetation Clearance Assessments and Significant Environmental Benefit (SEB) Management Plans
BlackOak Environmental is an accredited consultant endorsed by the Native Vegetation Council of South Australia. We can prepare data reports for applications under the Native Vegetation Act 1991 and Native Vegetation Regulations 2017 to clear native vegetation.
Flora and Fauna Assessments and Surveys
BlackOak Environmental can provide detailed desktop analysis and research, as well as on-ground terrestrial flora and fauna surveys for a variety of development and monitoring projects. The range of services we can offer include:
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Baseline flora and fauna surveys
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Long-term flora and fauna monitoring
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Targeted threatened species surveys
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Landscape Function Analysis (LFA)
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Bushland Condition Monitoring (BCM)
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Fauna Rescue and Relocation
We are experienced in animal handling, including venomous snakes. Animals are often impacted as a result of development, whether it may be a short term project such as constructing trenches or excavating for infrastructure or vegetation clearance for permanent development, we can assist. Fauna rescue scenarios include; the removal of animals trapped in excavated trenches or removal and relocation of hollow logs prior to vegetation clearance.
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