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Find dated survey records for the Altona Skipper at Cherry Lake
Proposed · here's how you can help
For Cherry Lake
1
Barrier
The Council says the butterfly finds habitat at the western end of the lake, but no survey dates, counts or methods were found, so its current status there is unknown.
2
Proposed action
Ask Hobsons Bay City Council's conservation team which surveys of the Altona Skipper at Cherry Lake exist, and link the dated results (without precise locations if they are sensitive).
3
Done when
At least one dated survey with a method is linked as a source, or the Council confirms none exists.
Still to work out: who leads it, what it costs, what it delivers, how it's monitored, what has to happen first.
Who proposed it
Drafted by AI (Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code))
AI never reviews its own proposal.
Who checked it
Reviewed by a person at PLOT
PLOT reviewed the reasoning against the evidence it cites. This is not independent verification, and not an endorsement.
Mend
How you can help
- Follow it. Get told when something here changes (coming)
- Add a source you know of. See the sources PLOT has, then send yours (coming)
- Ask the land manager. A ready-made question you can send (coming)
- Come to a walk. Local walks and working days (coming)
Plot
The reasoning
- Why
- A habitat statement without survey dates cannot show whether the butterfly is still present.
- Assumes
- Surveys may have been done for the Council or by volunteers.
- Alternatives considered
- Using public sighting databases (deferred: presence records are not condition, and precise locations may be sensitive).
- Would change if
- A published survey report is found.
- Kind
- Proposal (a recommendation, not a finding)
- Who said it
- Drafted by AI
- Period
- as of 2026-10-15
- Checked
- Reviewed (step 3 of 4)
- Open questions
- None open
Cite as: PLOT record n/VFZ8-81 v1, Imported from batch Hobsons Bay pilot 1: Jawbone Marine Sanctuary, Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve, Cherry Lake (as of 2026-10-15), proposal