Native Vegetation Communities of Hornsby Shire - 2006 updated mapping. The native vegetation communities of Hornsby Shire were originally identified and mapped in 1990-1993. The present study updates the classification and mapping of 30 communities, with the updated mapping provided in digital form for inclusion in the council's GIS. The survey area included all of the Hornsby LGA, from Eastwood to Brooklyn and Wisemans Ferry, except for Marramarra National Park, Muogamarra Nature Reserve, Long Island Nature Reserve, and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park east of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. Department of Environment and Climate Change lands that have been included in the mapping include Berowra Valley Regional Park, Lane Cove River National Park, Maroota Historic Site, Mount Kuring-gai Aboriginal Area, and the fragments of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park west of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. VIS_ID 2292