Local Government NSW (LGNSW), as part of the Council Roadside Reserves (CRR) Project funded by the NSW Environmental Trust, facilitated the assessment of the conservation value of roadside reserves in a number of NSW Local Government Areas (LGAs) using a standard Rapid Assessment Method (RAM). This line spatial dataset contains the results of the assessments completed by 18 LGAs.

Conservation value is described as either:

• High Conservation Value (HCV),
• Medium Conservation Value (MCV), or
• Low Conservation Value (LCV).

LGNSW facilitated the assessment of roadside reserves in a number of NSW Local Government Areas (LGAs) using a standard Rapid Assessment Method (RAM). The LGAs who undertook the assessment, and are included in the spatial data set, are:

• Bellingen Shire Council
• Blacktown City Council
• Edward River Council
• Glen Innes Severn Shire Council
• Griffith City Council
• Lockhart Shire Council
• Moree Plains Shire Council
• Muswellbrook Shire Council
• Oberon Council
• Parkes Shire Council
• Penrith City Council
• Port Stephens Council
• Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
• Snowy Valleys Council
• Temora Shire Council
• The Hills Shire Council
• Upper Hunter Shire Council
• Wagga Wagga City Council

This spatial dataset contains the results of the assessments completed by 18 LGAs. This assessment describes conservation value as either High Conservation Value (HCV), Medium Conservation Value (MCV) or Low Conservation Value (LCV).

The RAM utilised for the assessment was prepared by NSW Local Land Services (LLS), the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) and LGNSW and is available at https://www.lgnsw.org.au/files/imce-uploads/581/Final%20RAM_Feb%202018.pdf. Further details are available at https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/801161/rapid-assessment-methodology.pdf.