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Bodalla State Forest Compartment 3027 Harvest Plan LOCALITY MAP Compartment 3027 State Forest: Bodalla No:606 23> SOUTH COAST IFOA NAROOMA MANAGEMENT AREA On FCNSW Scale: 1:100,000 unsealed ³ gravel roads LAKE TAROURGA r R LAKE BROU TUROSS Eurobodalla NP RIVER LAKE MUMMUGA Dalmeny ! Turn around point for southbound trucks Toba G KIANGA Pi ch LAKE 3027 No right turn onto Hwy, must turn left and drive to turnaround EMP 20v point Narooma WAGONGA INLET ! LITTLE LAKE BULLENGELLA LAKE NANGUDGA LAKE NARGAL CORUNNA LAKE LAKE Gulaga NP State Forest National Parks ! Towns & Localities G Emergency Meeting Point Planning Unit Formal Reserve Sealed Road v Helicopter Landing Site Major Forest Road Vacant Crown Land Informal Reserve Á Evacuation Route Minor Forest Road Hardwood Plantation Marine Park Major Rivers/Coastline Á Haulage Route Freehold Water ................PL.....ANN........ING.... .SU........PE....RVISOR............. APPROV................AL..... ........ Prepared By: Kate Halton Harvest Plan Operational Map APPROVED: LEE BLESSINGTON Version: 1 DATE: 26/10/15 Compartment: 3027 State Forest: BODALLA No: 606 32> Southern IFOA - South Coast On FCNSW ³ unsealed gravel roads Map Sheet: NAROOMA 8925-4S 34 35 36 37 !!< !!< !!< Lot 4 E ^ DP619660 92 ^^^ 92 E 20 ^! 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E Major Forest (Shire Owned & Maintained) NON HARVEST AREA* (SOFT) Golden Tipped Bat Roosts Private Property (EPL Standard Existing) Rare & Non Commercial Forest Ecosystems FCNSW Owned/Shire Maintained (EPL Standard Existing Major) DUMPS & CROSSINGS Owl Landscape ROADS (Haulage not permitted, snigging not permitted) H Temporary Dry Weather Probable Rainforest & Exclusion Zone (20m) Shire Owned and Maintained ú New Crossing Squirrel Glider Existing Crossing ROADS (Haulage not permitted, snigging is permitted) ú Ridge & Headwater Habitat (40m & 80m) Shire Owned/FCNSW Maintained FCNSW Owned and Maintained Roads (Haulage Giant Burrowing Frog 500m and Snigging is permitted) Excluded Forest EPL Standard Existing (Minor) Probable Rock & Exclusion Zone (20m) EPL Standard (New Construction) NON HARVEST AREA* (HARD) OTHER ROADS Probable Heath & Exclusion Zone (10m) Major STREAM EXCLUSION ZONES (EPL IHL 1/2 & TSL) Minor Subterranean Roost Protection (Bats) (50m and 100m) OTHER Feature Filter Strip Operational Zone 30m Golden-tipped Bat exclusion Protection Zone Rainforest walking track Unmapped N/A N/A N/A TENURE Probable EEC River-Flat Eucalypt Forest on Coastal Floodplains 1st Order 5m 5m 10m Marine Park-Wagonga InletHabitat Protection Zone Eastern Pygmy Possum 2nd order 5m 15m 10m Private Property * NOTE APART FROM EEC, NON HARVEST AREAS 3rd order Vacant Crown Land OUTSIDE 3027 NOT SHOWN ON THIS MAP 5m 25m 10m HARVEST AREA 4th order 5m 45m 10m FMZ 4 - RU1-STS Heavy FMZ 3B -RU2- Visual Roadside (50m) and Rainforest Walk Scale: 1:15,000 0 125 250 500 750 1,000 Contour Interval 10m Meters 34 35 36 37 Prepared By: Kate Halton Forest Type Map Version: 1 Compartment: 3027 É State Forest: BODALLA No: 606 32> Southern IFOA - South Coast On FCNSW É ³ unsealed Map Sheet: NAROOMA 8925-4S gravel roads 92 92 FOREST TYPE LEGEND Forest Type Gross BA #= 24 Type -2 To be assessed (RN17) Area (ha) BOUNDARIES É ÉÉÉÉÉÉState Forest Boundary Type 14 Lily Pilly -2 4 .1 ÉÉÉ ÉÉÉ Compartment Boundary Type 23 Myrtle 14 6 .5 DRAINAGE Type 26 Viney Scrub 23 9 .7 BA #= 18 Mapped LIC Drainage 26 52 .9 BA = 36 BA = 22 Type 37 Dry Blackbutt # # ROADS 37 0 .9 Major Type 70 Spotted Gum Minor 70 4 .5 Type 73 Spotted Gum - Sydney Blue Gum / Bangalay BA = 18 73 0 .8 # PRE HARVEST BA SWEEP Type 75 Spotted Gum - Yellow / White Stringybark # 75 14 1.3 BA Sweep Type 86 Coastal Grey Box - Woollybutt 86 7 .3 Type 112 Silvertop Ash BA = 12 112 0 .8 # Type 121 Blueleaved Stringybark 121 1 .4 BA = 14 BA = 14 # # BA #= 44 Type 157 Yellow Stringybark - Gum 157 7 .4 Type 165 Gully Peppermint 165 10 .3 Type 166 River Peppermint 166 15 .1 91 Type 169 Yellow Stringybark 169 69 .3 91 Type 224 Scrub 224 0 .2 BA = 36 Type 231 Swamp 231 1 .1 # É É É BA = 24 É É # re Gu l É É BA = 20 É # BA = 16 # 0 d 599 0 Scale: 1:15,000 0 125 250 500 750 1,000 Contour Interval 10m Meters 234000E 35 36 37 Southern IFOA – Compartment 3027, Bodalla State Forest, Narooma Management Area HARDWOOD FORESTS- SOUTHERN IFOA SOUTH COAST HARVESTING PLAN Bodalla State Forest - Compartment 3027 Certification This plan has been prepared in accordance with the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval issued under the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998. The Harvest Plan Standard Conditions for Hardwood Forest Operations in South Coast apply to this operation. Prepared By: Kate Halton Approved By: Lee Blessington Harvest Planning Planner Supervisor Signature Kate Halton Signature Lee Blessington Date 26/10/15 Date 26/10/15 Note: Approval includes the Harvest Plan Operational Map (HPOM) with the corresponding approval date displayed on the map, verifying final approved version. Other maps included with this plan are Locality, Forest Type and Roading. Description of Proposal Harvesting of Hardwood forest Harvesting of Hardwood forest, using Single Tree Selection, Silviculture subject to the Southern IFOA requirements will be undertaken within this planning unit. Timber harvesting and road construction will not be licensed under the EPL. The primary product of the harvesting is high quality large sawlogs (quota logs), small high quality sawlogs, veneer logs, girders, poles & piles where timber markets are available. Parts of felled logs that do not meet high quality log specifications are segregated and graded into other classifications such as salvage sawlogs, pulp logs & miscellaneous timbers e.g. split & round posts, firewood, mining timbers & craftwood. The availability of miscellaneous timbers depends mainly on forest types, log defectiveness & market conditions at the time of harvesting. Clause 22 – Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (IFOA) Consideration All relevant factors have been reviewed taking into account the volume and monetary value of each forest product to supply Term Agreement Holders. The harvesting operation also complies with Clause 22 of the IFOA. Attachment 1: Site Safety Plan prescribes safety requirements and Medical Emergency Evacuation Plan for this harvesting operation. Attachment 2: Roading plan prescribes roading requirements for this harvesting operation. HP_BB_3027_15 27-10-15 1 Southern IFOA – Compartment 3027, Bodalla State Forest, Narooma Management Area Abbreviations used in this plan FT = Forest Technician, HC= Harvesting Coordinator, PtS= Protection Supervisor, HS = Harvesting Supervisor, RC = Roading Coordinator, IFOA = Integrated Forestry Operations Approval. Area Identification and Yield Estimates State Forest Compartment/s IFOA Management Certification Region Area Bodalla 3027 Southern Narooma AS4708:2007 ISO 14001 Cpt 3027 Plan Compartment ID 22067 Gross Area (ha) 334.9 Net Harvestable Area (ha) 163 Harvest Area (ha) 160 Poles, Piles, Veneer & Girders 0m³ Quota Logs (HQL) 1141m³ High Quality Small 251m3 Salvage 365m³ Pulp E1 1141t Firewood/Misc 380t Note: The yield estimates in the table above are derived from the Plan of Operations. Slope Classes (percent of harvest area) Cpt 3027 Slope Class % of harvest area 0-20º 96.1 20-25 º 3.7 25-30 º 0.3 HP_BB_3027_15 27-10-15 2 Southern IFOA – Compartment 3027, Bodalla State Forest, Narooma Management Area ATTACHMENT 1: SITE SAFETY PLAN Worksite Information Is this Declared Hunting Area: No Comments: Have Exclusion Zone signs been erected or NA (Closed to hunting) checked prior to starting work daily. Comments: Description of Work to be undertaken on site: - Refer to description of proposal above. Site Supervisor Name: Contact number: Communication Radio channel number VHF: UHF Other (e.g. hand signals): Traffic management (describe) e.g. Signage, Road closure, Traffic control This plan identifies haulage from the compartment will be either: 1. North on Wagonga Scenic Drive (Eurobodalla Shire Council Owned), then left onto Box Cutting Road, Tobacco Pinch Road and then right onto Mitchells Ridge Road (all FCNSW owned) to the Princess Hwy. The sight distance at intersection of Mitchells Ridge Road and Princes Hwy is greater than 250m on both approaches. Additional signage in accordance with a Traffic Control Plan is not required. 2. North on Wagonga Scenic Drive (Eurobodalla Shire Council Owned), then right onto Box Cutting Road (FCNSW owned) then right on Kianga Road (FCNSW owned road, becoming Eurobodalla Shire Council Owned) to the Princess Hwy. At the intersection of Kianga Road (Eurobodalla Shire Council Owned at this point) and Princes Hwy the sight distance is greater than 250m on both approaches.
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