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N:\Corporate Governance\Publications\Internet\2015 Harvest plans\QueensLake10_HarvestPlan.docx Page 1 of 8 FORESTRY CORPORATION NEW SOUTH WALES HARVESTING PLAN NATIVE FOREST Queens Lake State Forest Compartment 10 Certification This plan has been prepared in accordance with the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval issued under the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998 and addresses significant aspects and impacts in the planning process. The Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations in Central Region apply to this operation. Prepared by Sarah Gormley 8/07/2015 Planning Forester Signature Date Approved Dirk van Dijk 8/07/2015 Planning Supervisor Signature Date Note: Approval includes the Harvest Plan Operational Map (HPOM) with the corresponding approval date displayed on the map, verifying approved version. Description of Proposal This is a plan for Integrated Harvesting of Native Forest and associated road works. This operation is not scheduled, and will not be licenced under the EPL. Attachment 1: Site Safety Plan prescribes describes safety requirements and Medical Emergency Evacuation Plan (MEEP) for this harvesting operation. Also includes Appendix 1: Rural Roads Strategy Communication Procedure Attachment 2: Operational Road Works Plan prescribes roading requirements for this harvesting operation. Attachment 3: Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations Attachment 4: Operational Forms Area Identification and Yield Estimates State Forest Compartments Management Area Price Zone Harvest Plan ID Queens Lake 10 Kendall Kendall 10611 10 Total PlanCptID 20877 Gross Area (ha) 161 161 Net Harvest Area (ha) 131 131 Estimated Yield (m3) 5388 41m 3 /ha Silviculture and Harvesting Prescriptions These compartments have a long history of forest management, including Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) in the 1950’s and 60’s. Small operations were conducted for mining timber in the mid-1970’s, then harvesting for high-value products followed during the 1980’s and 90’s. This compartment is one of 5 Silvicultural Demonstration Areas within Hardwood Forests Division, and has received a range of treatments over the years. An integrated operation occurred in 2000, when over half the area was STSed, and the remaining area was harvested by STS, or a combination of STS, AGS & thinning. Hazard reduction burning as well as wildfires have occurred regularly. The most recent event was an integrated harvesting operation conducted in 2007. The silvicultural treatment included approximately 33% STS in the southern, steeper areas, and 67% AGS in the north of the compartment. The resultant forest has sections of mature forest at stand-end point, ready for
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FORESTRY CORPORATION NEW SOUTH WALES HARVESTING PLAN NATIVE FOREST

Queens Lake State Forest – Compartment 10

Certification

This plan has been prepared in accordance with the Integrated Forestry Operations Approval issued under the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998 and addresses significant aspects and impacts in the planning process. The Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations in Central Region apply to this operation.

Prepared by Sarah Gormley 8/07/2015 Planning Forester Signature Date

Approved Dirk van Dijk 8/07/2015 Planning Supervisor Signature Date

Note: Approval includes the Harvest Plan Operational Map (HPOM) with the corresponding approval date displayed on the map, verifying approved version.

Description of Proposal

This is a plan for Integrated Harvesting of Native Forest and associated road works.

This operation is not scheduled, and will not be licenced under the EPL.

Attachment 1: Site Safety Plan prescribes describes safety requirements and Medical Emergency Evacuation Plan (MEEP) for this harvesting operation. Also includes Appendix 1: Rural Roads Strategy Communication Procedure

Attachment 2: Operational Road Works Plan prescribes roading requirements for this harvesting operation.

Attachment 3: Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations

Attachment 4: Operational Forms

Area Identification and Yield Estimates

State Forest Compartments Management Area Price Zone Harvest Plan ID

Queens Lake 10 Kendall Kendall 10611

10 Total PlanCptID 20877 Gross Area (ha) 161 161 Net Harvest Area (ha) 131 131 Estimated Yield (m3) 5388 41m

3/ha

Silviculture and Harvesting Prescriptions

These compartments have a long history of forest management, including Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) in the 1950’s and 60’s. Small operations were conducted for mining timber in the mid-1970’s, then harvesting for high-value products followed during the 1980’s and 90’s. This compartment is one of 5 Silvicultural Demonstration Areas within Hardwood Forests Division, and has received a range of treatments over the years. An integrated operation occurred in 2000, when over half the area was STSed, and the remaining area was harvested by STS, or a combination of STS, AGS & thinning. Hazard reduction burning as well as wildfires have occurred regularly. The most recent event was an integrated harvesting operation conducted in 2007. The silvicultural treatment included approximately 33% STS in the southern, steeper areas, and 67% AGS in the north of the compartment. The resultant forest has sections of mature forest at stand-end point, ready for

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a final harvest, as well as regeneration from previous harvests. The majority of these compartments are comprised of medium-high quality Blackbutt (moist and dry), interspersed with smaller sections of mixed hardwood. Mature Blackbutt seed trees must be left in these areas of mixed hardwood wherever they exist to ensure Blackbutt regeneration.

Silvicultural Planning The intent of this harvesting operation is to harvest end-point groups of mature areas of forest, to create conditions suitable to achieve regeneration of the harvested areas. This will be done using AGS where AGS was used in the previous harvest, and STS in the previous STS tracts. Where areas exist with good regeneration, care should be taken to minimise damage wherever practicably possible. Following this harvesting event, the harvested areas will be left until regeneration from this event, and previous logging events, is ready for first thinning in approximately 15 years. This will be the final harvest in the current WSA.

Harvesting Prescription Stand type Net

area (ha)

Example Treatment (%STS,AGS,THIN)

Mature Regrowth Blackbutt previously AGSed

44 Camp Ridge Road AGS

Remove all trees within each opening, and ensure adequate ground disturbance to create suitable seed-bed

Minimise damage to successfully regenerated gaps using direction felling and snig track design

Trees should be felled into unstocked gaps to encourage an opportunity for regeneration

Retain seed trees on the edge of AGS openings

IFOA Remake Trial Areas

43 Southern end of cpt As described in IFOA Remake Trial HP conditions

Do not harvest this area under this plan

Future Treatment Area

44 Do not harvest

IFOA Limits IFOA limits for tree removal will be managed in this operation through adherence to the following:

Special Conditions

National Park Queens Lake Nature Reserve lies along the southern & western boundary.

Spring Creek Road and Rock Road are to form the boundaries for the purposes of harvesting in this area.

Traffic Management

Maximum number of AGS openings

44 ha

(44ha x 22.5/100) / 0.25ha = 9.9ha 39 x 0.25ha gaps

NOTE: Number of gaps can be increased as long as total area treated <9.9ha.

Maximum gap size = 0.25ha 50m x 50m square or 56m diameter circle

Gaps are measured from the outer edge of adjacent canopy

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All traffic is to exercise extreme caution entering and exiting the compartments from/onto Houston Mitchell Drive This road is well used by members of the public and receives a large amount of tourist traffic. Great care must also be used when turning to/from the Pacific Highway. Dirt and debris deposited onto sealed roads must be removed immediately.

Plus Trees/Special Trees There are a number of plus/elite trees in this compartment. There are also two Special Trees, ST 11 is a White Stringybark, and ST12 is a Christmas bush. Both are marked with a yellow sign, and the approximate location shown on the HPOM. All Special and Plus trees must be retained, and are not to be damaged during harvesting. All logging debris must be located at least 5m from the base of these trees.

Management of Filter Strips on Unmapped Drainage Lines This operation is a non-scheduled operation under the Environment Protection Licence issued under section 55 of the Protection of the Environment Act 1997. This Harvesting operation, including the roads and trails associated with harvesting are not licensed. All EPL conditions will be applied to harvesting operations as best management practice only, except for schedule 4 condition 6 relating to filter strips on unmapped drainage lines. Any breach of these conditions is not a breach of the Licence, but is a breach of the conditions of this Harvest Plan. The Best Management Practices detailed in Appendix 3 of this Plan are to be applied to unmapped drainage lines.

Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs) Quaternary geology indicates that there are Alluvial Soils in these compartments. The EEC layer indicates there is potential EEC in this cpt (as shown on the HPOM), although this has not been verified. No EEC was recorded by the Ecologist, however if EEC is found during mark-up or harvesting, it must be excluded from harvesting. If there is any doubt, the area must be excluded until an assessment can be conducted by the Ecologist.

Crossing Management All drainage structures must be inspected by the HCCs for stability twice weekly during haulage operations over these crossings & recorded on Attachment 4: Operational Forms.

Dump Management At the commencement of use at each dump, topsoil must be stockpiled from the dump. When dump usage has been completed, the stockpiled topsoil must be re-spread over dump area.

Bark accumulated at the dump site should be dispersed back into the logging area where possible, and in heaps <2m3. All bark heaps must have a minimum of 5m mineral earth break around them, prior to the crew leaving the nearest dump site. If bark heaps are left on the dump, then individual heaps MUST NOT be located next to or under retained trees. Timber off-cuts must be stacked separately, and at a minimum of 5m from any bark heap.

Forest Management Zoning Conditions

FMZ 3A (Exclusions): Rainforest, Scientific Research, Flora, Tourism/Recreation, Visual Aesthetics & Old Growth exclusions – not to be harvested.

FMZ 4 (General Harvesting Prescription): General Management & Scientific Research - Available for harvesting

Cultural Heritage Conditions

Jollynose Peak is located in the far south-eastern corner of this compartment. As it is embedded in FMZ3A/Old Growth exclusions, it will not be impacted on by harvesting. An Aboriginal site survey was performed by a Forestry Corporation Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer in February 2015.

If potential Aboriginal heritage sites are uncovered during harvesting operations, the ACHO must be contacted and an interim 20m buffer observed pending further inspection.

Flora and Fauna Conditions

Refer to TSL Booklet for Conditions

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The HPOM displays records and features that require implementation of a site-specific condition.

General TSL Prescriptions

SFO Mark Up Searches – Conditions 5.1(h), 5.2 and 5.13 (general, koala and bird roost and nest searches) must be implemented. No Koala star search triggers were identified during pre-harvest surveys.

Tree Retention –Regrowth Zone. Conditions 5.6 (d), (e) and (f), must be applied. Condition 5.6(g) Glossy Black Cockatoo feed trees. Greater Glider density is <1/ha.

Riparian Habitat Protection – Condition 5.7 must be applied.

Ground Habitat protection – Condition 5.17 commercial firewood collection permitted in these compartments.

The Tree Marking code is shown in Attachment 3: Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations in Central Region. Site-Specific Conditions, Exclusion Zones & Modified Harvest Areas

Boundary Type

TSL Condition Number Prescription Name Prescription Summary

1, Solid Endangered Ecological Community

Mapped exclusion - Swamp Sclerophyll Forest on Coastal Floodplain, potential layer provided. Potential layer must be used as exclusion boundary unless field assessment is undertaken.

2, Accidental 5.04 Rainforest Mapped Exclusion

3, Machinery 5.14 Bat tree Roost Mapped Exclusion 30m on roost site

4, Limited 5.03 HCVOG Mapped Exclusion

5, Modified 6.17g (i) Yellow-bellied Glider Tree Retention

Tree retention requirements 15 feed trees within 100m, sap feed tree detection

5, Modified 6.17g (ii) Yellow-bellied Glider Tree Retention

Tree retention requirements 15 feed trees within 200m, heard call detection

Soils and Water Protection Conditions

This is a Non-scheduled forestry activity. As such, this harvesting operation, including the roads and trails associated with harvesting, are not licenced. All EPL conditions will be applied to harvesting/roading operations as best management practice only, except for schedule 4 condition 6 relating to filter strips on unmapped drainage lines. The Best Management Practices detailed in Attachment 3: Standard Harvest Plan Conditions for Native Forest Operations in Central Region are to be applied to unmapped drainage lines. Un-mapped Drainage Line harvesting is permitted.

Refer to EPL Booklet & Standard Plan Conditions

Site-specific EPL conditions: This table contains the information that determines which site-specific conditions apply.

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Elements Conditions

Inherent Hazard Class IHC1

Unmapped Drainage Lines BMP for UMDL apply

Drainage Feature Protection See HPOM for widths

Dispersible Soils No

Mass Movement No

Slope limits 30°

Seasonal Harvesting Exclusions No

Seasonal Burning Exclusions NA

Log Dumps Must be located outside filter strips, protection zones and buffer strips

Roads See schedule 5 of EPL Booklet

Snig & Extraction Tracks:

Elements Conditions

Technique Conditions 38-40 Schedule 4 EPL

Drainage Conditions 70-80 Schedule 4 EPL

Crossings Conditions 42, 45-68 Schedule 4 EPL Condition 5.7 TSL

Downhill Snigging Condition 82 Schedule 4 EPL

Wet Weather Condition 81 Schedule 4 EPL

Rutting

Maximum allowed soil disturbance

Snig/Extraction tracks = depth 20cm / length 10m (Forest Practices Circular 2008/4)

Legal Conditions

This operation must comply with:

Standard Harvest Plan Condition for Native Forest Operations in Central Region

Licence Conditions issued by Forests NSW under the Forestry Act (2012)

State Forests of NSW Forest Practices Code - Part 2 Timber Harvesting in Native Forests 1999 and Forest Practices Code Part 4 Forest Roads and Fire Trails (1999).

Integrated Forestry Operations Approval issued under part 4 of the Forestry and National Parks Estate Act 1998 (IFOA) as amended March 2013 including associated licences for Lower North East Region.

Threatened Species Conservation Licence (TSCL) issued under the Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995)

Fisheries Licence (FL) issued under section 220ZW of the Fisheries Management Act (1994)

Environment Protection Licence No. 3957 LNE issued under section 55 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (EPL).

Note: The EPL conditions are applied as Best Management Practice only in this compartment.

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Operational Plan Briefing: A briefing of the operational plan for Queens Lake 10 was conducted by:

Person Role Nature of Briefing Date

Document distribution register: At the briefing the following documents were distributed:

Person receiving plan No. of copies Plan Type or Amendment No Date

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Acknowledgement of briefing: I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the plan documents for Queens Lake 10, and that I have been briefed on the conditions of the Plan. I understand the operational control requirements as outlined in the plan and take responsibility for the implementation of plan conditions relevant to my responsibilities

Name Role Signature Date

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HCC Post Logging NOTES

LOCATION SF: CPT NO:

Record any circumstances of significance relating to the harvesting of this compartment. Please draw or include any annotations on an attached operation scale map. Actual area harvested (record on map) Give reasons for harvestable areas that were not harvested (e.g. Too steep, defective timber). Make reference to map.

Silvicultural treatment undertaken;

Treatment Area Treated Number of AGS gaps Comments

Australian Group Selection

Single Tree Selection

Thinning

Possible next cut (tick appropriate boxes)

Main product type Anticipated volume Time to next harvest

H M L 0 to 5 years

High quality large sawlog 5 to 10 years

High quality small sawlog 10 to 20 years

Low Value 20 to 30 years

Poles/piles/girders 30 plus years

Veneer

Pulpwood/chipwood

Habitat

Non-merchantable

Noxious or environmental weed problems; ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

High levels of feral animal use;

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Sites of soil erosion for attention; ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Boundary compromised; neighbour issues resulting from logging or haulage; ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Operation map errors (e.g. forest type; roads) to appropriate staff i.e. GIS, Planner etc, for attention; ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

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Variation of Harvesting Plan for IFOA REMAKE TRIAL AREA

LOCATION

Compartment 10, Queens Lake State Forest

CONDITION TO BE VARIED AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS The following conditions are prepared under IFOA REMAKE TRIAL APPROVAL approved by Mark Gifford and dated 29/06/2015. The purpose and methodology of assessing the trial are described in that document. The purpose of this variation is to describe and map the location of the operational treatments in Queens Lake Compartment 10. Harvest Plan Maps 1 and 2 identify three harvesting treatment areas, these are

(1) The original IFOA requirements (status quo) (Map 1).

(2) Option A – the more flexible protection approach (Map 2).

(3) Option B - the most conservative protection approach (Map 2).

The normal IFOA conditions apply in this treatment are described in the original approved harvest plan. That plan must be used to identify conditions that apply in the status quo area and map shows the location of exclusion zones. The silvicultural prescription in the status quo area is Australian Group Selection. Map 2 and the following conditions describe the specific requirements to be implemented in the Option A and Option B areas in lieu of current TSL and EPL requirements. The silvicultural prescription for these areas is regeneration harvesting with TSL tree retention. Previous AGS opening occur across all treatments. Minimise damage to successfully regenerated AGS openings through directional felling and snig-track design. Felling trees into old AGS openings not successfully regenerated is encouraged. Recruitment tree selection should aim to meet seed tree retention requirements.

Attachments:

HPOM Map 1 and 2

IFOA Remake Trial Approval

IFOA Remake Trial Method APPROVED BY: Justin Williams - Operations Planning Manager DATE: 14/07/2015

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Managing Environmentally Significant Areas (ESAs)

Operational Boundary Conditions

1. Category 1 ESA

The following are category 1 ESAs for the purposes of this approval:

1.1.1 rainforest;

1.1.2 class 1 riparian exclusion zones;

1.1.3 riparian exclusion zones within the:

(a) Regrowth – Intensive Zone;

1.1.4 wetlands, major water storages and all associated exclusion zones;

1.1.5 heath and scrub and all associated exclusion zones

1.1.6 rock outcrop and cliff features;

1.1.7 threatened frog – General Dam and all associated exclusion zones;

1.1.8 bird nest and roosts and all associated exclusion zones;

1.1.9 bat roost and camps and all associated exclusion zones;

1.1.10 wildlife habitat clumps.

2. Category 2 ESA

The following are category 2 ESAs for the purposes of this approval:

1.2.1 high conservation value old growth forest;

1.2.2 rare forest;

1.2.3 riparian exclusion zones other than those specified in condition 1.1.3;

1.2.4 ridge and headwater habitat (40m and 80m corridors);

1.2.5 rock outcrop and cliff associated exclusion zones;

1.2.6 brush-tailed phascogale exclusion zones;

1.2.7 large forest owl exclusion zones;

1.2.8 areas of forest management zones 2 and 3A.

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3. Forestry operations in a category 1 ESA

The following conditions apply to a category 1 ESA:

1.3.1 forestry operations are prohibited during the IFOA remake trial, unless approved by the EPA.

1.3.2 machinery entry into the ESA is prohibited;

1.3.3 trees must not be felled into the ESA;

1.3.4 existing roads, tracks and drainage feature crossings may be maintained and used;

1.3.5 construction or upgrading of roads, tracks or drainage feature crossings in the ESA is prohibited unless approved by the EPA. For the trial use the existing schedule 6 process to seek approval from the EPA.

1.3.6 any area within the ESA that is disturbed by a forestry operation must be stabilised and rehabilitated.

4. Forestry operations in a category 2 ESA

The following conditions apply to a category 2 ESA:

1.4.1 forestry operations are prohibited during the IFOA remake trial, unless approved by the EPA.

1.4.2 trees must not be felled into the ESA unless there is no practical alternative available for felling the tree into the harvest area, in which case no more than 6 trees in any 200 metre length of the ESA may be felled;

1.4.3 machinery entry into the ESA:

(a) is permitted in the outer 5 metres of the ESA for the purpose of felling a tree located within the harvest area, provided that:

(i) the tree cannot safely be felled from within the harvest area; and

(ii) the tree is felled away from the ESA;

1.4.4 existing roads, tracks and drainage feature crossings may be maintained and used in the ESA;

1.4.5 construction or upgrading of roads, tracks or drainage feature crossings in the ESA is prohibited unless approved by the EPA. For the trial use the existing schedule 6 process to seek approval from the EPA

1.4.6 any area within the ESA that is disturbed by a forestry operation must be stabilised and rehabilitated.

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Riparian exclusion zones management for classified drainage lines under the IFOA Harvesting Trial

A. Conditions

1. A riparian exclusion zone must be retained on each side, and for the entire length of, each classified drainage line, with a minimum width as specified in Table 1;

Table 1 – Minimum riparian exclusion zone widths for classified drainage lines

Drainage class Minimum exclusion zone width (metres)

ESA Category for Queens Lake and Lansdowne IFOA trial Areas

Drainage Line Width of feature as determined in the field

category 1 ESA

1 5 category 1 ESA

2 20 category 1 ESA

3 30 category 1 ESA

4 (and above) 50 category 1 ESA

2. Ground protection zones on riparian exclusion zones and unmapped drainage depressions

2.1 A ground protection zone must be retained along:

a) the entire length of a riparian exclusion zone on each side of a first ordered drainage feature, class 1 drainage line and unmapped drainage line; and

b) each side of an unmapped drainage depression.

2.2 Each ground protection zone must have:

(a) a minimum width of 10 metres measured from the outer edge of the riparian exclusion zone; or

(b) a minimum width of 5 metres measured from each side of the centreline of an unmapped drainage depression.

2.3 Machinery must not operate in a ground protection zone when the soil is saturated.

2.4 Earthworks must not be undertaken within a ground protection zone except for the construction of a drainage feature crossing.

2.5 Machinery operating within a ground protection zone must:

a) operate with blade up at all times except when conducting earthworks to construct a drainage feature crossing; and

b) not snig along unmapped drainage depressions.

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2.6 Areas within the ground protection zone that are disturbed by a forestry operation must be stabilised and rehabilitated. (see draft guidance note: Guidance on the Stabilisation and Rehabilitation of Disturbed Areas in the Ground Protection Zones of Class 1 Streams.docx)

B. Riparian exclusion zone conditions – measurement, implementation requirements and guidance

1. Classified Drainage Lines classes are shown on the relevant HPOM.

2. Riparian exclusion zones on a classified drainage line, ordered drainage feature or unmapped drainage line must:

2.1. be measured along the ground surface from:

2.1.1. the bankfull level as determined in the field; or

2.1.2. where the bankfull level cannot be identified, from the centreline as determined in the field.

2.2. Commence from the channel head for Class 1 classified drainage lines, and unmapped drainage lines as determined in the field.

3. the location of unmapped drainage lines must be determined in the field.

4. If a segment of a classified drainage line below the channel head is a drainage depression, that segment must be treated as a classified drainage line and the relevant riparian exclusion zone must be determined and applied in accordance with Table 1.

C. Riparian Condition Definitions

“Bankfull level” means the point at the top of the channel where under high flow conditions, the water level would be even with the top of the banks, or in a floodplain river, at the point just before water would spill over onto the floodplain as defined in the Australian River Assessment System: AusRivAS Physical Assessment Protocol. “Channel” has the same meaning as a drainage line. “Channel head” means the furthest upslope location of a drainage line. “Drainage Depression” means a level to gently inclined shallow, open depression with a smoothly concave cross-section, rising to moderately inclined hill slopes. “Drainage Line” means a channel down which surface water naturally concentrates and flows. Drainage lines exhibit one or a combination of the following features which distinguish them from drainage depressions:

a) evidence of active erosion or deposition - e.g., gravel, pebble, rock, sand bed, scour hole, nick points; or

b) an incised channel of more than 30 centimetres depth with defined bed and banks.

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“Ground protection zone” means a protective area where specified forestry activities may only be conducted if in accordance with relevant conditions. “Riparian exclusion zone” means a protective area set aside on each side of a classified drainage line, ordered drainage feature and unmapped drainage line where specified forestry activities, unless excepted, are prohibited.

Other Soil and Water Protection Requirements

The conditions above describe the management of riparian exclusion zones and protection on drainage lines, drainage depressions and replace the normal IFOA approved EPA and TSL operating conditions as they apply to those features. For conditions relating to roading and snigging continue to apply the normal conditions of the EPL.

Mark-Up Surveys Continue to apply condition 5.2 of the TSL (normal mark-up survey requirements). Assessment of alternate broad-area habitat searches will be undertaken during the trial, however these will be conducted in parallel and not replace the mark-up survey requirements for the purpose of the trial.

Site-Specific Threatened Species Conditions If a threatened species trigger is found that does not have a relevant condition described in this variation, then seek approval from the EPA regarding what condition to apply.

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Option A Treatment Area: Forestry Corporation Mark-Up

Table 2. Minimum Tree retention requirements in Regrowth Intensive Zone – Queens Lake and Lansdowne SF Element Condition

Minimum Basal Area NA

Habitat Tree Retain a minimum of Five (5) habitat trees per hectare of NHA where available. Mark retained habitat trees in field and on MapAPP with H.

Recruitment Tree

Retain a minimum of Five (5) recruitment trees per hectare of NHA. Mark retained recruitment trees in field and on MapAPP with R.

Feed Tree In addition to H and R Trees, retain a minimum of Five (5) feed trees per hectare of NHA. Mark retained recruitment trees in field and on MapAPP with E.

Giant Tree (G)

Retain all Giant trees. Mark retained Giant trees in the field with H if hollow, R if not hollow and on MapAPP with L (Large habitat tree).

Dead Standing Tree

Do not fall dead standing trees, except as required for safety reasons. Dangerous trees should be marked in the field with ᴓ and on Map App with D (dangerous tree).

Koala Feed Trees (K) No Koala feed trees are required to be retained in Lansdowne SF, unless an intermediate trigger or high use trigger occurs. If an intermediate trigger occurs mark 5 trees/ha. Retain a minimum of Five (5) koala feed trees per ha in Queens Lake. Retained koala feed trees in addition to those marked as H, R or E to be marked in the field and on MapApp with a K.

General Tree Retention Requirements in Option A Trial Areas

1. Habitat trees and recruitment trees must be permanently retained and marked as described in Table 2 or 3.

2. Habitat, recruitment, feed trees and giant trees must be protected from forestry activities.

3. Hollow bearing trees can be retained as a recruitment tree where the habitat tree retention rates are exceeded.

4. Retention rates must be calculated and implemented for logical mark-up areas up to a maximum of 25 ha in size. These areas are to be identified and recorded during mark-up.

5. Retained trees should be a combination of scattered and aggregated within these logical mark-up areas.

6. Trees retained within wildlife habitat clumps can count towards trees retained under these tree retention conditions.

7. Accidentally fell or dangerous trees removed must be recorded during harvesting.

8. Glider sap feed trees must be retained.

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9. Allocasurina trees with evidence of distinctive Glossy Black-cockatoo crushed cones feeding

must be retained.

Option A: Retained Tree Definitions

Habitat Tree: Live tree with apparent hollows. Select the largest available habitat trees first. Recruitment Tree: Live mature or late-mature tree with good potential for long-term survival. Must be selected from trees > 50 cm dbhob.

Feed Tree: Any associate tree species > 30 cm dbhob, or cone-bearing Allocasurina or mature Bankisa > 15 cm dbhob.

Giant Tree: Any tree with a DBHOB of > 160 cm.

Dead Standing Tree; A dead tree greater than 300mm diameter at breast height and greater than 3 metres in height.

Koala Feed Tree. A tree > 20 cm dbhob, with a healthy crown, from the following list of Koala primary browse species; Tallowwood, Grey Gum, Sydney Blue Gum, Swamp Mahogany, Coastal Grey Box, Forest Red Gum and any other red gum species, Cabbage Gum.

NHA – Net Harvest Area, being the portion of operational area available for logging and forest products operations. The net harvestable area does not include any exclusion areas within the operational area.

Tree Selection Guidance – Option A Areas Habitat Trees A habitat tree has apparent hollows when; There is evidence of hollows, meaning hollows, holes and cavities that have formed as a result of decay, injury or other damage as trees age. Such hollows may not be visible from the ground; but may be apparent from the presence of deformities such as burls, protuberances or broken limbs. Note: typically it is the combination of these deformities, in conjunction with the assessment of later mature growth stages that create sufficient evidence that a tree is likely to be hollow even when the hollows are not clearly visible.

Recruitment Trees

Recruitment tree selection should aim to deliver a range of species and a mixture of aggregated and scattered retention. Trees should be located to facilitate both good habitat development and also silvicultural and production outcomes.

Feed Tree Retention

Associate tree species are any species other than the dominant overstorey species that are typically being retained as Habitat and Recruitment trees. In stands with few associate species, additional dominant species may be retained. Selection should consider the feed tree preferences of locally occurring threatened species, for example gum-barked species for Gliders, rough barked species for Brush-tailed Phascogale, fruiting Allocausurina for Glossy-black cockatoos, winter flowering species for Swift Parrots.

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Koala Feed Trees

Aim to select trees with healthy crowns. Aggregated retention of multiple koala feed trees in close proximity is encouraged and may provide a good habitat outcome.

B. Option B Treatment Area: EPA Mark-Up Tree Retention Requirements

Table 3. Minimum Tree retention requirements in Regrowth Intensive Zone – Queens Lake and Lansdowne SF Element Condition

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Habitat Tree Retain a minimum of Five (5) habitat trees in every hectare of NHA where available. Mark retained habitat trees in field and on MapAPP with H.

Recruitment Tree

Retain a minimum of Five (5) recruitment trees in every hecatre of NHA. Mark retained recruitment trees in field and on MapAPP with R.

Feed Tree In addition to H and R Trees, retain a minimum of Five (5) feed trees in every hectare of NHA. Mark retained recruitment trees in field and on MapAPP with E.

Giant Tree (G)

Retain all Giant trees. Mark retained Giant trees in the field with H if hollow, R if not hollow and on MapAPP with L (Large habitat tree).

Dead Standing Tree

Retain all dead standing trees, except as required for safety reasons. Dangerous trees should be marked in the field with ᴓ and on Map App with D (dangerous tree).

Koala Feed Trees (K) No Koala feed trees are required to be retained in Lansdowne SF, unless an intermediate trigger or high use trigger occurs. If an intermediate trigger occurs mark 5 trees/ha. In addition to H, R and E trees, retain a minimum of Five (5) koala feed trees per ha in Queens Lake. Retained koala feed trees to be marked in the field and on MapApp with a K.

1. Habitat trees and recruitment trees must be permanently retained.

2. Habitat, recruitment, feed trees and giant trees must be protected from forestry activities.

3. Hollow bearing trees can be retained as a recruitment tree where the habitat tree retention

rates are exceeded.

4. The location of each retained habitat, recruitment trees feed trees and giant trees must be

recorded on GPS.

5. Retention rates must be calculated and implemented in 0.2ha plots. This would involve walking

every 50m and within a person’s line of sight (around 20m) a pro-rata rate of trees be selected.

6. Retained trees should be a combination of scattered and aggregated within these 0.2ha areas.

7. Trees retained within wildlife habitat clumps can count towards trees retained under these tree

retention conditions.

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8. Glider sap feed trees must be retained.

9. Allocasurina trees with evidence of distinctive Glossy Black-cockatoo crushed cones feeding

must be retained.

General Tree Retention Requirements in Option B Trial Areas

Habitat Tree: Live tree with apparent hollows. Select the largest available habitat trees first. Recruitment Tree: Live mature or late-mature tree with good potential for long-term survival. Must be selected from one (1) of the (2) largest trees in any 0.2ha area

Feed Tree: Any associate tree species > 30 cm dbhob, or cone-bearing Allocasurina or mature Bankisa > 15 cm dbhob.

Giant Tree: Any tree with a DBHOB of > 150 cm.

Dead Standing Tree; A dead tree greater than 300mm diameter at breast height and greater than 3 metres in height.

Koala Feed Tree. A tree > 30 cm dbhob, with a healthy crown, from the following list of Koala primary browse species; Tallowwood, Grey Gum, Sydney Blue Gum, Swamp Mahogany, Coastal Grey Box, Forest Red Gum and any other red gum species, Cabbage Gum.

NHA – Net Harvest Area, being the portion of operational area available for logging and forest products operations. The net harvestable area does not include any exclusion areas within the operational area.

Wildlife Habitat Clumps The following area of net harvestable area must be established as a wildlife habitat clump exclusion zone: Table 4. Area requiring clumps and habitat priorities for wildlife habitat clumps. Treatment Area

Area of clumps required (ha)

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Option A 0.16 1 1 Remnant large habitat trees and stags, Glossy Black-cockatoo feed trees, koala habitat, glider feed trees.

Option B 0.38 1 1

1. For each 100 ha of clumpable area, 3.2 percent of the area must be protected as habitat clumps. Minimum area of clumps for each site is shown in Table 4.

2. Each wildlife habitat clump must be: larger than 0.1 hectares in size; and

3. Wildlife habitat clumps must be dispersed across the net harvest area, including along ridgelines, mid-slopes and gullies.

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4. For each wildlife habitat clump selected for protection, at least one environmental feature used to select the clump must be recorded that describes the reason for its establishment.

Wildlife Habitat Clump Guidance:

1. Features that clumps and 20% biodiversity offsets are designed to protect:

a) Habitat for threatened species such as Koala, Spotted-tailed Quolls, Squirrel Gliders, Brush-tailed

Phascogales, Glossy Black-cockatoos, Black-striped wallaby.

b) Habitat elements such as areas of dense understory; fruiting and flowering banksias or grass-trees;

areas with high-densities of coarse woody debris; previously unmapped rocky outcrops, wetlands,

heath and scrub; individual giant trees or other large hollow-bearing trees; groups of multiple hollow-

bearing trees or mature forest; groups of sap feed trees; stands of Allocausurina; nest, den or roost

sites; and threatened plant records.

c) Habitat connectivity – helping improve landscape connecting between other retained patches of

vegetation or as habitat islands within a large cutover area.

2. Clump size:

a) The design of clump size must consider the extent of the feature being protected.

b) Small sized clumps (0.1-0.2 ha) are suitable for small features such as individual trees or small

habitat patches;

c) Larger clumps, 0.5 ha and above are suited to larger habitat patches and habitat islands.

3. Clump Location:

a) Selection of habitat for inclusion in clumps should be considered in a local landscape context, in

particular reviewing the environmental features available and priorities for inclusion in protection

areas.

b) Clumps must be dispersed through the range of habitat types and topographic positions that

occur within the net harvest area of the planning area.

c) As clumps are a category 1 ESA the practicality of ensuring forestry operations do not impact on

clumps is an important consideration.

d) Placing clumps adjacent drainage feature protection or other exclusion zones in steeper and/or

narrow areas is encouraged as this reduces likelihood of incursions.

e) In flat areas and areas with few exclusion zones placement of clumps as habitat islands is

encouraged.

f) Individual clumps that protect multiple habitat features are encouraged.

Wetland Protection

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2. An exclusion zone must be retained around all wetlands and major water storages with a minimum width as specified in Table 7. For the purpose of applying Table 7;

(i) the presence of the wetland must be verified in the field;

(ii) the surface area of a wetland, and the associated wetland exclusion zone, must be measured from either:

the edge of the current saturated zone, or

the outer edge of where the vegetation type indicates a wetter micro-environment than the surrounding country,

whichever results in a larger surface area;

(iii) the width of the wetland exclusion zone must be measured along the ground surface and must be determined in the field; and

3. if a wetland exclusion zone for a major water storage extends beyond the catchment of the wetland it is protecting, the exclusion zone may be terminated at the catchment boundary.

Table 1 – Minimum exclusion zone widths for wetlands and major water storages

Feature Type Size of the surface area Wetland Exclusion Zone (metres)

wetland Less than 0.5 ha 10

wetland Between 0.5 to 2.0 ha 20

wetland Greater than 2.0 ha 40

SEPP 14 wetland All 40

major water storage All 100 “Wetland” means:

a. all areas of SEPP 14 wetlands

b. any vegetated depression with a seasonal, permanent or intermittent water table at or

slightly above the floor of the depression. The vegetation type in a wetland typically

indicates a wetter micro-environment than the surrounding country and

c. soaks, seepages and bogs larger than 0.1 ha.

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Bird Roost and Nest Protection

Category 1 ESAs must be applied around the nest, roosts and associated exclusion zones as specified in Table 1:

Table 1 – Nest and Roost Protection

25m radius 50m radius 100m radius Regent Honeyeater nest Powerful Owl nest Bush Stone- Curlew nest Varied Sittella nest Masked Owl nest Albert’s Lyrebird nest Gang-gang Cockatoo nest Barking Owl nest Brown Treecreeper nest Sooty Owl nest Black-chinned Honeyeater (eastern sub-species) nest

Flame Robin nest

Speckled Warbler nest Scarlet Robin nest Diamond Firetail Hooded Robin nest Grey-crowned babbler Glossy- black Cockatoo

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Powerful Owl roost All stick nests (greater than 50cm)

Masked Owl roost Barking Owl roost Sooty Owl roost Turquoise Parrot nest Little Lorikeet nest

Threatened Frogs - General

1. A 10 metre wide exclusion zone must be applied around all dams.

2. Any new stream crossing that is located within 200 metres upstream or downstream of a stream breeding threatened frog record must not alter natural stream flow.

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Approval Date: 08/07/2015Controlled Map: QL10_HPOM_IFOATrialMap1³

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Datum: GDA94Projection: MGAMap Sheets:1:25,000: Grants Head 9434-1N1:100,000: Camden Haven 9434Contour Interval 10m

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EXCLUSIONSNational Park

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DRAINAGE FEATURESSpatially Corrected LIC Drainage (LiDAR)

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HARVEST AREAQL 10 Silviculture Trial Proposal

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Approval Date: 08/07/2015Controlled Map: QLake10_HPOM_IFOATrialMap2

HARVEST AREAQL 10 Silviculture Trial Proposal

SilvicultureOption A (the more flexible protection approach)FCNSW mark-up = 17ha

Option B(the most conservative protection approach) EPA mark-up = 25.4ha

Status Quo = 42.9ha

Future Treatment Area = 45.7ha

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LAKE CATHIE

HERONS CREEK

ROSENDAHL RESERVOIR

KINGS CREEK

BENSONS INLET

WASHTUB INLET

BOBS CREEK

LIMEBURNERS CREEK

SARAHS CREEK

DUCHESS GULLY

GOGLEYS CREEK

BATAR CREEK

COWARRA CREEK

SAPLING CREEK

STONY CREEK

SMITHS CREEK

HAYDONS CREEK

WALKERS CREEK

KARIKEREE CREEK

66kV

132kV

33kV

33kV 33kV

33kV

33kV

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³Hardwood Forest Division - Kendall MA

Locality / Site Safety MapCompartment 10

Queens Lake State Forest

Helicopter Landing PlaceOpen paddock in PP100m along Forest Parkway483 600 E / 6507900 N31° 33' 49"S / 152° 49' 38"E

Emergency Telephone 000 Forestry Corporation of NSW (02) 6585 3744

Please note this map is produced in GDA94

Emergency Meeting PointInt. of Spring Creek Rd& Houston Mitchell Drv.482 800E / 6508 900 N31° 33' 16"S / 152° 49' 09"E

0 1 2 3 4 50.5Kilometers

Legend

All Weather, Unsealed

Railways

State Forest (Legal)National Park Estate

G Emergency Meeting Point

Town!

Harvesting compartment

Sealed

®v Helicopter Landing Place

Dry Weather, Unsealed4WD Track

Haulage Routes

Datum: GDA94Map Sheets: 1:25,000; Grants Head 9434-1N1:100,000; Camden Haven 9434

1:125,000Scale


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