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Document title: Lorne_109_110_HP Version No.: 1 Page 1 of 11 Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027 Warning: a printed copy of this document may be uncontrolled. Please verify this is the latest version prior to use. Hardwood Forests Division Harvest and Haul Plan State Forest Lorne Compartments 109, 110 Management Area Kendall IFOA Region Lower North East Harvest Plan No. 60835 Supply Zone / Price Zone 3 / Kendall Legal Conditions Native Forest Harvesting in accordance with IFOA conditions. To implement this plan you must hold a current Contractors Licence. Standard Harvest Plan Conditions and Operating Procedures apply. Survey expiry date for this plan is 12/10/2027 Unmapped drainage lines are managed under EPL and are not to be logged. FT/HC to assess whether UMDL encountered are drainage lines or drainage depressions. Refer to SOP 1 for further information. Certification Timber products removed from the plan area are within the Defined Forest Area covered by the Responsible Wood Certification Scheme and ISO14001 Certificate 13761 Prepared by Planner Date: 12/09/2018 Dirk van Dijk Approved by Planning Supervisor Date: 12/09/2018 Brent Bailey Abbreviations FT = Forest Technician, HC = Harvesting Coordinator, PtS= Protection Supervisor, HS = Harvesting Supervisor, RC = Roading Coordinator, Crew = Harvest Contractor/Forest Operators, IFOA = Integrated Forestry Operations Approval, TSL = Threatened Species Licence, EPL = Environment Protection Licence, FL = Fisheries Licence, CH = Cultural Heritage, SOP = Standard Operating Procedure. 1. Harvest Area Details Cpt 109 Cpt 110 Total Event ID 130308 130309 Gross Area (ha) 133 158 291 Total Net Harvest Area 96 135 231

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Document title: Lorne_109_110_HP Version No.: 1 Page 1 of 11

Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

Warning: a printed copy of this document may be uncontrolled. Please verify this is the latest version prior to use.

Hardwood Forests Division

Harvest and Haul Plan

State Forest Lorne Compartments 109, 110

Management Area Kendall IFOA Region Lower North East

Harvest Plan No. 60835 Supply Zone /

Price Zone

3 /

Kendall

Legal Conditions Native Forest Harvesting in accordance with IFOA conditions.

To implement this plan you must hold a current Contractors Licence.

Standard Harvest Plan Conditions and Operating Procedures apply.

Survey expiry date for this plan is 12/10/2027

Unmapped drainage lines are managed under EPL and are not to be logged. FT/HC to assess whether UMDL encountered are drainage lines or drainage depressions. Refer to SOP 1 for further information.

Certification Timber products removed from the plan area are within the Defined Forest Area covered by the Responsible Wood Certification Scheme and ISO14001 Certificate 13761

Prepared by Planner

Date: 12/09/2018

Dirk van Dijk

Approved by Planning Supervisor

Date: 12/09/2018

Brent Bailey

Abbreviations FT = Forest Technician, HC = Harvesting Coordinator, PtS= Protection Supervisor, HS = Harvesting Supervisor, RC = Roading Coordinator, Crew = Harvest Contractor/Forest Operators, IFOA = Integrated Forestry Operations Approval, TSL = Threatened Species Licence, EPL = Environment Protection Licence, FL = Fisheries Licence, CH = Cultural Heritage, SOP = Standard Operating Procedure.

1. Harvest Area Details

Cpt 109 Cpt 110 Total

Event ID 130308 130309

Gross Area (ha) 133 158 291

Total Net Harvest Area 96 135 231

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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Tac Plan Harvest Area 21 36 57

Estimated Net Harvest Area *

21 36 57

Estimated Yield * 231 333 564

Yield/ha * 21 36

Slope (% >0 - 15o) 46 61 54

Slope (% >15 - 20 o) 32 29 31

Slope (% >20 - 25 o) 16 9 12

Slope (% >25 - 30 o) 6 1 3

* Based on actual area expected to be harvested, ie. ha. Slopes > 30o have been removed from NHA

Contractor must ensure timber removed is allocated to the correct compartment when entered into Electronic Delivery Docket.

2. Management Conditions on Boundaries Boundary Conditions

Private Property The eastern edge of the NHA of compartment 110 adjoins PP. Fences are generally non-existent. Marking as required on private property boundaries. FT responsibility.

National Park Bago Bluff NP to the north

Neighbourhood Noise

There are EPA regulations that relate to noise control when operating machinery within 100m from residential establishments.

When working in areas adjacent to private property, there is potential for noise associated with timber harvest and haulage to affect residential areas that occur within 100m of the active operation.

Restrictions on forest operations will apply according to the EPA regulations on neighbourhood noise.

• If working within 100m of a residential establishment, machinery

(including chainsaws) operating hours will be limited to between 7am

and 8pm Monday to Saturday, and 8am to 8pm on Sundays and Public

Holidays.

• Timber haulage trucks may enter or exit the site between 7am and

8pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 8pm on Weekends and Public

Holidays.

The HC will monitor noise and dust resulting from the operation and take the appropriate action to minimise the effect on surrounding property owners.

SMZ / FMZ FMZ3A occurs in these compartments and are generally associated with rainforest. Crew responsibility.

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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Research No research plots nor plus trees were detected during planning. If any sites are identified, notify the planner immediately.

Modified Harvest Area

Apply 10m total exclusion on 4 sites as indicated on HPOM. No falling into or out of buffer – to be marked in the field by APLO. HC is to check markings before harvesting. Existing roads and trails through the modified harvest area may be used for snigging, however, disturbance should be minimised. Only those roads indicated to be used for haulage on the HPOM may be used for haulage.

Cultural Heritage Surveys have been conducted and no new sites were detected.

If any potential heritage sites are identified, place an interim 20m buffer around the site and notify the planner and APL immediately.

3. Expected Yields

Product Estimates Volume (m3)

Species Species Mix (Sawlog)

HQ Large Sawlog (Quota) 150 BBT 77%

HQ Small Sawlog 135 SPG 0%

Poles, Piles and Girders 114 TWD 10%

LQ Sawlog (Salvage) 408 NEH 0%

Residue 0 BBX 0%

Total 807 OTHER 13%

4. Haulage

Haul Route West along Cooks Hut Rd to Upsalls Creek Road and through Kendall on to Pacific Highway.

School Bus Routes All road users must be aware of school bus usage and private traffic.

Haulage contractor must apply SSP Appendix 1. Communication procedure.

Traffic Control Plan Traffic control is not required for this event.

Dust and Mud HC must ensure mud is not dragged onto Upsalls Creek Road during haulage.

5. Community

Issue Conditions

Neighbours

PP owners

All relevant notifications have been conducted. A notification list for FCNSW staff is available from the planner.

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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6. Infrastructure

Infrastructure Conditions

Gravel Pits Separate management plan. Do not disturb.

Fire Trails All mapped trails servicing dump locations must remain in a trafficable condition post-harvest in order to assist HR burning and other post logging management activities.

7. Harvesting Conditions

Silviculture Type Harvesting Objectives and Condition for each stand condition

STS Heavy

The estimated net harvest area will be treated with STS heavy.

The objective is to harvest the merchantable component of the mature aged crop and retain the vigorous younger age class trees. FTs to mark growers for retention where operationally appropriate.

Crew to remove all merchantable stems not marked for retention and ensure mechanical disturbance creates a suitable seed bed for regeneration.

The crew must avoid damage to areas of advanced regeneration/pre-merchantable stems where possible to minimise damage to retained trees.

Future Treatment Area

Approximately 175ha in both compartments has been set aside for future treatment.

Monitoring Planning assumptions have been made as below, and therefore the HC must conduct Basal Area Monitoring in areas treated with Heavy STS.

HC is to monitor BA retention during harvesting using 15-20 BA post-harvest sweeps, randomly located across different stand types to ensure average BA is maintained.

Evidence of BA monitoring and the plot location must be documented by HC. Ideally monitoring of BA should occur prior to leaving each dump to ensure any variance to planned outcomes can be rectified.

Retained BA can be lower in high-quality BBT stands if suitable offset is used in other areas.

Any changes to treatment and non-harvest areas need to be endorsed by the Planning Supervisor.

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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IFOA Limits STS Heavy Future treatment and non-harvest areas

Total

Mixed-age dry & moist Blackbutt & mixed spp

forest types

Total NHA Excluding plantation

57ha 174ha 231ha

% of NHA

25% 75%

Pre-harvest BA

25

7

Post-harvest BA

8 7

Standing BA Pre-harv

1425 1218 2643

Standing BA Post-harv

456 1218 1674

BA removed

969 0 969

BA removed %

68% 0 37%

8. Tree Retention - refer to TSL booklet for full conditions

Prescription Condition/Responsibility

Mark-Up – the FT is responsible for marking up the forest ahead of harvesting operations consistent with SOP 2 - Exclusion Zone Boundary Mark Up, and SOP 3 - Forest Mark Up and Tree Retention.

Compartment Mark-Up Survey

(5.1h, 5.2 & 5.13)

Compartment mark-up surveys must be conducted at least 300m in advance of operations. The survey must search for threatened and protected species features listed in conditions 5.1h, 5.2 and 5.13 of the TSL.

Impenetrable Understory may be identified and indicatively mapped by the FT. FT must map these areas during mark-up and handover unmarked areas to the HC.

Hollow-bearing and Recruitment tree retention (H and R)

Regrowth Zone - 5.6 d, e & f, conditions apply.

Additional H trees for Greater Glider condition does not apply.

FT must select and mark 5 H trees/ha where available and one R for each H retained.

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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Harvesting - crew and HC responsibilities

Protection of Retained Trees (5.6g)

Trees marked or selected for retention must not be felled.

The crew must minimise damage to H, R and E trees must by using directional felling.

Harvesting debris should not accumulate within 5 m of retained trees. Where debris does accumulate the crew must remove or flatten to < 1m high.

The HC must be notified of any badly damaged retained trees and they must assess and record if a replacement retained tree is required.

Stag Retention (Dead standing trees 5.6e)

The crew should retain stags where safe to do so.

The crew must record the date, DBH, risk and location of unsafe stags removed

Significant food resources The crew should avoid damaging flowering or fruiting banksias or grass trees.

Impenetrable Understory In areas mapped by the FT as Impenetrable Understory procedures for harvesting in un-marked forest must be implemented by the HC and Crew.

9. Site-Specific Flora and Fauna

Condition Boundary Type

Prescription

Riparian Habitat Protection (5.07)

(The HPOM indicates LIC drainage order corrected by LiDAR/Geonet)

2 bars Implement filter strip (hard) and protection zone (soft) around drainage features as shown on the HPOM. Refer to SOP1.

UMDL: An assessment must be made by FT/HC to determine whether features are drainage lines or drainage depressions. In these licenced compartments UMDL receive the same protection as mapped 1st order drainage lines. FT must mark the location of UMDL protection zone boundary with 2 bars.

Refer to SOP1.

The crew will locate and protect all 2nd order and above streams with GPS.

Ground Habitat (5.17 d)

N/A Commercial firewood collection is permitted in these compartments.

Fish Purple-spotted Gudgeon potential habitat conditions apply. Class 1.

No UMDL harvesting is permitted.

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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10. Soil & Water – Refer to EPL Booklet for full conditions

Issue Assessment Conditions

EPL Scheduled Activity No Not scheduled

Licenced/ Unlicenced Licenced

Unmapped drainage Line harvesting

Not Permitted Revert to 10m 1st order protection. All conditions of the EPL apply.

Inherent hazard level 2 See SOP 1

Dispersible Soils No Dispersible soils have not been identified.

The HC must monitor installed armoring at crossings during the event.

If armoring becomes ineffective the HC must coordinate required maintenance prior to ongoing use.

Mass Movement / Instability Minor risk Nil

Acid Sulphate Soils No Nil

Seasonality Conditions No None

Historical or existing erosion Yes, minor Road & drainage structures must remain effective at all times. Drainage works should be implemented immediately following the completion of harvesting.

Ground cover >70% Nil

Burning conditions No Nil

Log Dumps SOP 5 HC is responsible for authorising moving the location of a log dump.

Roading management during harvesting

SOP 6 Refer to SOP 6.

HC is responsible for monitoring road and crossing drainage during haulage.

Wet Weather and Rutting SOP 6 Crew is responsible for implementing automatic closures and following notified closures.

HC is responsible for ensuring crew notified when notified closure is lifted.

Snigging SOP 8 Crew is responsible for progressive drainage of snig tracks

Snig Track Crossings SOP 8 HC is responsible to ensure snig track crossings are approved prior to use and rehabilitated upon completion.

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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11. Crossing Approvals All crossing approvals are shown on the operational map – any other feature crossings must be assessed, recorded below and approved by the Planning Supervisor before use.

Crossing EPA

Approval

Conditions

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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12. Operational Plan Briefing: A briefing of this operational plan was conducted by

Person Role Nature of Briefing Date

13. Acknowledgement of Briefing: I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the plan documents

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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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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14. Standard Operating Procedures: The following SOP’s apply to this plan. FCNSW staff and the crew

must hold a copy on site whilst operating and comply with the conditions set out in each SOP.

Procedure Number

Title

1 Drainage Feature Protection

2 Exclusion Zone Boundary Management

3 Forest Mark-Up

4 Operating in Inherent Hazard Level 3 Areas

5 Log Dump Operation and Use

6 Road and Crossing Management and Wet Weather Controls

7 Safety Requirements

8 Snigging and Snig Track Crossings

9 Tree Felling & Servicing of Logs & Products

10 Fire Precautions & Other Miscellaneous Requirements for Harvesting Contractors

15 Road Crossings of Drainage Features

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Harvest Plan no.: 60835 Approval Date: 12/09/2018 Expiry Date: 12/10/2027

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Operational Diary:

Date Issue Action Required

Action Completed

Initials

Record: Daily activities (eg tree marking, dump 2); Condition 5.2 of TSL items - EEC locations, rocky outcrops, koala scats, feed tree identification etc), discussions with stakeholders/neighbours/ site visitors; areas of impenetrable understorey; unviable areas not marked, non-conformances; harvesting issues identified, twice weekly road and crossing drainage checks

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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FORESTS NEW SOUTH WALES CENTRAL REGION

HARVESTING PLAN - AUTHORISED NATIVE PLANTATION

Lorne State Forest – Compartment 109

Certification

This plan has been prepared in accordance with the Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999.

Prepared by: Dirk van Dijk

Senior Planner

Reviewed by: Brent Bailey

Planning Supervisor

Signature: Signature:

Date: 12/09/2018 Date: 12/09/2018

To implement this plan, you must hold a current contractor’s licence issued by Forestry Corporation of NSW, or be authorised by the holder of this licence to operate on State Forest.

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

Description of Proposal

Clearfall remainder of eucalypt plantations in these compartments. Attachment 1: Site Safety Plan describes the safety requirements and Emergency Meeting Points for this harvesting operation. Attachment 2: Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001 (as at 8 July 2011).

Area Identification

State Forest Cpt Mgt

Area

Supply Zone

Job

No#

HP

No#

Gross Area Ha

Net Area Ha

Lorne 109 Kendall 3 JN9016948 HP2018-0001 9 9

Authorisation number CH0905P dated 21/04/2010

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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Silviculture and Harvesting Prescriptions

Silvicultural Planning

Plantation clearfall harvesting. The planted species are a mixture of Flooded Gum and Blackbutt established during plantings from around 1962 to 1967. The stand condition is generally poorly stocked with medium to good size and good quality commercial trees (up to about 55cm dbh) with a stocking of around 100 to 160 dominant/co-dominant stems per hectare. Plantation establishment of the cleared area will be conducted under a separate operational plan, which will include site preparation, weed control and plantation establishment according to the Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001, clauses 26, 27 and 28. Harvesting Prescriptions Harvesting areas are as shown on the Harvest Plan Operational Map.

• Hollow bearing trees that provide fauna habitat should be retained where they exist and where safe to do so (refer to PRA Code clauses 23 and 55).

• Pull/stack debris away from the road prism (and 3m beyond where possible to facilitate machine movement off roads) of any named roads and boundary trails, especially near intersections, passing bays and turnarounds.

Harvesting to assist where practicable

• Where adjacent harvesting and/or extraction works, badly suppressed trees with no commercial or obvious habitat value - outside buffers and modified harvest areas - may be opportunistically culled by harvester and/or skidder at the discretion of the operator. However these trees must not be placed/pushed/stacked within 5m of retained seed trees.

• Consider arrangement of tree heads during harvesting and extraction, particularly in areas where seed-tree silviculture is conducted. Preference for opportunistic alignment of larger piece size residues in rough stacks across the slope.

Special Conditions

Conditions of Authorisation

The harvesting areas are clearly defined on the HPOM.

• There are no exclusions within the authorised plantation area.

• Harvesting of drainage feature protection areas should be applied as per the PRA Code.

Road works

Internal compartment road works and feeder road maintenance via Cooks Hut Rd from Upsalls Creek Rd will be done prior to harvesting commencing under a separate road maintenance plan.

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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Forest Management Zoning

This Plantation area has the following FMZ zones and associated harvest conditions:

FMZ 5 - Native Plantation – Authorised Plantation – CH0905P – Harvest using Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001 (referred to as the PRA Code).

Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage surveys have been completed and no new site was detected.

Condition 13.2 (FPC) and Condition 19 (PRA Code) applies; contractors and their staff must notify the Harvesting Coordinator if a site is identified so conditions can be developed. An interim minimum 50 m buffer zone must be placed around sites until a condition is developed.

Protection of Biodiversity and Unique or Special Wildlife Values

If the Harvesting Coordinator or contractor becomes aware of unique or special wildlife values (any endangered species, endangered ecological community or species presumed extinct) in the plantation area the Senior Field Ecologist must be immediately notified (Condition 13.1 FPC). Logging should cease in the immediate vicinity until such time that suitable prescriptions can be implemented. Hollow bearing trees that provide fauna habitat should be retained where they exist and where safe to do so (refer to PRA Code, clause 23). Soils and Water Protection – Refer Plantation FPC

Soil Regolith Class = R1 Rainfall Erosivity = max of 5050 within NHA. Drainage Feature Protection Areas (DFPA) - as per Table 11.1 of FPC for Soil Regolith 1

Feature Drainage Feature Protection Area

Measure From

Buffer Zone condition

5 m Zone Buffer Zone (m)

Depression N 5 Centre of depression

Harvesting allowed, subject to conditions

Drainage Line Y 10 Top edge of banks

Harvesting allowed, subject to conditions

River (3rd order or higher, permanent)

Y 20 Top edge of banks

Harvesting excluded

Wetland - > 0.1 ha Y 20 Edge of wetland

Harvesting excluded

The 0 - 5 m Zone – No processing or extraction machinery in 5m zone other than exceptions allowed under condition 11.1.2 of FPC. Take all practical precautions to avoid falling into the 5 m zone. Wetland and River Buffer Zones - No harvesting.

Drainage lines and drainage depressions - see FPC Condition 11

Trees planted in the buffer zone of drainage lines and drainage depressions may be harvested if the top 200 mm of soil in the area is dry enough to avoid the risk of soil erosion to the edge of the

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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drainage feature, and the tracks or wheels of harvesting and extraction machinery must not enter the area within 5 metre zone of a drainage line.

Trees in and between the bed and banks of drainage lines must not be felled.

Machinery operating in the buffer zone must:

• Not create water channels • Minimise soil exposure by using slash, litter or other ground cover • Use walkover extraction techniques where possible • Prevent skewing of machinery tracks • Elevate the leading edge of the log when skidding • No snigging along drainage depressions, or earthworks allowed in 5 m buffer zone of a drainage

depression

Falling into Drainage Features

• Where necessary, trees can be felled into rivers and drainage lines. Crowns, logs and debris (greater than 10cm in diameter and/or three metres long) must be removed with minimal disturbance to the beds and banks.

• Tree matter can only be left with Harvesting Coordinator approval.

Drainage Feature Crossings – See Clauses 37-41 of PRA Code, and 11.4 of FPC for full description of conditions

• The location and type of all drainage feature crossings must be approved by the Harvesting Coordinator and must be marked in the field prior to crossing construction.

• Crossing construction must minimise depositing loose material into the drainage feature or any disturbance to its bed and banks.

• 5 and 30 metre drainage must be constructed on approaches to extraction track crossings. • Temporary slash crossings may be constructed on drainage lines or depressions where the

crossing point is shallow and dry, the surrounding soil is dry, water is prevented from entering the crossing from the approaches and no earthworks are required to enable machinery to cross the drainage line or depression.

• Temporary crossings over a drainage feature must be removed with 5 days of the completion of harvesting.

• Road crossings, permanent crossings and crossings of rivers must be designed as per the requirements of the PRA code.

Operational Conditions

Slope limits within the plantation area - Clause 59 of PRA Code

• Slope limits for snigging within the plantation area is 30 degrees (for a given soil regolith of R1 and rainfall erosivity of 5050).

Windrow and debris management within the plantation area (Clause 52 of PRA Code) Windrows and debris heaps:

• Must be located outside buffer zones of drainage features or places or relics of cultural heritage.

• Must be heaped with minimum disturbance to topsoil.

• Must be located across the slope of the land where practical.

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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Wet Weather Controls

Condition 14 of the FPC describes a comprehensive list of wet weather controls that apply to this operation. • Hauling is prohibited over any road during wet weather if resulting rutting is likely to be more

than 150 millimetres deep for any distance exceeding 20 metres (FPC 14.5).

Tracks, Dumps and Roads

Extraction Tracks

All extraction tracks must be drained, maintained and managed in accordance with Part 5, Division 2 & Part 6 Division 4 of the PRA Code, and Conditions 5, 6 and 9 of the FPC:

• Wherever practicable, walkover extraction techniques are to be used in preference to snig track construction.

• Snig track drainage must be located and constructed to ensure that water flow or potential water flow does not occur on snig track or extraction track surfaces for distances exceeding those given in 9.2 of the FPC.

• Constructed snig track cross-banks must have a minimum effective unconsolidated height of 35 cm or consolidated height of 25 cm.

• If downhill snig tracks connect to a dump, tracks must enter the dump from the side, or a drainage cross-bank above where the track enters the dump must be constructed at the end of each day.

Log Dumps

All logs dumps must be managed as per Condition 14, 17 of the FPC and 60-61, 64 of the PRA Code.

• Field location of log dumps must utilise the most level site available, consistent with the location indicated on the Operational Map. It is permissible for the Harvesting Coordinator to move the location up to 200m from the indicated position to achieve this provided the new location is within the plantation area.

• Dumps must not be located in any buffer zone.

• Runoff from log dumps must not be discharged into drainage features or extraction tracks and must be dispersed onto stable surfaces.

• Dumps must be re-shaped, drained and, where it is considered that slash/debris cover and natural revegetation will not stabilise the surface, the dump must be enrichment planted or grass seeded.

• Excavators and truck mounted loaders may be used as stationery loaders when there is runoff from log dump surface. All other machinery must remain stationary when there is run-off from the dump surface. This condition does not apply to gravelled dumps (FPC 14.2.4 and PRA 64C)

• Bark and logging debris must not be stacked against retained trees. Following completion of logging on a log dump, bark and logging debris must be stacked 5 metres away from the surrounding forest and separated from other flammable material by mineral soil for a distance of 5 metres.

• Pushing bark around the dump with a blade is to be discouraged. Where bark has been pushed with the blade, the excavator must shake the soil out of the bark prior to the bark being added to the bark heap.

• Large amounts of bark should not be accumulated around the dump. Upon completion of each log dump, bark must be re-distributed throughout the surrounding harvest area. Bark piles

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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must not exceed one grapple load or push of the blade (approx. 2 cubic metres) and be deposited no closer than two metres apart.

• Off cuts must be stacked separately, away from the bark heaps.

Roads Roads must be managed as per conditions 18-20 of the FPC. • The Harvesting Coordinator must ensure that roads in use are inspected routinely to ensure

pavement and drainage is maintained.

• Blading off may only occur if it will cause no, or only minimal, damage to the road surface and soil material must be re-spread as soon as practicable.

• A section of road with a non-functioning culvert must be repaired as soon as practicable only.

Tree Marking Code

Contractor selection is permitted. If tree marking occurs manually then the following table should be referenced.

Compartment boundary (where not defined by clear features, such as a road or drainage line)

“O” or Yellow tape

Native Forest Exclusion “NF” with horizontal ring

Buffer Zone Two horizontal lines / rings

Extraction System, OR Road/Track line “I” or white tape

Dump site (with optional dump number reference) “D” or red tape

Approved crossing site “”

TREE MARKING

Individual tree marked for removal “•” or dots

Directional felling mark “” over “•”

Retained trees not to be removed or damaged (e.g. grower) One horizontal line or ring

Cancellation Mark (Mark to formally cancel previous marks) “X”

Legal Conditions

The plantation areas in compartment 109 was authorised as a Timber Plantation on 21 April, 2010 – Registered Number CH0905P, under the Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999.

This operation must comply with:

• Licence Conditions issued by Forestry Corporation of NSW under the Forestry Act 2012.

• Forests NSW, Forest Practices Code - Part 1 Timber Harvesting in Forests NSW Plantations November 2005. (Referred to as FPC).

• Forests NSW, Forest Practices Code Part 4 Forest Roads and Fire Trails (1999).

• Plantations and Reafforestation (Code) Regulation 2001 (referred to as the PRA Code).

• Part 7 (Div 3) Fisheries Management Act (1994) as amended May 2003.

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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Pre-Operational Briefing I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Harvesting Plan for Compartment 109 in Lorne State Forest and that I have been briefed on the conditions of the Plan and understand the supervision and operational control requirements as explained to me by the Forest Planner or his/her delegate.

Position Name Signature Date

Handover Briefing At the completion of harvesting, control will be handed over from Production to Stewardship who will prepare a specific plan for re-establishment operations. I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Harvesting Plan for Compartments 109 in Lorne State Forest. I understand that harvesting operations have been completed and that control has been handed over to Stewardship to prepare for re-establishment operations.

Position Name Signature Date

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HARVEST PLAN – Lorne State Forest, Cpt 109 Plantation Clearfall

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HC NOTES

LOCATION SF: CPT NO: • This diary should record general daily events, HC movements, Operations visited which are not

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Emergency Telephone 000 / 112 Forestry Corporation of NSW (02) 6585 3744

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Prepared by: Dirk van Dijk 12 April 2018