Dryandra Woodland - Department of Environment and Conservation ...

PREFACE
Management plans set out the strategies and guidelines for the management of an area for ten years.
Plans are the responsibility of the Lands and Forest Commission (LFC) for State forest and timber
reserves, and of the National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority (NPNCA) for nature reserves,
national parks and conservation parks. The Department of Conservation and Land Management
prepares plans on behalf of these bodies.
The CALM Act (1984) specifies that management plans shall contain:
a) a statement of the policies or guidelines proposed to be followed; and
b) a summary of operations proposed to be undertaken.
A draft management plan for the Dryandra Woodland, incorporating State forests 51 (Lol Gray),
52 (Highbury) and 53 (Montague) was prepared by CALM and issued by the LFC for public
comment. Forty submissions were received, and were considered in the preparation of this final plan
prior to its approval by the LFC and NPNCA 1 .
The principal objectives of the Management Plan are:
• in the case of areas to remain as State forest 2 , to achieve the purposes of conservation, recreation
and timber production. In the long term (70-100 years), it is intended that the timber production
role will be one of research and development, with timber production being maintained by
plantations on private property;
• in the case of areas designated as national park, to fulfil as much of the demand for recreation by
members of the public as is consistent with the proper maintenance and restoration of the natural
environment, the protection of indigenous flora and fauna, and the preservation of any feature of
archaeological, historic or scientific interest; and
• in the case of areas to be designated as nature reserves, to maintain and restore the natural
environment, and to protect, care for, and promote the appreciation and study of, indigenous
flora and fauna, and to preserve any feature of archaeological, historic or scientific interest.
1 This Plan recommends changes to the land tenure of Dryandra, including the creation of areas of national park and nature
reserve vested in the NPNCA.
2 The mallet plantations are considered indigenous State forests, not State forest planted with exotic species as defined under
Section 56 of the CALM Act 1984
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