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Table 2-3B: Forests NSW control efforts for feral animal species – all regions (2007–2008) 40 Region Number of species treated Expenditure (approx.) UNE 2 $16 680 LNE 2 $47 700 Eden 4 $128 904 Southern 4 $250 000 Total 6* $2,725 * Total number of individual species treated across all regions. Source: Forests NSW data Fire Indicator 3.2: Impact of fire on forest-related values (Eden region) (This is an Eden region indicator. For continuity of reporting all regions are reported here.) Bushfires affected an estimated 46 131 ha of DECC estate and 5081 ha of State forests this year within the forest agreement regions. Prescribed burns and other planned burns were conducted Data and interpretation over an estimated 43 294 ha of DECC estate and 33 874 ha of State forests this year. The size, intensity and frequency of fire events are monitored across public forest areas to help identify the impact of fire on biodiversity and economic values and improve emergency and land management practices. A fire event may be a bushfire or a prescribed burn. In general, prescribed burns are of lower intensity than bushfires and occur during the cooler months of the year. The exception to this is backburning to control the spread of bushfires. The PWG of DECC and Forests NSW use the Bushfire Risk Information Management System (BRIMS) to track hazard-reduction proposals and activities. This system is the central repository for all bushfire risk management reporting for NSW. The NPWS Incident database is used to record wildfire suppression. Bushfires The incidence of fire varies greatly from year to year. The number of fires is most closely linked to prevailing weather patterns and, in particular, the occurrence of extreme fire conditions, best indicated by the number of statewide fire bans declared in a fire season. The main factors determining the severity and extent of bushfires are wind speed, temperature and humidity. Contributing factors include the available fuel load, the physical structure of vegetation and the degree of dryness. The effectiveness of fire suppression actions also determines the extent and severity of running fires (NSW State of the Environment 2006, see www.environment.nsw.gov.au/soe/soe2006) In 2007–2008, DECC estate in the FA regions experienced a decrease in the total amount of land burnt by wildfire (46 131 ha compared with 149 728 ha in 2006–2007) (Table 2-3C), although the 2005–2006 season was comparable (46 323 ha). The decrease occurred across the Eden, LNE and Southern regions. Wildfire data are collected on a park basis. Two parks experiencing wildfire (New England NP NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS
and Nymboi–Binderay NP) fall within both LNE and UNE and the 3924 ha (3600 ha and 324 ha, respectively) of these parks experiencing wildfire have been counted in both these regions. One park experiencing wildfire (Wadbilliga NP) falls within both Southern and Eden and the 8 ha of this park experiencing wildfire have been counted in both these regions. In 2004–2005 and 2006–2007, the approach to bushfire management and the effect of fire management on Parks were reported on for all regions using data from the SoP qualitative assessment so as to align the two reporting processes. A SoP survey did not occur in 2007–2008 so this information was not collected for this indicator. The total area of native forest within State Forests affected by bushfire decreased from 9969 ha in 2006–2007 down to 5081 ha in 2007–2008. The regions most affected by bushfire were UNE region with 4535 ha affected, and LNE region with 513 ha affected. Only 1 ha of bushfires was reported in Southern Region representing five incidents, all of which were within planted forests estate. There were 332 ha of recorded bushfires in the Eden region this year, also representing five fire incidents. Combined areas burnt by bushfire are reported in Figure 2-3B Figure 2-3B: Area burnt by bushfire 2007–2008 – DECC estate and State forests (all regions by bushfire) area burnt (ha) 1100000 990000 880000 770000 660000 550000 440000 330000 220000 110000 0 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 Data were incomplete for 1999–2000. Monitoring began for the Southern region in 2002–2003. Area of park system burnt in bushfire excludes prescribed burns by PWG and is regardless of origin ignition Source: PWG and Forests NSW dta NSW FOREST AGREEMENTS AND INTEGRATED FORESTRY OPERATIONS APPROVALS 41 year UNE region LNE region Eden region Southern region total
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INFORMATION This project has been c
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VIII Bushfire The incidence of bush
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Page 30 and 31: 6 2 Introduction NSW FOREST AGREEME
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