annual report 2011 - Forestry Tasmania

Plantations - Key research and development projects (continued)
Sustainability Objective FT Staff and
Collaborators
Project name and aims 2010-11 Progress
3. Sustaining carbon stores, clean air, water and healthy forests
3.3 Water, soils and geodiversity
Ensure availability of clean water
from State forests.
Protest soil values and
geodiversity.
S Roberts
K Abetz
C Marunda
Collaborators
TCFA,
CRC
Forestry,
FWPA,
Southwood
Hydrology research
Maintaining water quality above accepted
standards.
Conduct research into water quality and
quantity to provide greater understanding of
the effects of forest operations and to provide
management solutions.
Develop planning tools that incorporate water
use by forest.
Completion of field work for Florentine Plantation Water Use Study and initiation
of similar work at a drier site at Forestier.
Further development and testing of the floating rising-stage sampler.
A preliminary report on plantation water use in the Florentine Valley, and
completion of main component of field study.
Commencement of turbidity monitoring at Mole Creek and continuation of
monitoring at TN26C.
Ongoing hydrological monitoring at Warra with telemetry systems.
P Adams
Soil, site selection and productivity
estimation
Forestry Tasmania will protect soil values and
significant geoconservation features on State
forest.
Provided information and advice on site preparation and other treatments
required for sustainable development and management of plantations.
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