sustainable forest management - Forestry Tasmania

Table 2.5. Native forest regeneration success, 2007-2008 reporting year (hectares)
Forest Type 0-9% (not stocked) 10-39% (ecological
stocking)
40-64% (low wood
quality)
65-84% (optimum) 85-100% (maximum) Total
Dry eucalypt 1 0 0 1,297 1,735 183 3,215
Wet eucalypt 1 0 0 24 1,987 838 2,849
High altitude E.
0 0 173 3,413 242 3,828
delegatensis 1
Fenced intensive
0 0 0 138 0 138
blackwood 1
Swamp blackwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rainforest 2 0 0 0 19 158 177
Huon pine forest 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1,494 7,292 1,421 10,207
Shaded area represents unacceptable standard % Area met standard 98.1
1. 2004/2005 sowing season.
2. 2002/2003 sowing season.
The definition of low wood quality production depends on the management objectives. In most cases the objective is to achieve a high level of future wood production, but this may vary
according to other objectives, e.g for wildlife or aesthetics. However, in all cases, a minimum ecological stocking must be achieved so that forest types, as defined by the Regional Forest
Agreement and monitored under the Permanent Native Forest Estate policy, are maintained. Remedial treatments are mandatory for areas, which have not met minimum ecological stocking.
Further information is available in Technical Bulletin 6 (Forestry Tasmania, 2003).
Table 2.6. High intensity regeneration burn quality standards summary
Year 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Number of areas burnt 118 106 51 90 114
Total area to be burnt (ha) 4,282 3,760 1,203 3,113 3,677
Total area burnt to standards 2,754 3,558 1,133 2,769 3,184
% of burn area achieved standards 64% 95% 94% 89% 87%
Table 2.7. Honey production summary
Year
Volume (kg)
2002/03 698,054
2003/04 395,256
2004/05 406,121
2005/06 369,180
2006/07 670,539
2007/08 671,207