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Forest Coupe Plans - Mandatory Actions FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5A – FOREST COUPE PLANS Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance Extent (E) 5A9 5A10 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans Where appropriate, such coupes may be aggregated up to 120 hectares net harvested area over a period of up to five years. Aggregated coupes must not be contiguous (forming a coupe greater than 120 hectares within a five year period). Coupe size does not exceed the harvest limit. Single tree selection coupes If a single tree selection may be of any size, where coupe, it does not affect landscape or environmental landscape or environmental values are not affected. values. Environmental Impact Assessment Duration (t) Asset Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments 5A11 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans A thinning coupe must not exceed 120 hectares net harvested area. Net harvested area does not exceed limit. 5A12 5A13 Fire Salvage 1.1 Fire Harvesting Salvage Prescriptions 2009 Priority Fire Salvage 2.1 Coupe Harvesting size and Prescriptions 2009 aggregation Salvage harvesting operations must be undertaken in State forest areas designated as fire severity classes 1, 2 or 3 before being undertaken in fire severity classes 4 or 5. Appendix 1 describes the Fire Severity Classification system Salvage harvesting has been undertaken in accordance with the hierarchy of severity classes Salvage coupe size in fire Coupe size does not exceed affected Alpine or Mountain the area limit. Ash dominated forest may be up to 120ha gross area. FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 9 OF 22 Forest Coupe Plans - Mandatory Actions FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5A – FOREST COUPE PLANS Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance Extent (E) No size restrictions apply to aggregates of Ash fire salvage coupes. Environmental Impact Assessment Duration (t) Asset Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments 5A14 5A15 5A16 5A17 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans Salvage coupes harvested under special salvage plans may exceed standard area limits. Salvage area limits are defined in the coupe plan Salvage operations in Salvage operations consider coupes affected by wildfire the requirements of a may need to consider any rehabilitation plan. requirements of a rehabilitation plan prepared under the Code of Practice for Fire Management on Public Land (2006). The coupe plan must The FCP includes a map with include a map on which the the harvest area and area to be harvested and exclusion zones delineated adjacent exclusion zones and labelled. are shown and labelled. The coupe plan must Conditions applying to identify conditions applying operations are identified. to operations on the coupe. 5A18 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans The coupe plan must show the coupe location and cutting area boundaries Coupe location and cutting boundaries are provided. FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 10 OF 22
Forest Coupe Plans - Mandatory Actions FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5A – FOREST COUPE PLANS Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance Extent (E) 5A19 5A20 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans The coupe plan must document any authorisations, such as the removal of tree(s) from buffers for safety purposes The coupe plan must state the area that is planned to be harvested Authorisations for removal are documented. Area to be harvested is stated. Environmental Impact Assessment Duration (t) Asset Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments 5A21 5A22 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans The coupe plan must include and specify where necessary the period during which operations are to occur. The coupe plan must identify the silvicultural systems to be employed Period of operations are provided. Harvest Season: «HarvestSeason» Silvicultural systems are specified. 5A23 5A24 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans The coupe plan must map Soil erosion hazard class, the soil erosion hazard class slope and restrictions are (or classes) and slope of mapped. the coupe area and associated operational restrictions. The coupe plan must identify requirements for the location, design, construction, maintenance and closure of temporary roads. Requirements for location, design, construction, maintenance and closure of log extraction roads are identified. FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 11 OF 22 Forest Coupe Plans - Mandatory Actions FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5A – FOREST COUPE PLANS Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance Extent (E) 5A25 5A26 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans The coupe plan must identify requirements for the design, siting, construction, use and rehabilitation of log landings and dumps and where necessary siting and rehabilitation measures for major snig tracks. The coupe plan must include and specify the regeneration procedures to be applied. Requirement for design, siting, construction, use and rehabilitation of log landings, dumps and where necessary siting and rehabilitation measures for major snig tracks are identified. Regeneration procedures are specified. Environmental Impact Assessment Duration (t) Asset Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments 5A27 Code of Practice for Timber Production 2007 2.1.3 Forest Coupe Plans The coupe plan must map areas within a coupe that are to be excluded from harvesting or to which special prescriptions apply (including biodiversity protection or habitat enhancement, water quality and aquatic habitat protection, landscape protection or cultural heritage sites and places) detailing any special conditions or prescriptions appropriate to protecting those sites. Area and special conditions are specified. Flora Notes: «FloraValues» Fauna Notes: «FaunaValues» F&F Endorsement: «FloraFauna» FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 12 OF 22
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0 Introduction environmental impact
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