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FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5C – BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION<br />

Biodiversity Conservation<br />

Habitat Trees – Guidance<br />

Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Auditor Comments<br />

5C14<br />

5C15<br />

Fire Salvage Harvesting<br />

Prescriptions 2009<br />

Fire Salvage Harvesting<br />

Prescriptions 2009<br />

8.1.2 Habitat<br />

Tree Exclusion<br />

Areas<br />

8.1.3 Habitat<br />

Tree Exclusion<br />

Areas<br />

Situate habitat tree exclusion areas Exclusion areas maximise the<br />

to maximise retention of high retention of habitat trees and have<br />

priority habitat trees taking into been selected according to the<br />

consideration, the following order of priority listed in the Prescriptions.<br />

priority:<br />

1. large live hollow trees<br />

2. large live trees without hollows<br />

3. large dead trees<br />

Note: Trees greater than 50cm<br />

4. small live trees<br />

DBHOB are considered to be large.<br />

5. small dead trees<br />

Situate habitat tree exclusion areas<br />

to maximise retained forest<br />

connectivity within the coupe.<br />

Habitat tree retention has<br />

maximised forest connectivity<br />

within the coupe.<br />

5C16<br />

Fire Salvage Harvesting<br />

Prescriptions 2009<br />

8.1.4 Habitat<br />

Tree Exclusion<br />

Areas<br />

Arrange the shape and location of<br />

habitat tree exclusion areas to<br />

reduce ongoing operational and<br />

weather related damage to habitat<br />

trees.<br />

Exclusion areas do not promote<br />

damage to habitat trees.<br />

Comments:<br />

FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 13 OF 22<br />

FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM, AUDIT WORKBOOK 5C – BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION<br />

Biodiversity Conservation<br />

Rainforest – Mandatory Actions<br />

Ref Origin Section Prescription Audit Criteria Compliance Extent<br />

(E)<br />

Environmental Impact Assessment<br />

Duration<br />

(t)<br />

Asset<br />

Value (z) Impact Auditor Comments<br />

5C17 Code of Practice for<br />

Timber Production<br />

2007<br />

5C18 Code of Practice for<br />

Timber Production<br />

2007<br />

Comments:<br />

2.2.2<br />

Conservation<br />

of Biodiversity<br />

2.2.2<br />

Conservation<br />

of Biodiversity<br />

Rainforest communities in<br />

Victoria must not be<br />

harvested.<br />

Rainforest communities must<br />

be protected from the<br />

impacts of harvesting<br />

through the use of<br />

appropriate buffers to<br />

maintain microclimatic<br />

conditions and protect from<br />

disease and other<br />

disturbance.<br />

Rainforest has been<br />

identified and is not<br />

harvested.<br />

Mgt Zone:<br />

«ManagementZone»<br />

Buffer widths comply.<br />

FOREST AUDIT PROGRAM – MODULE 5 HARVESTING AND CLOSURE, APRIL 2010 PAGE 14 OF 22

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