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Code Site Name Significance SensitivityNSB03Arthur River Togari Group TypicalSectionRegional 8NSB09 Australia Point Ladder Ripples Local 3NSB05 Roger River – Ekberg Karst Systems Unknown 4Table 4.2 - Geoconservation site sensitivity indexSensitivity Definition123456Values sensitive to inadvertent damage simply by diffuse, freeranging human pedestrian passage, even with care (e.g. fragilesurfaces that may be crushed underfoot).Values sensitive to effects of more focussed human pedestrian accesseven without deliberate disturbance (e.g. entrenchment bypedestrian tracks; coastal dune disturbance).Values sensitive to damage by scientific or hobby collecting orsampling, or by deliberate vandalism or theft (e.g. some fossil andmineral sites; speleothems).Values sensitive to damage by remote processes (e.g. hydrological orwater quality changes; blasting impact; changes to subsurfaceseepage water routes).Values sensitive to damage by higher intensity shallow linear impacts,depending upon their precise position (e.g. vehicle tracks; minor roadconstruction; excavation of ditches or trenches).Values sensitive to higher intensity but shallow generaliseddisturbance on site. (This might involve either the removal oraddition of material) (E.g. light tracks and associated drainagechanges; soil erosion; site rehabilitation in quarries or road cuttings).7Values sensitive to deliberate linear or generalised shallowexcavation (simple road construction; shallow borrow pits).8Values sensitive to major removal of geo-material, or large scaleexcavation or construction (e.g. quarries).9Values sensitive only to very large scale contour change (e.g. verylarge quarries).10Special cases. Large regions whose geoconservation values resideessentially in their large scale form.4.6 Historic heritage valuesNo listed historic heritage sites of either state or national significance were identifiedby the historic heritage investigations.4.7 Indigenous heritage valuesThe background research and field investigations found no new Aboriginal heritagesites. The investigation did confirm a number of known Aboriginal Heritage Sites (aslisted on the Tasmanian Aboriginal Site Index) adjacent to the proposed roaddevelopment on Segment D.Because the proposed works predominantly involve sealing existing roads only they arenot expected to impact on any known Aboriginal heritage sites.Ref: HB09080H001 PER Tarkine Drive 33P Rev 00/DL/CL/jw 36
4.8 Other important or unique values of the environmentThe route of the proposed Tarkine Forest Drive skirts the northern boundaries of thearea known as the Tarkine which is made up of a series of dedicated formal reservesand multiple use State Forest between the Arthur River and the Pieman River.All State Forest in this region has been assessed under the Tasmanian Regional ForestAgreement (1997), two subsequent 5 year reviews of the RFA and again during theTasmanian Community Forest Agreement (2005).The road predominantly passes through registered multiple use forest that has a 40-year history of management for wood production, recreation and conservation.The Tarkine has been nominated for National Heritage Listing.Forest reserves along the Tarkine Forest Drive (or close to) include:Lake Chisholm Forest ReserveJulius River Forest ReserveTrowutta Forest ReserveBalfour Track Forest ReserveSumac Forest ReserveRebecca Creek Forest Reserve.Conservation areas include:Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area (a very large area encompassing much of thearea between the Arthur and Pieman Rivers).Public reserves:There is a small Public Reserve at the Arthur River where the proposed road(Segment A) reaches the Arthur River.4.9 Flora and Fauna assessment methodologyThe assessment for matters of NES has been undertaken in accordance with theGuidelines for Natural Values Assessment. 2 The flora and fauna report prepared byNBES Ecosystem Services is provided in Appendix B. It is referred to often throughoutthis PER in relation to matters of NES and is cited as NBES 2011.4.9.1 Background researchThe following sources were used for biological records from the region (NBES 2011):Natural Values Report 3 - all threatened plant and animal records within 5 km of thestudy area plus potential suitability for other threatened faunaEPBC Act Protected Matters Report 4 – all matters of NES that may occur in the areaor relate to the area in some wayECOtas (2009) - for information regarding threatened flora: Caladenia dienema(windswept spider-orchid) and Prasophyllum favonium (western leek orchid) in theArthur-Pieman Conservation Area and miscellaneous findings of other threatenedspecies and species of biogeographical interestA literature review of research relevant to the Tasmanian devil, the Devil FacialTumour Disease (DFTD) and roadkill.2 http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter/nsf/Attachments/SSKA-7UM3YC/$FILE/Guidelines%20for%20Natural%20Values%20Assessments.pdf3 Natural Values Atlas, 5 October 2011 (DPIPWE)4 EPBC Act Protected Matters Report , 5 October 2011 (Commonwealth of Australia)Ref: HB09080H001 PER Tarkine Drive 33P Rev 00/DL/CL/jw 37
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