❓ Hon Alison Xamon questions the proposed logging in Mundlimup Coupe 03, near Jarrahdale, covering areas, logging prescriptions, previous logging history, timber extraction details, and carbon accounting. The Minister provides details on harvesting plans, past logging, estimated yields, existing contracts, and lack of carbon valuation.
AnsweredQoN 1158Legislative Council
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I refer to the proposed logging in Mundlimup Coupe 03, adjacent to Jarrahdale, and ask -
(1) How many hectares of forest will be logged in Mundlimup Coupe 03 using, -
(a) the gap creation prescription;
(b) the shelterwood prescription; and
(c) other logging prescriptions (please specify)?
(2) How much of this coupe has been previously logged, and when?
(3) How much of the new logging overlaps with previously logged areas?
(4) Of the extraction planned for Mundlimup Coupe 03, what will the tonnage be, by species of, -
(a) sawlogs (by grade);
(b) lower grade logs; and
(c) firewood?
(5) What will happen to wood, if any, that cannot be sold as logs or for firewood?
(6) Has the Forest Products Commission already received order for the logs to be removed from Mundlimup Coupe 03?
(7) If yes to (6), please specify -
(a) the tonnage, grade and species of logs pre-ordered; and
(b) the transport costs associated with these logs?
(8) Has the Forest Products Commission quantified the carbon values in the logs to be removed and the associated clearing?
(9) If yes to (8), please provide the figures?
(1) How many hectares of forest will be logged in Mundlimup Coupe 03 using, -
(a) the gap creation prescription;
(b) the shelterwood prescription; and
(c) other logging prescriptions (please specify)?
(2) How much of this coupe has been previously logged, and when?
(3) How much of the new logging overlaps with previously logged areas?
(4) Of the extraction planned for Mundlimup Coupe 03, what will the tonnage be, by species of, -
(a) sawlogs (by grade);
(b) lower grade logs; and
(c) firewood?
(5) What will happen to wood, if any, that cannot be sold as logs or for firewood?
(6) Has the Forest Products Commission already received order for the logs to be removed from Mundlimup Coupe 03?
(7) If yes to (6), please specify -
(a) the tonnage, grade and species of logs pre-ordered; and
(b) the transport costs associated with these logs?
(8) Has the Forest Products Commission quantified the carbon values in the logs to be removed and the associated clearing?
(9) If yes to (8), please provide the figures?
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Answered
15 September 2009
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
28 days
(1)(a-c) The exact area of Mundlimup 0309 that will be harvested will depend upon the area of the coupe that is deferred from timber harvesting following consultation with the Jarrahdale community following the final coupe design. It is expected to be in the order of 300 hectares.
The silvicultural objective that will be applied will not be fully determined until the area available for harvesting has been tree marked. However, from previous harvest history and observation of current forest structure the predominant silvicultural objective that will be applied will be crop tree release (thinning) interspersed with areas of shelterwood (a selective harvest to promote regeneration establishment and small gaps to facilitate regeneration development).
(2) Harvest records indicate the whole of Mundlimup 0309 was harvested in the 1920-30s with some areas selectively harvested again between 1950 and 1979. The southern part of the coupe was harvested in the 1980s and approximately 120 hectares in the north west of the coupe harvested prior to bauxite mining in the 1990s.
(3) All of the proposed harvesting overlaps previously harvested forests.
(4)(a) The estimated yield of first and second grade jarrah sawlogs is 10-15 tonnes per hectare. This figure is consistent with yields achieved in forest areas harvested in the vicinity in recent years. A small amount, approximately 100-150 tonnes of Sheoak sawlog may also be produced from the operation.
(b) The estimated yield of lower grade jarrah logs is expected to be 2-5 tonnes per hectare.
(c) The estimated yield of firewood is expected to be 2-5 tonnes per hectare.
(5) Any residue material that currently has no commercial value or market will remain in the forest.
(6) The Forest Products Commission has in place contracts of sale for sawlogs and other forest products within the allowable limits as set by the Forest Management Plan 2004-2013. All the sawlogs that will be produced from Mundlimup 0309 are allocated to be delivered to these existing contract of sale customers.
(7)(a) See response to question 6.
(b) The FPC engages harvesting contractors on a commercial basis to undertake the harvesting and haulage of logs to customers. Payments to contractors are in accordance with individual contracts and the haulage distance to various customers. The full cost of harvesting and delivery is recovered from the customer, in addition to the cost of the logs.
(8) No
(9) Not applicable
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The silvicultural objective that will be applied will not be fully determined until the area available for harvesting has been tree marked. However, from previous harvest history and observation of current forest structure the predominant silvicultural objective that will be applied will be crop tree release (thinning) interspersed with areas of shelterwood (a selective harvest to promote regeneration establishment and small gaps to facilitate regeneration development).
(2) Harvest records indicate the whole of Mundlimup 0309 was harvested in the 1920-30s with some areas selectively harvested again between 1950 and 1979. The southern part of the coupe was harvested in the 1980s and approximately 120 hectares in the north west of the coupe harvested prior to bauxite mining in the 1990s.
(3) All of the proposed harvesting overlaps previously harvested forests.
(4)(a) The estimated yield of first and second grade jarrah sawlogs is 10-15 tonnes per hectare. This figure is consistent with yields achieved in forest areas harvested in the vicinity in recent years. A small amount, approximately 100-150 tonnes of Sheoak sawlog may also be produced from the operation.
(b) The estimated yield of lower grade jarrah logs is expected to be 2-5 tonnes per hectare.
(c) The estimated yield of firewood is expected to be 2-5 tonnes per hectare.
(5) Any residue material that currently has no commercial value or market will remain in the forest.
(6) The Forest Products Commission has in place contracts of sale for sawlogs and other forest products within the allowable limits as set by the Forest Management Plan 2004-2013. All the sawlogs that will be produced from Mundlimup 0309 are allocated to be delivered to these existing contract of sale customers.
(7)(a) See response to question 6.
(b) The FPC engages harvesting contractors on a commercial basis to undertake the harvesting and haulage of logs to customers. Payments to contractors are in accordance with individual contracts and the haulage distance to various customers. The full cost of harvesting and delivery is recovered from the customer, in addition to the cost of the logs.
(8) No
(9) Not applicable
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