❓ The WA government defends its decision to allow logging in the Arcadia forest block, citing a 2001 assessment that found no significant high conservation values warranting additional reservation. Logging is managed under the Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 with environmental safeguards.
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(b) If yes, why is it being considered for logging?
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13 June 2006
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Minister for the Environment
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42 days
(a) The conservation values of Arcadia forest block were assessed as part of the proposed expansion of the Wellington National Park. The Government's first term Protecting our old-growth forests policy included a commitment to place an immediate moratorium on logging to undertake an assessment of the scientific, economic and community values, and the impact of logging on salinity of the proposed expansion of Wellington National Park. A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government's first term Protecting our old-growth forests policy included a commitment to place an immediate moratorium on logging to undertake an assessment of the scientific, economic and community values, and the impact of logging on salinity of the proposed expansion of Wellington National Park. A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government's first term Protecting our old-growth forests policy included a commitment to place an immediate moratorium on logging to undertake an assessment of the scientific, economic and community values, and the impact of logging on salinity of the proposed expansion of Wellington National Park. A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government's first term Protecting our old-growth forests policy included a commitment to place an immediate moratorium on logging to undertake an assessment of the scientific, economic and community values, and the impact of logging on salinity of the proposed expansion of Wellington National Park. A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government's first term Protecting our old-growth forests policy included a commitment to place an immediate moratorium on logging to undertake an assessment of the scientific, economic and community values, and the impact of logging on salinity of the proposed expansion of Wellington National Park. A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
A report titled "Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging", was prepared for the Conservation Commission of Western Australia in August 2001 by consultants URS Australia to fulfil the commitment to an assessment. The report reviewed and documented the values of each of the areas subject to the moratorium, with a specific focus on nature conservation values. The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Government considered the report and announced in January 2002 that there were no significant high conservation value findings that warranted additional reservation in Arcadia. (b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(b) Not applicable. (2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(2) Licences, as such, are not issued for logging. The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The Forest Management Plan 2004-2013 (FMP) allows for timber production on a sustained yield basis on indigenous State forest. Under the FMP, 3,245 hectares of Arcadia forest block is State forest available for timber harvesting. The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The 2006 Timber Harvesting Plan includes a coupe in Arcadia 03 that has been approved for timber harvesting. (3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(3) Under the Forest Products Act 2000 , the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is responsible for the harvesting of forest products on State forest. The majority of product to be harvested in Arcadia forest block is jarrah sawlog. The period of time available for timber harvesting is the life of the FMP (2004-2013). (4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(4) No. An EIS is not required. The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
The FMP provides for the management of fauna at various scales to ensure their conservation. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has assessed and endorsed the ecologically sustainable forest management principles underlying the FMP, and the FMP itself. The assessment considered impacts on a range of values, one of which was the protection of fauna. Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
Clause 24 of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for the south west forest region of Western Australia, states that the Commonwealth confirms that its obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been met for activities that are carried out in accordance with the RFA. This means that where the Commonwealth has a decision making role for an activity that is carried out under the terms of the RFA, they will assume that all the provisions of the Act are complied with. At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
At the coupe level, individual harvest proposals undergo an internal review process by the FPC and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM). This process assesses the impact of timber harvesting on a range of values including flora, fauna and threatened ecological communities. Where harvesting activities have the potential to impact on endangered fauna, harvest plans may be modified to provide for their conservation. (5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(5) No. (6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(6) Stream zones, where vegetation cover is most dense, are the most likely quokka habitat. Stream zones are informal reserves and are excluded from timber harvesting. Where quokkas are predicted to occur, streamside vegetation is inspected for evidence of quokkas, the construction of new roads or tracks or the upgrading of old tracks along the edge of streamside quokka habitat is avoided where possible, the construction of new tracks across stream zones in quokka habitat is also avoided, and additional fox baiting is carried out along tracks in the harvest area and up to two kilometres around the harvest area. Fox baiting is repeated for three years until ground cover has returned. In addition, two indicative Fauna Habitat Zones of 200 hectares each, as well as silvicultural exclusion areas, are part of the management of Arcadia forest block to ensure that biodiversity recovers between timber harvesting rotations. (7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(7) No. (8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(8) It is unlikely that the proposed logging of Arcadia forest could fragment and separate the quokka population in Arcadia from those to the north. Any corridor would most likely be along the streams where vegetation cover is densest and these are protected from timber harvesting as informal reserves. (a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(a) Not applicable. (9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(9) Some areas of Arcadia forest block have been included in the informal reserve system. (a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(a) See answer to (1)(a). (10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(10) There are approximately 1.2 million hectares of State forest located in numerous forest blocks that have not been included in the formal reserve system. (a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
(a) Information on forest blocks that have been considered for inclusion in the reserve system and the values they contain are outlined in the reports Assessment of the Scientific, Economic and Community Values and the Impact of Logging on salinity of Areas Subject to a Moratorium on Logging (URS, 2001) and A Review of High Conservation Values in Western Australia's South-West Forests - A Report to the Conservation Commission of Western Australian (Ecoscape [Australia] Pty Ltd, 2002).
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