Felling and reforestation standards
The Felling and Reforestation Standards describe the universal standards that apply to all felling (thinning, clearfelling) and reforestation projects on all sites, undertaken under a felling licence issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine.
These Standards deal with the following topics:
- Harvest Plan including key considerations
- Pre-commencement awareness
- Contingency plan
- Exclusion zones
- Silt and sediment control
- Temporary water crossings
- Managing extraction
- Other measures
- Timing of operations
- Monitoring
- Reforestation
- Minimum setbacks at reforestation
- Preparation, storage and use of potentially hazardous material
- Post-operation works
The following appendices are available:
- Template Harvest Plan
- Sample Harvest Plan
- Template Contingency Plan for forestry operations
- Example of a barrier site trap
- Example of a monitoring record
- Reforestation objectives