Workshop Day 4
Native Forest Management Workshop 4 - Post Harvest Management
What is the State of the Stand after the harvest?
Past management and implications for post harvest management
Reset harvest
Thinning Harvest
Current regeneration and sapling stocking
Stocking level and timing of treatment required
Regeneration Management - What are the Management Objectives?
Too much or too little?
Lignotuberous pool
Mature Seed in Canopy and species mix, seed shed triggers
Disturbance
Burning to secure or control regeneration
Protection / control and grazing
Projected treatment timeline
Burning - What are the Management Objectives?
Adjacent land holders and available support and or training ie rural fire brigade, permits block size, firebreaks etc
Fuel levels, fine, heavy, and suspended, % cover Tonnes /ha
Weather, indicators and implications
stable atmosphere – steady winds, stratus clouds, hazy lower atmosphere, perhaps morning fog
unstable atmosphere – gusty, erratic winds, Cumulus clouds, good visibility, perhaps dust whirls
How to calculate the current Drought Index and its effect on:
Fire intensity, speed, slope, wind, flame height, scorch height and cambium level damage
Block size and topography and planning for a burn
Burning techniques
Implications for treatment timing, grazing etc
Drought Index Calculator
Tracks
Temporary or permanent?
Removal of temporary crossings
Maintenance and code compliance
Managing for Forest expansion
Soil disturbance, seed dispersal
Seedling protection
Thinning – mechanical verses brush cutters
GLM, impacts of tree cover on grass production, mixed enterprise returns
