FPP No: ………….

Coupe: ………….

NATURAL AND CULTURAL VALUES EVALUATION SHEET

3. Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage

NameDate

DOCUMENTS AND DATABASES

Databases – Earth Sciences
Tasmanian Geoconservation Database (TGD) / ☐
Conserve – Conservation Enquiry / ☐
Conserve – Geology / ☐
Conserve – Karst area/catchment / ☐
Mineral Resources Tasmania – digital geological maps; see for 1:25000 maps / ☐
  • Other databases (specify)

Databases – Cultural Heritage
  • Conserve – Historical Cultural Heritage enquiry
/ Date accessed: / ☐
  • Conserve – Aboriginal Sites Enquiry
/ Date accessed: / ☐
  • Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania (TASI database)
/ Date accessed: / ☐
  • Other databases (specify)

Documents – Earth Sciences
An Atlas of Tasmanian Karst (volumes 1 and 2) (Kiernan 1995) / ☐
Forest Sinkhole Manual (Kiernan 2002) – see / ☐
Forest Operations around Sinkholes (McIntosh 2014) – see / ☐
Forest Soils of Tasmania (Grant et al. 1996) / ☐
Forest Soil Fact Sheets - see / ☐
Basalt talus guidelines - see / ☐
Dolerite talus guidelines – see / ☐
Guidelines for the Protection of Class 4 Streams – see / ☐
Guidelines for cut batters in areas of high erodibility soils – see / ☐
  • Other documents (specify)

Documents – Cultural Heritage
Resource Guide for Managing Cultural Heritage in Wood Production Forests / ☐
  • Other documents (specify)

EARTH SCIENCES

Does the proposed operation satisfy any of the “triggers” listed below?

The proposed operational area . . .
Karst issues
K1 is in (or contains) a Category A or B karst area as defined by the Karst Atlas of Tasmania (Kiernan 1995, volume 2, p. 297), or within 1 km of such an area / ☐
K2 is in (or contains) a Category C or D karst area known to contain sinkholes, caves or subsurface watercourses, or is immediately adjacent to such an area, / ☐
K3 is a planned quarry in any karst area or karst catchment / ☐
K4 contains unmapped karst,or undescribed (“new”) caves, or cracks or holes in the ground through which there is air movement, or enclosed basins and depressions (not stump holes) / ☐
Notes:
TGD issues
T1 is in (or contains) an area listed in the latest version of the Tasmanian Geoconservation Database (TGD) ( ) (butnot the Central Plateau Terrain, the Central Highlands Cenozoic Glacial Area, or the Arthur Lineament) / ☐
T2 is a planned quarrywithin (or containing) an area listed on the latest versionof the Tasmanian Geoconservation Database (TGD) / ☐
T3 contains exposures showing
  • buried soils (dark organic layers beneath later lighter coloured deposits)
  • charcoal
  • finely laminated or prominently layered sediments
  • fossils (other than the common Fenestella and shells in Permian rocks)
/ ☒ / ☒
☐
Notes:
Aeolian landforms
A1 is in sand-dune country / ☐
A2 contains isolated sandy or silty dune landforms, or lunettes downwind of dry
or seasonal lakes / ☐
Notes:
The proposed operational area . . .
Streams and catchments
S1 has multiple channels on floodplains / ☐
S2 has Class 3 or Class 4 streams that ‘peter out’ on fans / ☐
S3 contains springs (cold or warm) or significant seepages / ☐
S4 has Class 4 streams for which consultation with the FPA is required by the Class 4 Stream Guidelines, except for those for which advice has previously been provided, still applies and can and will be implemented / ☐
S5 is a native forest clearfell coupe greater than 50 ha in area with >50% of itsarea on slopes >20o / ☐
Notes:

Note: if the coupe is within 2 km (upstream) of a known domestic water supply intake, is in the catchment of a Town Water Intake or freshwateraquaculture facility, or is within a Town Water supply catchment and the proposed harvest will result in more than 5% of thecatchment being harvested in a 12-month period, a notification is not required, but special prescriptions may need to be included in the FPP. Consult with the FPA if unsure about what measures are appropriate.

Unusual landforms
U1 contains large (car-size) boulders, or contains boulder mounds at the foot of hilly or
steep slopes / ☐
U2 contains moraines or moraine-like features, e.g. linear mounds of bouldery sediment / ☐
U3 contains terrace landforms and/or exposures of rounded gravels at levels aboveactive floodplains of rivers / ☐
U4 contains caves or overhangs or significant cliffs (in any rock type) / ☐
Notes:
Salvage Operations
V1 includes an area requiring salvage harvest as defined on page 49 of the Forest Practices Code, for which procedures have not previously been agreed to / ☐
Notes:
Note: machine work in streamside reserves for salvage or restoration work does not normally require a notification (Forest Practices Code, page 45), but seek advice if unsure how to proceed
The proposed operational area . . .
Landslides
L1 contains field evidence of landslides e.g.:
  • a steep backwall, often crescentic in shape
  • a steep backwall with a flattish poorly drained area (or pond) at its foot
  • a recent debris flow
  • cracks in the soil
  • trees with curved trunks (“J form” or “hockey stick” shape)
/ ☐
L2 exceeds the landslide threshold slope angle (Forest Practices Code, Table 7) for
more than 10% of the proposed harvest area / ☐
L3 contains hummocky ground or unusual seepages on hilly or steep land / ☐
Notes:
Soils
Determine soil erodibility classes from published information (e.g. the book Forest Soils of Tasmania (Grant et al. 1996) or the Forest Soil Fact Sheets ) or from your own observations of the soils present. For the predominant soils, list the soil parent rock (geology), the soil type (if known), the soil erodibility (actual or estimated), and the maximum slope of the land on which each soil type is found.
Geology / Soil type (if known) / Erodibility Class / Max. slope (deg.)
The proposed operational area . . .
E1 contains high or very high erodibility soils / ☐
E2 is a clearfell operation and contains moderate-high erodibility soils on steep
slopes (>19) over more than 10% of the proposed harvest area / ☐
E3 contains soils which do not fit published descriptions and are likely to have
moderate to high or higher erodibility / ☐
Notes:

Is a Notification required?

If you any of the above triggers apply, and advice has not been previously given for similar operations on this coupe and is being or will be implemented, complete a notification and send to Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage at the FPA with draft prescriptions for managing the issue(s) identified.

Draft Prescriptions for Earth Sciences

CULTURAL HERITAGE

HISTORIC SITES

If there are no historic sites recorded on Conserve, and a site has not been identified in the operational area, a notification for historic sites is not required.

Existing (recorded) historic sites

Is there an existing (recorded) historic site in the proposed operational area, or on immediately adjacent land, that:
  • is listed in Conserve, andalready has management prescriptions consistent with the Resource Guide,andthese are being or will be implemented, and are considered adequate for protection or management of the site during and after operations
/ ☐
If the answer is YES, a notification is not required.
Is there an existing (recorded) historic site in the proposed operational area that:
  • is listed in Conserve but cannot be found
/ ☐
  • is listed in Conserve but not at the location indicated (i.e., listed coordinates are incorrect)
/ ☐
  • is listed in Conserve but the site is not protected or managed according to the Resource Guide
/ ☐
If the answer to any the above points isYES, a notification is required.It should list the site type and number (refer to Conserve database, site distribution maps, reports, etc.) and should include Conserve maps and the site ID if known.

“New” (unrecorded) historic sites

Has a “new” historic site (not recorded on Conserve) been found in the proposed operational area?
If the answer is YES, a notification is required.
  • Complete a Historic Site Recording Form (available on the FPA website)
  • Attach photographs for FPA records – forward these as separate jpg or tif files
  • Suggest draft prescriptions for protection or management of the site consistent with the Resource Guide

ABORIGINAL SITES

(Reminder: Conserve Aboriginal Site enquiries may only be made by FPOs accredited in Aboriginal Heritage).

Existing (recorded) Aboriginal sites

Are there existing Aboriginal sites (recorded on Conserve) in the proposed operational area, or on immediately adjacent land, that:
  • Have been located on the ground
/ ☐
If the answer is YES, a notification is required, unless the coupe is a thinning coupe and the Aboriginal sites have been accurately locatedand prescriptions are already in place to manage the siteand are consistent with the Resource Guide, and are considered adequate.The notification should list the site type and number (refer to Conserve database, site distribution maps, reports, etc.) and should include Conserve maps and the site ID. If the site has been previously recorded in a publication, quote the reference and page number. Summarise present protection or management and suggest draft prescriptions consistent with the Resource Guide. Where appropriate, attach photographs for FPA records – forward these as separate jpg or tif files.

Are there existing (recorded) Aboriginal sites in the proposed operational area, or on immediately adjacent land, that:
  • are listed in Conserve but cannot be found:
/ ☐
  • are listed in Conserve and have been located but not at the locations indicated (i.e. listed coordinates are incorrect)
/ ☐
If the answers to either of the above questions isYES, a notification is required.In the case of dot point (1) seek advice on appropriate site management; in the case of dot point (2) submit new GPS coordinates (preferably ± 1 m) to the FPA so that the Conserve and AHT records can be corrected.

“New” (unrecorded) Aboriginal sites

Have you found a “new” (unrecorded) Aboriginal site in the proposed operational area? / ☐
If the answer is YES, a notification is required.All actual or suspected sites (e.g. artefacts, unusual rock flakes, overhangs showing signs of human habitation, middens, scarred trees) should be notified using the TASI Site Recording Form available at This form should be sent to the Cultural Heritage Manager at the FPA for checking and recording of site data on Conserve. The FPA will send the form to Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania so that site data can be recorded on the AHT TASI database. Attach photographs for FPA and AHT records – forward these as separate jpg or tif files.

Potential Aboriginal sites

  • Do any of the eight predictive statements on page 39 of the Resource Guide apply to the operational area, and the visibility criteria on p. 40are met?
/ ☐
If the answer is YES, a notification is requiredso that a survey by a recognised cultural heritage specialist can be arranged. If the predictive statements on page 39 of the Resource Guide apply, but visibility criteria are not met, a formal survey is not required, but it is recommended that FPOs inspect disturbed areas for possible Aboriginal heritage.

Roadlines

Roadline surveys required by the Resource Guide do not require notification. Ensure that prescriptions for a survey are included in the FPP. Keep records as required by the Resource Guide. If an Aboriginal site is found during a roadline survey, proceed as for “New” (unrecorded) sites above.

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