Table 3: Communication Plan AUDIENCE INFORMATION/DISCUSSION METHOD TIMING Minister and Government Staff Professional advice on plantation forestry management. Response to ministerial questions. Meetings and field days when requested As required PCS Director and Senior Staff Performance against wood supply agreements and budget Environmental non-conformance Staffing matters and resources Change in land management intent Annual report All staff team days Senior managers meeting Annually Monthly PCS Area Managers Gross area map Change in land management intent Environmental non-conformance Annual work schedules Gross area stored in ACTmapi – single point of truth Operational Maps Agenda driven meetings Bi-Annual meeting PCS Rangers/ Technical Officers Gross area map Annual work schedules area stored in ACTmapi – single point of truth Operational Maps Ongoing access to ACT and PCS databases Contractors – Marketing, Harvesting and Haulage Annual work schedules Performance against wood supply agreements and budget Performance against agreed quality standards Environmental non-conformance Agenda driven meetings Operational Maps Contract management plan Annual review Quarterly meeting Ongoing Contractors - Silviculture Annual work schedules Performance against agreed quality standards Environmental non-conformance Agenda driven meetings Operational Maps Annually Ongoing PCS Fire Management Officer Annual work schedules Agenda driven meetings Operational Maps Annually FFR Monthly meeting PCS Road Management Officer Annual work schedules Agenda driven meetings Operational Maps Annually FFR Monthly meeting PCS Rural Staff Annual work schedules Weed priority areas Agenda driven meetings Operational Maps Annually Ongoing PCS Healthy Country Annual work schedules Operational Maps Annually PCS Community and Visitor Programs Annual work schedules Recreation user meetings Operational Maps Annually, user meetings Recreation User Groups Tactical harvesting schedule (3-5 years) Annual work schedules Approvals/Permits issued Recreation user meetings Operational Maps Annually, user group meetings Regulator - EPA EMP updates Gross area map Environmental non-conformance Third party complaints Annual Report Annually Icon Annual work schedules Environmental non-conformance Agenda driven meetings after operations commence in LCC Operational Maps Annually Neighbours Work Plan maps by request Phone, email, face to face meetings Ongoing Community Availability of recreation areas and facilities Herbicide application, exclusion General plantation management information PCS Forestry Management Brochure Canberra Times public notice (Herbicide application) ACTmapi plantation data layers Ongoing Brochure to be displayed at each depot.
Ripping and Mounding A site preparation activity to loosen and elevate soil for tree planting. Rotation The length of time a tree is grown before harvesting. Rotation includes the cycle of planting, growing, harvesting, and replanting. The rotation length in the ACT is typically 28-35 years. Sawlog A log used in the sawmilling industry to produce a of products. SED Small end diameter of a log. Usually refers to an under-bark measurement. Seedlings Small trees grown from seed in a nursery for planting out to establish a plantation. Silviculture The practice of cultivating and tending forest crops based on the knowledge of forestry. More specifically, managing aspects of plantation and growth. Site Quality A measure of the productivity of a forest site. Can be expressed in general terms (low, medium, high) or quantified as a Site Index which is the average height of the tallest 50 trees per hectare at 20 years of age. Scrubbing Removal of non-plantation trees or shrubs from within the net stock area. Stand An area of contiguous generally of the same age and species. Stem The major vertical structural member of a tree, the trunk or bole of the tree. Stocking Sometime referred to as stems per hectare. Generally, the number of living trees on a hectare of forest. Stumpage The of the standing timber at the stump. Usually expressed in value per cubic meter (or ton). Thinning The practice of selecting certain for felling and leaving other trees to grow. A thinning ‘from below’ implies that the smaller trees are removed to enhance growth on the remaining trees. Windrow A line of raked harvesting debris laid out to dry and post-harvest burnt. Woodstock A proprietary software developed by Remsoft forest modeling. List of Acronyms used in this Plan ACT Australian Capital Territory AFS Australian Forestry Standard AWOP PCS Annual Weeds Operations Plan BOP PCS Bushfire Operations Plan EPA ACT Environment Protection Authority ESSPD ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate FFCE Forestry and Forests Products Committee FFR PCS Fire Forests and Roads FWPA Forest and Wood Products Australia GSO General Service Officer PCS ACT Parks and Conservation Service SBMP ACT Strategic Bushfire Management Plan TCCS Transport Canberra and City Services WSA Wood Supply Agreements