This negotiation region includes Nowra, Batemans Bay and Narooma MAs and comprises escarpment, foothills and coastal environments south from Wollongong. A considerable proportion of the area remains forested with much of the forests remaining in public ownership. The major national parks are located on the escarpment, the coastal strip and the lower fertility sandstone country in the north of the area. The diverse forests reflect altitudinal and topographic variations and climatic gradient from the high summer rainfall areas in the north to the cooler winter rainfall areas in the south of the sub-region.
From the Illawarra to Bermagui, the S1 forests have a history of timber production dating well back into the last century.
Regrowth forests resulting from these early activities form some of the most productive and visually appealing native forests in NSW, successfully managed for timber production, conservation and recreational use.
South Coast forests and spotted gums are synonymous. These attractive stands already support a forest industry featuring high levels of utilisation, value adding and specialised kiln dried products. With its strength, durability and distinctive grain, spotted gum has the potential to support a vibrant value adding industry.
The base level supply for S1 (see Column 3 of Table 6.1) represents 74 % of the 1995 quota sawlog allocation based on the Wood Resources Model. This figure assumes that all State forests outside identified wilderness would be available for harvesting.
This outcome provides for a sustained yield capable of supplying 53% of 1995 quota sawlog allocation based on the Wood Resources Model with 75 504 ha of State forest unavailable for logging.
All rainforest types were not considered in the analysis, due to likely over estimation of its extent in the vegetation model. All rainforest in State forest will be protected.
Little emphasis was placed on reserve design due to the dispersed nature of many of the features and the need to maintain timber volumes. A consolidated reserve design would involve a considerable decrease in available timber volumes.
In many cases, achievement of the old growth and vegetation type targets was not practicable due to the scattered distribution of these features in the landscape.
The Conservation Criteria Outcome was adopted as the outcome for approximately 30% of 1995 quota sawlog allocations.
The Conservation Criteria Outcome was adopted as the outcome for approximately 50% of 1995 quota sawlog allocations.
This outcome provides for a sustained yield capable of supplying 70% of 1995 quota sawlog allocation based on the Wood Resources Model with 19 036 ha of State forest unavailable for logging.
The outcome allows for the continued deferral of identified wilderness and additional deferrals in key contentious areas.
A link between Deua and Budawang National Parks is deferred through Monga and Buckenbowra State Forests. It includes contentious compartments in Monga State Forest.
A number of compartments in Croobyar and MacDonald State Forests are deferred because of Aboriginal values and in Kiola State Forest to complement the vegetation types in Jervis Bay National Park (Commonwealth).
This negotiation region includes Queanbeyan,Badja and Moss Vale MAs. State Forests in these MAs lie near the edge of the escarpment and are generally close to or bounded by major national parks on the eastern or southern sides. To the west of the State forests lie extensive areas of modified grazing lands. The State forests include poorly conserved Tablelands remnants and higher quality production forests which are poorly represented in the reserve system.
The forests of S2 extend from the Southern Highlands near Bowral and Mittagong to Cooma. The forests are situated close to some of the earliest settled country in NSW and have a long history of human use.
The forests of S2 support an industry based on the township of Captains Flat, and a small mill at Mittagong and satisfy an expanding demand for domestic firewood along the Southern Highlands.
The base level supply for S2 (see Column 3 of Table 6.1) represents 74 % of the 1995 quota sawlog allocation based on the Wood Resources Model. This figure assumes that all State forests outside identified wilderness would be available for harvesting.
It should be noted that the wood flow from Moss Vale MA is the minimum required to support existing industry at a viable level, the annual rate of which exceeds an even flow sustainable yield. The outcome will be a cessation of harvesting for a period in this management area. Accordingly, options in Moss Vale have not been assessed in terms of long term sustained yield.
This outcome provides for a sustained yield capable of supplying 63% of 1995 quota sawlog allocation based on the Wood Resources Model with 44 514 ha of State forest unavailable for logging.
Nine (out of 10) compartments in Moss Vale MA are available for harvesting to supply the remaining quota for Moss Vale.
63% of 1995 quota sawlog allocation for Queanbeyan/Badja remains available under this outcome.
The Conservation Criteria Outcome was adopted as the outcome for approximately 30% of 1995 quota sawlog allocations.
The Conservation Criteria Outcome was adopted as the outcome for approximately 50% of 1995 quota sawlog allocations.
This outcome provides for a sustained yield capable of supplying 70% of 1995 quota sawlog allocation based on the Wood Resources Model with 42 070 ha of State forest unavailable for logging.