Earth sciences
- Process for earth sciences special values assessment and planning (PDF 343.5 KB)
- Forest sinkhole manual (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Karst Categories (PDF 295.5 KB)
Ref: Kiernan 1995, An Atlas of Tasmanian Karst, volume 2, p. 297
Earth Sciences Technical Notes
Earth Sciences Technical Note 1 - operations on high and very high erodibility soils (PDF 2.4 MB)
Earth Sciences Technical Note 2 - A field guide for assessing soil erodibility
Guidelines
Sinkhole guidelines (PDF 832.6 KB)
These guidelines replace recommendations in sections B2a, b and c of the Forest Sinkhole Manual (Kiernan 2002) and should be applied during forest operations in karst terrain. For situations not covered by the guidelines, contact the Earth Sciences specialist at the FPA.
Basalt talus guidelines (PDF 447.8 KB)
Dolerite talus guidelines (PDF 582.8 KB)
The Strahan guidelines (PDF 1.0 MB)
Prescriptions and guidelines for sustainable harvest of plantations on high and very high erodibility west coast dune sands
Guidelines for the protection of class 4 streams (PDF 2.2 MB)
These guidelines are now incorporated in the Forest Practices Code
Evaluation sheets
Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage Evaluation sheet (DOCX 55.8 KB)
Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage evaluation sheet for small FPPs (DOCX 102.4 KB)
Tasmanian forest soils publications
Forest soils of Tasmania PDF 30 MB Contact the FPA for a higher resolution file if you plan on printing this document
Soils of Tasmanian State Forests 1. Pipers Sheet PDF 4 MB
Forester - Soil Bulletin 2 PDF 3 MB
Forth - Soils Bulletin 3 PDF 3 MB