HARVEST PLANS
The FPC takes very seriously its brief to manage the world's best hardwoods and softwoods in a sustainable way
As part of our public consultation and community engagement, the the Forest Products Commission releases information each year of the native forest coupes which are planned to be harvested in full or in part during the forthcoming year.
These harvest plans identify areas of native timber forest scheduled for harvesting, to provide sawlog and other timber supply requirements in line with the Forest Management Plan 2004 -2013 (specifically Action 11.3).
The information released includes a list of forest coupes, associated estimates of sawlog yield, some qualifications on the data contained in the plan, and three regional supporting maps to identify where the coupes are located. The order or priority for harvest in these coupes is not incorporated in the annual harvest plan.
Coupe Base Maps for individual new coupes are available on request from the FPC, as they become available, and where practicable.
Additionally, the Department of Environment and Conservation releases a 3-year indicative harvest plan which outlines harvest coupes that are either carried forward from previous plans, in the current year plan, or are under consideration in the next 2 years.
Each new annual harvest plan now includes a listing of coupes that have been carried forward from previous year’s plans. These coupes may have been partially harvested or, due to operational constraints, may not have yet commenced.
Current and future harvest plans
All current and future year harvest plan documentation can be accessed below:
Public comment
Members of the public and interested organisations are openly encouraged and invited to provide feedback, or register their specific interest about the Harvest Plan.
The public comment period for harvest plans will normally commence in October of the preceding year, and is open until the end of December.
More information
Further information on the harvest plans can be obtained by contacting:
The Consultation Coordinator
Forest Products Commission
Locked Bag 6
MANJIMUP WA 625
Telephone: +61 (08) 9777 0988
Facsimile: +61 (08) 9777 2233
Email: info@fpc.wa.gov.au
