FORESTRY Tasmania has released a three-year wood production plan.
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The move will target the state's 800,000-hectare timber production zone and has been designed as a public guide to Forestry Tasmania's operational planning and schedule.
Sites throughout Bass, Murchison, Derwent and Huon have been listed for harvesting. "The Three-Year Wood Production Plan is a key part of Forestry Tasmania's commitment to responsibly and professionally managing Tasmania's public production forests for the long-term," Forestry Tasmania chief executive Steve Whiteley said.
"The plan - which is available on Forestry Tasmania's website - identifies the forest coupes on permanent timber production zone land that Forestry Tasmania intends to harvest over the next three years and also our associated road building plans."
Mr Whiteley said the plan would help the public gain an understanding of the harvesting process.
"In a new initiative to make it easier for stakeholders to identify the locations of these coupes relative to their particular areas of interest, we have also introduced an interactive map on our website.
"Forestry Tasmania is keen to hear from stakeholders to identify whether stakeholders have any specific concern in relation to particular coupes, whether they have an interest in being informed about any future operations on those coupes, identify issues that will need to be taken into account in detailed planning and decision making related to specific coupes."
Stakeholders wanting more information or wishing to register their interest in relation to coupes are urged to contact Forestry Tasmania's stakeholder engagement co-ordinator by calling 6235 8151, or by emailing stakeholder@forestrytas.com.au.