and the currency, reliability and type of record. North East Spotted Litoria Until the species critical habitat is known, establish a SPZ Exclude timber harvesting, new road Tree Frog spenceri of 300 m radius over all verified frog sites and mapped construction and other potentially threatening FMAs habitat areas. Establish a SMZ of a further 700 m either activities (such as prescribed fire) from the SPZ. side of the SPZ and 1 km upstream or to the ridge top (if Within the SMZ: the stream is less than 1 km long) along all streams that - do not construct new stream crossings flow into the frog habitat. - ensure any new road (and the fill slope toe of any new road) is located at least 50 m from any stream, unless site specific sediment management operations are put in place to prevent sediments entering perennial and ephemeral streams in the management zone - apply buffer and filter widths set out in section 3.3 Table 10 (Minimum widths in metres for buffer strips and filter strips applicable to various waterway categories, in relation to water quality risk and slope for coupes in catchments up to 1 km upstream of known Spotted Tree Frog sites or coupes in Barred Galaxias and Mountain Galaxias SMZs) of the Management Standards and Procedures. - give particular attention to suspension of logging and snig track drainage during wet weather - excavate 50 cm deep pits below the original track surface and immediately upslope of bars constructed to drain snig tracks and other tracks - ensure landings are constructed, or are drained to dispose of discharge at least 50 m from the upslope edge of buffers and filters. North East Squirrel Petaurus Establish a SMZ of approximately 500 ha of suitable Prepare a SMZ plan prior to harvesting Review this Glider habitat over verified populations. commencement. Within the SMZ, implement strategy when 10 FMAs prescriptions that address maintenance of key sites are habitat elements such as nesting hollows, large established in State
and the currency, reliability and type of record. North East FMAs Spotted Tree Frog Litoria spenceri Until the species critical habitat is known, establish a SPZ of 300 m radius over all verified frog sites and mapped habitat areas. Establish a SMZ of a further 700 m either side of the SPZ and 1 km upstream or to the ridge top (if the stream is less than 1 km long) along all streams that flow into the frog habitat. Exclude timber harvesting, new road construction and other potentially threatening activities (such as prescribed fire) from the SPZ. Within the SMZ: - do not construct new stream crossings - ensure any new road (and the fill slope toe of any new road) is located at least 50 m from any stream, unless site specific sediment management operations are put in place to prevent sediments entering perennial and ephemeral streams in the management zone - apply buffer and filter widths set out in section 3.3 Table 10 (Minimum widths in metres for buffer strips and filter strips applicable to various waterway categories, in relation to water quality risk and slope for coupes in catchments up to 1 km upstream of known Spotted Tree Frog sites or coupes in Barred Galaxias and Mountain Galaxias SMZs) of the Management Standards and Procedures. - give particular attention to suspension of logging and snig track drainage during wet weather - excavate 50 cm deep pits below the original track surface and immediately upslope of bars constructed to drain snig tracks and other tracks - ensure landings are constructed, or are drained to dispose of discharge at least 50 m from the upslope edge of buffers and filters. North East FMAs Squirrel Glider Petaurus Establish a SMZ of approximately 500 ha of suitable habitat over verified populations. Prepare a SMZ plan prior to harvesting commencement. Within the SMZ, implement prescriptions that address maintenance of key habitat elements such as nesting hollows, large Review this strategy when 10 sites are established in State
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