- Go to the Plan Portal's '12 month plan of operations Map' and create a free account.
- Scan the map to check the state forest compartments near you to survey, or that are likely to be logged soon. Compartments slated for logging will be colour coded as ‘Proposed (light blue), Planning (yellow), Approved (pink) or Active (green).
- You can click on a compartment listed on the map to get more info. Be sure to “Subscribe” to any compartments on the map that are of interest to you - this way you will get an email alert as the status of that forest changes.
- Download the harvest plan and the harvest map for a compartment you are interested in surveying. Only when the status is ‘Active’ or ‘Approved’ will the harvest plans be accessible. There will be a downloadable PDF of the harvesting plan with a map under the ‘Files’ subheading on the page.
- This plan will list conditions and exclusion zones applied to the logging of these compartments, and will provide a map detailing key features of the compartment and protected areas. The map is essential and will provide a visualisation of the conditions applied to the harvesting plan, and will be important later on. Print in good quality in A4 or A3
