Comaum NFRs - ForestrySA

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The Comaum Native Forest Reserves offer recreation opportunities such as bush
walking and bird watching and are visited infrequently by individuals and groups
interested in natural history.
3.4 Adjacent Land Use
Land managed by ForestrySA, the greater part supporting pine plantation, accounts
for 45% of adjacent land use. Pine and Blue gum plantations owned by private forest
growers occupy a further 15%. Sheep and cattle graze 30% of adjacent land
including a large area of open woodland to the west of Comaum NFR. The balance
of 10% is occupied by native forest owned by private land-holders, local government
and the Department for Environment and Heritage (Glenroy CP).
The wedge shaped Section 390 Hd. of Comaum (Stone Reserve No. 2) adjoining
Wombat Flat on the northern boundary of Cpt. B containing Stringybark forest, and
on the western boundary of Cpt. C containing Red gum woodland, is owned by the
District Council of Wattle Range, this land tenure change is not evident on the
ground.
4. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
4.1 Native Forest Management Philosophies
In managing native forests ForestrySA recognises the following principles:
Ecosystems are dynamic and will continue to change with time.
In most instances biological data for decision making represents a single
'snapshot' in time.
Decisions will generally be for management of ecosystems, communities and
processes, as all information on individual species or for all species will never be
available.
Due to the long-term changes in ecosystems, the availability of data showing
changes over time is uncommon.
The least disturbed sites will be protected and used as benchmark areas to
monitor changes due to natural succession without fire, and may be used as
reference sites for restoration of adjacent disturbed areas.
The 'scale' of post settlement disturbance may influence the subsequent rates of
change in the ecosystem. The larger and more perceptible the scale of
disturbance eg. logging or bushfires, the easier it is to document impacts and to
develop restoration programs.
To maximise diversity all areas will not be treated the same way at the same time.
Maximising the conservation value of an area may involve consultation and
cooperation with neighbouring landowners (private individuals, Local Government
and other Government Agencies).
Final Plan – August 2001