Roads

Effective planning, construction and maintenance of the road network including depots, landings, and extraction routes is essential to enable equipment and personnel to gain access to the standing trees to remove the product and maximise the profitability of the site.  It is also important to note that road requirements may be specific to the land tenure, and the properties leased under a Forest Property Agreement need to be treated respectfully.

Drainage

Adequate drainage is essential to the development and planning of our plantations.  In this respect it is    GPFL ’s requirement that all drainage be planned or manipulated to achieve maximum benefit to the site and minimise environmental impact. 

Diverting water away from roads and installing adequate culverts and drains will be prepared at the time of road construction. It is a requirement of the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Authority to lodge an application form prior to preparing a water crossing.  This will help prevent costly road degradation. 

Manipulating the water flow on site to a predetermined catchment area must be planned carefully to