Searching
Use the ‘search button’ at the top right of the map to quickly navigate to a range of State forest, Local Landscape Areas, forest operations or other areas.
CIFOA operations map
Welcome to our coastal operational map.
We developed this map to provide the community with information and updates on native forest harvesting operations being carried out under coastal integrated forestry operations approvals (CIFOA).
The map is updated weekly, providing near real-time information on sustainable timber harvesting operations. The map:
- updates harvesting progress
- identifies a wide range of environmental features found across operational areas
- shows other mapped features that are relevant to each forestry operation.
Please note that while this map does show State forests throughout NSW, operational details are only shown for current and recently completed CIFOA forest operations. Read the tips at the bottom of this page to help you get the most out of this resource.
CIFOA operations in detail
Each forest operation is carefully planned over the course of many months, or indeed years, before an operational plan is approved and forestry operations can start.
Even after operational plans are approved, many more ecological surveys are conducted by our field ecologists through the operational area.
This means we can identify and map features of significance, so our harvesting crews can manage and protect them during operations.
These features are shown on the below map, which is constantly being updated to reflect best available knowledge.
Map tips
Navigating
Use your mouse to zoom in or out, and click to pan around the map for easy navigation.
Feature details
Click on individual features on the map to find out what each of the features are, and a little more information on each feature.
Layers
Use the ‘layers button’ to turn on or off specific layers so you can clearly see all of the data available on the map.
Features display
As you zoom in or out, the legend will update to show you what features are being displayed on the map at the time.
Coordinates
Use the ‘coordinate button’ to click on the map and find out the location of specific features.
The ‘measure tool’
Use the ‘measure tool’ to click on the map and measure distances or areas across the operational area. Once you have finished with the measurement, click on the ‘bin’ to remove it from the map.
Show layer symbol
Show the layer symbol by clicking on the small legend symbol.
This information is provided as part of an Enforceable Undertaking that Forestry Corporation entered into with the NSW EPA after one of its contractors harvested 17 trees from riparian exclusion zones in Coopernook State Forest in December 2021.