This report : "Land Capability Survey of the You Yangs Forest Reserve" was prepared by G.L Guy of the former Soil Conservation Authority in 1978. This study was carried out to provide an evaluation of the capability of the land for recreation uses which could be used by the then Management Committee of the You Yangs Forest Park to develop management prescriptions for the area. The report provides a description of the land and incorporates soil profile descriptions and analyses.
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Summary (PDF 557KB) | |||
Introduction (PDF 307KB) | |||
Description of the Land (PDF 510KB) (a) General (b) Physical Features (c) Mapping | |||
Land Capability (PDF 439KB) (a) General (b) Rating Systems for Land Based Recreations (c) Using the Rating Tables (d) Assessment - Summary | |||
Discussion (PDF 354KB) Erosion Seasonal Moisture Variation Site Location and Conflict Salinity Reticulated Water | |||
Acknowledgements (PDF 312KB) | |||
References (PDF 314KB) | |||
Appendix 1 - The Rating Systems (PDF 406KB) | |||
Appendix 2 - Capability Analysis (PDF 342KB) | |||
Appendix 3 - Soil Information (PDF 506KB) |