Papers by henry smolinski
This report was commissioned by the Lower Gascoyne M anagement Strategy to identify land with pot... more This report was commissioned by the Lower Gascoyne M anagement Strategy to identify land with potential for horticultural development outside the existing irrigation area. A soil survey of the lower Gascoyne River was conducted between 4 September and 3 October 2001 by Peter Tille and Henry Smolinski of the Department of Agriculture. This covered 22,740 hectares, mainly on Brickhouse Station. Investigations extended along the river east of the existing irrigation area, and onto Doorawarrah Station 14 km upstream of Rocky Pool. This survey followed a Scoping Report in 2000 by Land Assessment Pty. Ltd. which identified eight focus areas, six of which have formed the basis for the current survey. These are Focus Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 that cover a total of 10,701 ha. Focus Areas 5 and 7 were not surveyed following advice from the Lower Gascoyne M anagement Strategy's Local Implementation Committee. The maps produced from this survey are presented on the accompanying compact disc. Within the focus areas, the survey identified 500 ha of well-drained, non-saline alluvial sands and loams of the Gascoyne association ('good Gascoyne soils') that are highly suitable for horticulture. This includes 307 ha within Focus Area 2, mostly adjacent to existing plantations on the south side of the Gascoyne River. Of this, 140 ha are within the boundaries of the Carnarvon Water Reserve. A further 76 ha of these soils are found in Focus Areas 1 and 6, north of the river. These areas of 'good Gascoyne soils' are bisected by a number of drainage channels that are prone to flooding and erosion. Type, location and areas (in hectares) of land mapped in survey Gascoyne soils Survey are a (ha) Good Marginal Erosionprone Undifferentiated Sand dunes Highly unsuitable Total
Cockatoo sands soil survey : assessment of the potential Cockatoo sands soil survey : assessment ... more Cockatoo sands soil survey : assessment of the potential Cockatoo sands soil survey : assessment of the potential irrigation areas, Kununurra area, East Kimberley This survey was funded by the State Government's Royalties for Regions Scheme and received local support from the Kununurra community. Local growers provided invaluable information regarding the drainage and management of the sandy soils. In particular we would like to thank Robin Drendel, Stan Smythe and Willem Bloecker for sharing their knowledge regarding the development of Cockatoo sands and allowing us to collect soil samples. Geoff Warriner (Carlton Hill Station) and Dave Saunders (MG Corporation) provided access to the survey areas and local knowledge. We also thank DAFWA staff at the Frank Wise Research Institute for providing assistance and support-in particular, Gae Plunkett and Lorraine Hartle for logistic support, Dave Hadden for communications and digital mapping, and Andrew Craig for plant identification. Phil Goulding and Gabriela Seredenco (DAFWA South Perth) provided technical assistance in mapping and GIS analysis; Noel Schoknecht provided technical review and the final report was edited by Georgina Wilson.
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