The trial took place from July to September 2015 in five operational areas on the mid-north coast of NSW.
The trial tested different measures for protecting threatened species and their habitat, riparian areas, and tested different standards for harvesting intensity.
The Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) conducted the trial under the close supervision of the EPA and the Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries NSW to ensure any potential environmental impacts were minimised. A temporary amendment to the Lower North East IFOA permitted forest operations under different prescriptions to those normally required for the trial period only.