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Hi all,
Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their
imput and especially those who e-mailed me and gave advice on the so called
fuel reduction burning. Letters have gone to local papers and Government
Departments.
Yesterday 9/4 another fuel reduction burn got away
in Dunmore State Forest devasted the area and closed the Princess H/way. One can
only guess at the wildlife destruction here. The burn was carried out
during the week and then with the total fire ban day yesterday re-ignited.
Dunmore SF is on the southern end of Mt Eccles National Park (north east of
Portland).
There is believe it or not another destructive side
to these fires the DSE bulldoze the large (so called dangerous trees)
along the roadsides after these burns and there is also ample evidence that over
zealous drivers drive in 50m or so to knock a big tree over, one that would
not fall across the forest road.
These state forests have been subjected to over
logging, woodchipping and ring barking aka ring culling or silviculture
practices for 100 odd years. In recent years we have campaigned to stop
these practices and all have ceased. We now find that we are still losing
the old growth (I forgot we don't have old growth forests here) if you like
large hollow bearing trees that we fought to save through these insidious
actions.
Rob Farnes
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