Clearing of riparian vegetation along Molonglo Reach [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Julian Robinson <>]

re Willows - I understood that there are invasive and non-invasive
species of willows, and that some willows are best left alone. 
Maybe someone can correct me or confirm this.

re Yass River - reparation of this river to awesome status will not be
made easier by some of its current impediments. At one point on a
property owned by a famous local, the river has been comprehensively
dammed.   It's a substantial rock wall dam which I think has
been concreted on the upside.  Maybe it doesn't make any real
difference to water flow in the scheme of things (apart from being used
as a means of arguably legal(?) water extraction to keep the property
green), but this sort of thing doesn't appear to sit well with the spirit
of environmental goodness and looking after valuable resources.

Julian

At 07:54 AM 5/06/2008,  wrote:
> I've noticed the willows have
> been cleaned up crossing over the Yass River on
> the highway too (Barton not Federal!).  I've been waiting for that
> for ages.
> Wonder how far along the river they're goin?  I reckon it would've
> been an
> awesome river, still could be.
>
> Why do they have to bulldoze? Usually they just poison the stumps don't
> they?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pedroanddi
>  
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2008 4:45 PM
> To: ;
> Subject: Clearing of riparian vegetation along
> Molonglo
> Reach [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
>
>
> On Friday afternoon there was a road killed platypus in that area so
> ripping
> out the willows may effect burrowing animals as well as birds.
>
> Peter Mellor  
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2008 3:57 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Clearing of riparian vegetation along Molonglo
> Reach
> [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
>
>
>
> I have noticed this week that bulldozers are busy clearing all the
> vegetation
> along the road-side of Molonglo Reach. I realise that its mostly willows
> and
> other exotics but what effect will this have on Darter/Cormorant
> nesting?
>
> Cheers
>
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