north-north-west wrote:johnw wrote:Son of a Beach wrote:One of my concerns about post-fire wilderness is the ease with which weeds can take hold.
The ground around the first few km of the Moses Creek Track in the Walls of Jerusalem is now 100% covered in weeds after the native ground cover was destroyed in a bushfire.Do you know which weed species Nik?
I'm trying to remember. There's a lot of thistle and foxglove, but other things as well. It changes pretty dramatically when you get above the burnt/logged area.
Lophophaps wrote:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-19/ ... w/11805812
"Decades-old laws require state-owned logging company VicForests to chop down a certain number of trees to supply pulp to Australian Paper — the Japanese-owned company that makes Reflex paper and employs more than 1,000 Victorians.
"The laws make clear where the logging company can operate — and where it cannot.
"Last year, the ABC discovered VicForests planned to fell trees on public land, outside of its allocated area — a plan it proceeded with, in some areas.
"Now, despite an official investigation and a change to the law to stop it from happening in the future, the state-owned logging company has again issued plans that include areas outside its allocations."
Decisions based on science and enforcing the laws are good starting points.
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