❓ A parliamentary question seeks data on the volume and grade of karri and marri logs extracted from thinning operations in regrowth karri forests during 2014, aiming to understand the utilisation of these resources.
AnsweredQoN 3420Legislative Council
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Regarding the thinning of regrowth karri, for the year 2014: (a) how many cubic metres of extracted logs were: (i) karri; and (ii) other (please specify); (b) how much of the volume was: (i) first and second grade karri sawlogs; (ii) other grade karri sawlogs (please specify); (iii) karri chips logs; (iv) first and second grade marri sawlogs; (v) other grade marri sawlogs (please specify); and (vi) marri chip logs; and (c) what was the volume estimated to be available of: (i) first and second grade karri sawlogs; (ii) other grade karri sawlogs; and (iii) karri chip logs?
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Answered
20 October 2015
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
34 days
The following statistics apply to log removals from thinning operations conducted during 2014 in areas of regrowth karri regenerated since 1967. Harvesting operations conducted in the older regrowth stands (regenerated prior to 1967) may contain a mixture of thinning and other objectives for which log removals are not recorded separately.
(a) (i) 39 776 cubic metres
(ii) 259 cubic metres of marri
(b) (i) Nil
(ii) 3 651 cubic metres of third grade sawlogs and karri laminated veneer logs
(iii) 36 125 cubic metres
(iv-v) Nil
(vi) 259 cubic metres
(c) (i - ii) Nil
(iii) 38 400 cubic metres
(a) (i) 39 776 cubic metres
(ii) 259 cubic metres of marri
(b) (i) Nil
(ii) 3 651 cubic metres of third grade sawlogs and karri laminated veneer logs
(iii) 36 125 cubic metres
(iv-v) Nil
(vi) 259 cubic metres
(c) (i - ii) Nil
(iii) 38 400 cubic metres
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