❓ The parliamentary question seeks clarification on the Department of Environment and Conservation's (DEC) definition and management of karri forest regrowth following clearfelling, including regeneration methods and areas affected. The response provides specific data on hectares regenerated and confirms the ongoing use of seed-tree methods.
AnsweredQoN 5990Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) define post-clearfelling regrowth that was regenerated using karri seedlings as plantation or native forest?
(2) If a clearfelled karri coupe is regenerated partly by seed trees and partly using karri seedlings, does the DEC define the regrowth as plantation, native forest, or both?
(3) How many hectares are there of post-clearfelling karri regrowth regenerated using karri seedlings?
(4) How many hectares are there of post-clearfelling karri regrowth regenerated by the seed-tree method?
(5) Has the latter method of regenerating karri been abandoned, and if so, when?
(6) When was clearfelling of karri forest re-introduced after selection logging was ended?
(7) What is the total area of karri regrowth regenerated since that date?
(2) If a clearfelled karri coupe is regenerated partly by seed trees and partly using karri seedlings, does the DEC define the regrowth as plantation, native forest, or both?
(3) How many hectares are there of post-clearfelling karri regrowth regenerated using karri seedlings?
(4) How many hectares are there of post-clearfelling karri regrowth regenerated by the seed-tree method?
(5) Has the latter method of regenerating karri been abandoned, and if so, when?
(6) When was clearfelling of karri forest re-introduced after selection logging was ended?
(7) What is the total area of karri regrowth regenerated since that date?
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Answered
3 April 2008
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for the Environment
Response time
23 days
(1) Native forest.
(2) Native forest.
(3) 37 240 hectares.
(4) 29 740 hectares.
(5) No, the seed-tree method of regenerating karri is still a current and accepted method.
(6) Clearfelling was re-introduced in 1967.
(7) 58 540 hectares.
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(2) Native forest.
(3) 37 240 hectares.
(4) 29 740 hectares.
(5) No, the seed-tree method of regenerating karri is still a current and accepted method.
(6) Clearfelling was re-introduced in 1967.
(7) 58 540 hectares.
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