❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the thinning of regrowth karri forests between 2018-2022. The Minister provides data on area thinned, age of stands, and volume of logs sold, broken down by grade and species.
AnsweredQoN 1074Legislative Council
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Will the Minister provide the following information for each financial year from 2018-19 to 2021-22 inclusive: (a) how many hectares of regrowth karri were thinned; (b) how old were the stands of regrowth; (c) what volume of logs resulting from the thinning was sold; and (d) of the volume sold at (c), what volume was: (i) first and second grade karri sawlogs; (ii) other grade of karri sawlogs; (iii) karri chiplogs; (iv) marri sawlogs; (v) marri chiplogs; and (vi) other grades and species of logs (please specify)?
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Answered
29 November 2022
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
8 days
Silvicultural records of areas thinned are maintained on a calendar (rather than financial) year basis to align with reporting requirements under the respective Forest Management Plans. Information for the 2022 calendar year is still being captured.
The area of karri 1 st and 2 nd thinning by Calendar years 2018-2021 is provided below.
Years (Calendars)
2018
2019
2020
2021
(a) Area Thinned (hectares)
724
1,351
915
583
(b) Age Classes Thinned (years)
29-47
24-51
29-51
26-57
(c) Volume of Logs Sold (m 3 )
67,730
119,981
89,277
42,412
(d) (i) 41,599 m3 (ii) 38,182 m3 (iii) 239,619 m3 (iv) Nil (v) Nil (vi) Nil
The area of karri 1 st and 2 nd thinning by Calendar years 2018-2021 is provided below.
Years (Calendars)
2018
2019
2020
2021
(a) Area Thinned (hectares)
724
1,351
915
583
(b) Age Classes Thinned (years)
29-47
24-51
29-51
26-57
(c) Volume of Logs Sold (m 3 )
67,730
119,981
89,277
42,412
(d) (i) 41,599 m3 (ii) 38,182 m3 (iii) 239,619 m3 (iv) Nil (v) Nil (vi) Nil
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