❓ Question regarding herbicide application in Yabberup forest and its impact on native species, answered by referencing the Forest Management Plan and monitoring processes.
AnsweredQoN 6379Legislative Assembly
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Regarding the herbicide application to Yabberup forest in 2009, I ask:
(a) why were thousands of mature Marri, Banksia and Blackbutt tree’s targeted for poisoning in Yabberup forest in 2009;
(b) what impact will the loss of so many Marri, Banksia and Blackbutt trees have on habitat and as a food source for several threatened bird and mammal species in the Yabberup forest;
(c) what impact will the loss of so many Marri tree habitats have on the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo’s which rely on this area for nesting;
(d) what monitoring by Department of Environment and Conservation/Environmental Protection Authority has been conducted in Yabberup forest to evaluate the impacts on the loss of threatened species and their habitat due to the excessive rate of herbicide application; and
(e) is this type of poisoning of mature trees common, and what other native forests is it carried out in the South West of Western Australia, and if yes, where?
(a) why were thousands of mature Marri, Banksia and Blackbutt tree’s targeted for poisoning in Yabberup forest in 2009;
(b) what impact will the loss of so many Marri, Banksia and Blackbutt trees have on habitat and as a food source for several threatened bird and mammal species in the Yabberup forest;
(c) what impact will the loss of so many Marri tree habitats have on the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo’s which rely on this area for nesting;
(d) what monitoring by Department of Environment and Conservation/Environmental Protection Authority has been conducted in Yabberup forest to evaluate the impacts on the loss of threatened species and their habitat due to the excessive rate of herbicide application; and
(e) is this type of poisoning of mature trees common, and what other native forests is it carried out in the South West of Western Australia, and if yes, where?
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Answered
22 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Environment
Response time
33 days
(a) All harvesting operations and follow-up regeneration and competition control treatments undertaken in Yabberup forest in 2009 were carried out according to the requirements of the
Forest Management Plan 2004-2013
(FMP) and associated guidance documents in order to meet silvicultural objectives.
(b)-(d) A number of strategies help to minimise the impact from timber harvesting on birds and other fauna species including, at the whole of forest level, the conservation reserve system, augmented by informal reserves and fauna habitat zones and at a local or coupe level retaining habitat trees and logs, mid-storey vegetation elements and long-lived species such as grass trees.
Department of Environment and Conservation officers routinely monitor operations to ensure compliance with the FMP and associated guidance documents. The department's ForestCheck system monitors the impact of harvesting operations on a broad range of forest species. Preliminary results from ForestCheck monitoring show minimal lasting impacts on birds and mammals as a consequence of harvesting activities in jarrah forest.
(e) Where appropriate, similar silvicultural treatments are applied to State forest following harvesting in accordance with the FMP and associated guidance documents.
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Forest Management Plan 2004-2013
(FMP) and associated guidance documents in order to meet silvicultural objectives.
(b)-(d) A number of strategies help to minimise the impact from timber harvesting on birds and other fauna species including, at the whole of forest level, the conservation reserve system, augmented by informal reserves and fauna habitat zones and at a local or coupe level retaining habitat trees and logs, mid-storey vegetation elements and long-lived species such as grass trees.
Department of Environment and Conservation officers routinely monitor operations to ensure compliance with the FMP and associated guidance documents. The department's ForestCheck system monitors the impact of harvesting operations on a broad range of forest species. Preliminary results from ForestCheck monitoring show minimal lasting impacts on birds and mammals as a consequence of harvesting activities in jarrah forest.
(e) Where appropriate, similar silvicultural treatments are applied to State forest following harvesting in accordance with the FMP and associated guidance documents.
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