❓ Hon Peter Collier, on behalf of Hon Dr Steve Thomas, questions the Minister for Environment regarding the definition and parameters of silviculture reference sites in the Dalgurup Jarrah Forest, following previous unanswered questions on the topic. The Minister provides a definition of silviculture reference sites and examples.
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DALGARUP JARRAH FOREST
701. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Minister for Environment:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Dr Steve Thomas, who is away on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to questions without notice
614 and 655, asked on 17 and 23 June 2020, on silviculture reference sites, in
answer to which the Minister for Environment was unable to identify how many
sites exist but suggested that the department was working on it.
(1) What is the definition of a silviculture
reference site?
(2) What parameters or thresholds
apply to that definition?
(3) If the
minister cannot provide a specific answer to (1) or (2), is a definition of a silviculture
reference site to be made on ministerial whim?
701. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Minister for Environment:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Dr Steve Thomas, who is away on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to questions without notice
614 and 655, asked on 17 and 23 June 2020, on silviculture reference sites, in
answer to which the Minister for Environment was unable to identify how many
sites exist but suggested that the department was working on it.
(1) What is the definition of a silviculture
reference site?
(2) What parameters or thresholds
apply to that definition?
(3) If the
minister cannot provide a specific answer to (1) or (2), is a definition of a silviculture
reference site to be made on ministerial whim?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. This is a Thursday
question from Hon Dr Steve Thomas !
(1)–(3) Silviculture
reference sites are areas that are representative of historical silvicultural
practices or trials, where ongoing observation and monitoring can inform
silvicultural guidelines. The characteristics of the stands selected vary with
the aspect of silviculture they exemplify. For example, the reference sites
range from areas of jarrah planted at varying establishment density, which
demonstrate the varied tree form and persistence
of planted compared with seeded jarrah stands, through to mature forests that
have had periodic thinning or harvest events.
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. This is a Thursday
question from Hon Dr Steve Thomas !
(1)–(3) Silviculture
reference sites are areas that are representative of historical silvicultural
practices or trials, where ongoing observation and monitoring can inform
silvicultural guidelines. The characteristics of the stands selected vary with
the aspect of silviculture they exemplify. For example, the reference sites
range from areas of jarrah planted at varying establishment density, which
demonstrate the varied tree form and persistence
of planted compared with seeded jarrah stands, through to mature forests that
have had periodic thinning or harvest events.
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