I highly doubt the forest wars are over but let's hope these Parks are a little bit closer and push the loggers a bit further away... www.theage.com.au/environment/...

A great article on the importance of fallen logs and their role in forest ecology. This is the sort of science that should be conducted on the windthrow in Wombat. The damage from the salvage logging far exceeds the benefit. www.scientificamerican.com/article/dead...

Great to see that this legislation has finally been tabled. It doesn't stop here though - now we need to see that our Parks are properly funded and resourced. Let's hope this legislation sails through...

It is a disgrace. This is happening in the promised Wombat-Lerderderg National Park. It is impossible that this amount of timber removal of fallen trees is for reduction of fire risk – perhaps we should completely clear the forest to eliminate any risk of a bushfire.

If it looks like a duck; walks like a duck; quacks like a duck. but it's not logging? if it's logged by a logger; loaded by a log loader; sorted at a log yard then delivered 2 a logging mill. Ya'd reckon it's logging. Nah. People are getting pretty sick of being gaslit.

They axed VicForests, but the bulldozers are still rolling. Wombat Forest is being trashed under the guise of “salvage”. This is public land, not a free-for-all. Stop the lies. Stop the logging. Legislate the park. #StopTheSalvage #WombatForest #VicGovFail
#StopTheSalvage #ParksNotProfits

More on the exploitation of the Wombat. Those that enabled this destruction should hang their heads in shame. midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/...

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New excavation of ‘rings of mystery’ in Victoria reveals rich Aboriginal history
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"The Victorian Government slashed the budget for Parks Victoria in the 2024-25 fiscal year to $180 million from $215.2 million in the 2023-24 fiscal year which was eventually revised to $181.2 million."

#NationalParks #Springst

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"As a part of Victoria’s transition out of commercial native timber harvesting in state forests, the Victorian Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) were terminated on 31 December 2024" ... About bloody time and good ridance! www.deeca.vic.gov.au/futureforest...

Introducing the workshop facilitator for "Translating Ecological Knowledge into Biodiversity-Positive Design and Management", Dr Zoë Metherell! 🧵 (1/4)

Some food for thought for 2025... theconversation.com/in-2025-lets...

@JacintaAllan @Steve_Dimo @MaryanneThomas Broken promises on new Parks, gutting Parks Vic, and failing nature in a climate crisis—your govt is trashing its environmental credibility. Victorians deserve leadership, not destruction. Step up to the plate. www.theage.com.au/environment/...

Grant W.-Johnson’s work h/lights the risks of poorly defined “active management.” In Wombat Forest, salvage logging is framed as intervention but often prioritizes profits over ecological recovery. Short-term fixes aren’t the answer to long-term forest health. www.publish.csiro.au/pc/fulltext/...

The government has kicked the can down the road again! No Central West Parks until next year. Not only have they protected (cough,cough) the least amount of public land in a bloody long time but also taken the longest amount of time ever to do it. Meanwhile salvage logging is about to start again!

Our work shows how forests have naturally reduced fire risk over millions of years, and how we can work with them to counter the impacts of climate change.
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