Melbourne's water supply is being jeopardised by logging around the water catchment worsened by the char of the Black Saturday fires. A warning was issued on July 24 last year. Kerr reports "... this practice has been common in Victoria since the 1939 fires but has been questioned recently by scientists because of the environmental damage it causes" (Kerr, 2009 The Age). They fear other impacts from the logging include habitat reduction, impairment of forest regeneration, erosion, sediment input and loss of some fish species.
The article states "Removal of standing and fallen logs from burnt areas represents a particularly large treath because if left (in place) these logs would trap sediment and limit the amount of material entering tributary streams and ultimately the Yarra" (Kerr, 2009 The Age).
Circulate amongst your networks, for a link to the article http://www.theage.com.au/national/river-alert-fails-to-halt-logging-in-burnt-bush-20100205-niq3.html
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