Nov 07: Strzelecki Range Jeeralang Creek catchment, erosion in newly planted bluegum plantation. Who said plantations helped control soil erosion! Gippsland Lakes Catchment.
Nov 07: Downstream of pine plantations somewhere in the Strzeleckis. Gippsland Lakes Catchment.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River West Branch. Logging within the cores and links rainforest reserve by Hancock. This area should not have been logged at all. Hancock in breach of HoA signed in October 06. Gippsland Lakes Catchment.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River West Branch. Logging within the cores and links rainforest reserve. Most likely native forest custodial land has been removed at this site. See here for further details. Gippsland Lakes Catchment.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Morwell River West Branch. Supposed rainforest buffer on Morwell River West Branch. Myrtle Beech in this photo only 20 metres from logging. 100 metre buffers were promised the community at this site.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Turtons Creek Catchment: Logging in close vicinity to possibly warm temperate rainforest. More information on this area here.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Turtons Creek Catchment: Logging in close proximity to slender tree fern, a rainforest indicator species.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Turtons Creek Catchment: Logging in close vicinity to Zig Zag Track. Headwaters to Meeniyan's drinking water supply (Tarwin River).
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Turtons Creek Catchment: Rainforest gully.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Turtons Creek Catchment: The end result of logging 31 year old Mountain Ash. Meeniyan's water supply soon to be sprayed with herbicides.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Blucher Creek Catchment. Gossipers Track off the main tourist drive of the Strzelecki Ranges, 30 year old mountain ash logged for PaperlinX Relex copy paper. Gippsland Lakes Catchment.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Franklin River Catchment: York Road. Logging of 30 year old radiata pine. Spraying to follow.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Franklin River Catchment. Recent hardwood logging off Franklin Track.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Franklin River Catchment. More hardwood logging, this time 26 years old Mt Ash located north of the Old Foster Boolara Road.
Nov 07: Strzelecki Ranges/Flynns Creek catchment. Logging of 30 year old pine. How much sediment is washed off site due to these activities? Gippsland Lakes Catchment.
Nov 07: Boolara-Foster Road Strzelecki Ranges. Collapsing road batters are a hazard to tourists.
Strzelecki Ranges - Mt Squaretop. Franklin River Catchment. Boulders dislodged from log dump precariously located above logging road. More information about this plantation here.
Strzelecki Ranges - Mt Squaretop. Franklin River Catchment. High erosion potential thorughout this site.
Strzelecki Ranges - Mt Squaretop. Franklin River Catchment. Broken culvert and sub-standard drainage.
Strzelecki Ranges - Mt Squaretop. Franklin River Catchment.
Strzelecki Ranges - Mt Squaretop. Franklin River Catchment. Massive log dumps, ready to erode have recently been built throughout this plantation.
Strzelecki Ranges - Mt Squaretop. Franklin River Catchment. Poor drainage at this site.
Parish of Callignee Strzelecki Ranges.
Parish of Callignee Strzelecki Ranges. Typical plantation drainage.