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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 3335 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 October 2020 by Hon Diane Evers

Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

For each of the years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, what was the area of jarrah forest logged with the following silvicultural objectives:
(a) release of regeneration (gap);
(b) establishment of regeneration (shelterwood);
(c) promote growth on retained trees (thinning);
(d) single tree selection (retention in Phytophthora dieback areas)
;
(e) selective; and
(f) other (please specify)
?

Answered on 5 November 2020

Statistics for forest areas cutover to the silvicultural objectives are maintained on a calendar year basis. The area (in hectares) recorded as harvested in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively to each of the silvicultural objectives is;

  1. 511, 635, 559
  2. 1075, 1554, 570
  3. 1070, 1290, 1165
  4. 1435, 1028, 1016
  5. 868, 168, 499
  6. Mine clearing: 978, 918, 1273