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wood fires at Arapiles 5-Jun-2011 At 6:43:13 PM lacto

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EXACTLY how big is arapiles , stated1000 acres google would put it a more than 1000 hectares , Absolute minimum growth would be 1 tonne per hectare per year of timber , how do parks intend to impliment their fuel load controls , a reduction burn is well overdue and MUST be on a 5 to 10 year cycle . (coalition election promise )

For parks to have such a concentration of visitors and not burn would open them up for all sorts of legal action should a wild fire expose visitors to danger or will it be closed over summer ? grasses provide a fuel load of 4 to 5 tonne fuel load per hectare but basically decay out a yearly cycle but timber will build up for many years .

SURELY CONTROLLED REMOVAL OF WOOD, BURNT IN CAMP FIRES, WOULD HELP PROTECT THE PARK AND IT NATIVE ANIMAL POPULATION.

I actually think several thousand tons of wood is grown each year ( but not necessarily immediately harvestable ) at arapiles and the pines area is relatively a small portion of the park .