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wood fires at Arapiles 16-Jun-2011 At 10:28:26 PM lacto

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Still the claim of a1000 acre park is being put forward . I believe between 1800 and 2000 acres though surely should be expressed in hectares . The camp area high wood pillage area would only be 20 to 40 acres .Nobody could dispute this area is being stripped of wood and must stop but somehow this is being equated to ruining the whole of the park . I would have thought the area of greatest intensity of native species would be in the highest water receival areas ie at the foot of all the cliffs and in the gullies used for access . stop climbing ?? Burning wood is sustainable and the carbon involved is in a fairly short term cycle of maybe 100 years or so , what is not sustainable is the fuel extracted from deposits of millions of years ago being burnt to get to arapiles or where ever and provide the lifestyle that most of us enjoy . Extremely short sighted to drive to arapiles then freeze without a fire and congratulate yourself on not producing carbon. As a general rule nearly every where in victoria that was cleared has had a vast improvement in tree cover and area for native animals .