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Point Perp Lighthouse Access 30-Jan-2012 At 8:39:29 PM Paulie

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On 30/01/2012 One Day Hero wrote:
>If the concern on bayside is that people will damage fragile soil in the
>burnt bit, why not treat people like adults and say "when you climb on
>Bayside, don't walk on the fragile soil on the burnt bit, walk on the rock"?
>Instead, the solution is to treat climbers like retarded children........don't
>worry though, its for the best

Do you seriously think everyone will walk on the rock? I don't think so mate. These coastal soils are shallow, heavily leached and extremely infertile, any erosion at all will add decades to natural vegetation recovery. A more proative approach might be to cordon or otherwise mark an access path through the burnt vegetation. In any event, good interp' signage will play a key role in reducing pedestrian based damage to such a senstive environment.