Is there a chink appearing in the armour??....finally
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:31 am
This article appeare recently in the Kyeamba Valley Landcare Groups Newsletter:
Removal of Woody Debris from Rivers and Streams
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has recently released the Threat Abatement Plan for the Removal of Large
Woody Debris from NSW Rivers and Streams. The actions outlined in the plan may have significant impact on
traditional drainage and flood control activities carried out by councils around NSW.
The ‘removal of large woody debris from NSW rivers and streams’ is listed as a key threatening process under the NSW
Fisheries Management Act 1994. Large woody debris includes trees, trunks, branches, tree heads or root masses that
have fallen, been washed or placed into rivers or streams, and were previously referred to as “snags”.
Removal of large woody debris – or 'de-snagging' – has been widely practiced since at least the mid-1800s, initially to
clear river channels for navigation and later continued with the aim of increasing channel capacity, reducing flood risk,
removing safety hazards, protecting infrastructure and preventing bank erosion. Recent research has shown that many
of the justifications for removing large woody debris were unfounded and that large woody debris has a critical
ecological function in rivers and estuaries. Removal of large woody debris threatens several vulnerable and endangered
species, populations and ecological communities.
Public authorities (including councils) must take appropriate actions to implement the measures in the plan for which
they are responsible, and ensure that they do not make decisions that are inconsistent with the provisions of the plan
without consulting the NSW Minister for Primary Industries.
The plan can be found at:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/hab ... ody-debris
If you require any further information, contact DPI Threatened Species Unit on 4916 3811
MAYBE at last the Dept is getting to understand whole systems ecology and the message Peter has been promulgating for decades.
Removal of Woody Debris from Rivers and Streams
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has recently released the Threat Abatement Plan for the Removal of Large
Woody Debris from NSW Rivers and Streams. The actions outlined in the plan may have significant impact on
traditional drainage and flood control activities carried out by councils around NSW.
The ‘removal of large woody debris from NSW rivers and streams’ is listed as a key threatening process under the NSW
Fisheries Management Act 1994. Large woody debris includes trees, trunks, branches, tree heads or root masses that
have fallen, been washed or placed into rivers or streams, and were previously referred to as “snags”.
Removal of large woody debris – or 'de-snagging' – has been widely practiced since at least the mid-1800s, initially to
clear river channels for navigation and later continued with the aim of increasing channel capacity, reducing flood risk,
removing safety hazards, protecting infrastructure and preventing bank erosion. Recent research has shown that many
of the justifications for removing large woody debris were unfounded and that large woody debris has a critical
ecological function in rivers and estuaries. Removal of large woody debris threatens several vulnerable and endangered
species, populations and ecological communities.
Public authorities (including councils) must take appropriate actions to implement the measures in the plan for which
they are responsible, and ensure that they do not make decisions that are inconsistent with the provisions of the plan
without consulting the NSW Minister for Primary Industries.
The plan can be found at:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/hab ... ody-debris
If you require any further information, contact DPI Threatened Species Unit on 4916 3811
MAYBE at last the Dept is getting to understand whole systems ecology and the message Peter has been promulgating for decades.