Originally Posted by
geoffsta
Not necessarily so. many logs were dragged by horse or bullock, creating heavy erosion issues. They also didn't care what other trees were smashed in the falling of the good tree. Leaving again another high fuel load. Culminating in the 1965 bush fires that killed many Australians. Logging practices changed after that. The loggers were made to clean up after they left, to reduce the risk of bushfire. A couple of my uncles in the 70's who worked for the forestry while their farms were in drought were encouraged to throw lit matches out the window as they drove along the bush tracks. The idea of this was to reduce the fuel loads.
The 70's and early 80's were almost bushfire free years, as apposed to the last 20 years were bushfires are becoming more deadly as years go by. I know I have been fighting them. They are becoming more intense and ferocious, because of the fuel loads.
This is why I say we need government, green groups and timber industry companies to work together with one sound management plan. So that all the forests are managed in a way so that all generations, not just future ones get to benefit.
Otherbad fires in Australia:
1. Black Saturday (VIC), 7-8 Feb 2009
2. Ash Wednesday (VIC, SA), 16-18 Feb 1983
3. Black Friday (VIC), 13-20 Jan 1939
4. Black Tuesday (TAS), 7 Feb. 1967
5. Gippsland fires and Black Sunday (VIC), 1 February-10 March 1926