Walk and talk in the Dandenong Ranges

Join VNPA, local filmmaker Lewi Haskins and local ecologist Alex Maisey for a guided walk and talk in the Dandenong Ranges National Park. We’ll visit an area hit by a windstorm in 2021, talk about their recovery and how some areas are being smashed by loophole logging.

Background:

Since 2021, VNPA and local community groups have been monitoring the recovery of forests and wildlife in the Dandenong Ranges National Park after a windstorm in 2021. Fallen trees, knocked over by the storm, are doing exactly what they should, feeding fungi, holding moisture and rebuilding habitat.

But in recent weeks, Forest Fire Management Victoria have been ripping out fallen trees with heavy machinery, damaging tree ferns and living trees in the process. The work is guided by outdated info rather than up-to-date science. We’ve been working with filmmaker Lewi Haskins to document what’s happening on the ground.

The details:

We’ll meet at 10.30 am at the Olinda Falls Picnic Area, Doughtys Rd, Olinda, on Wurundjeri Country. We’ll walk about 3ks in total.

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