"Stick It"

Stop the Government from Clearing Vegetation First the Beelair Wetlands close to Port, now they have started on the roadside iconic 200+ year old roadside trees in the York area, on the way to the middle of Western Australia. PLEASE STOP this habitat destruction! (J.S.) The following is pasted from the Parks and Wildlife site: Roadside vegetation plays an important role in the conservation of Western Australia’s plants and animals. In heavily cleared landscapes, the vegetation in the road reserve acts as a wildlife highway, enabling animal movement between large patches of bush. It also provides essential habitat. In some areas rare animals, such as the Carnaby’s cockatoo, breed in the hollows of roadside trees. In addition, more than 50 per cent of threatened plants have at least one population on a roadside, and some species depend on roadside vegetation for their continued existence. Community well-being Roadside vegetation has benefits for local communities. It provides defined sense of place based on easily identifiable characteristics they recognise as “home”. Science Roads cut across the landscape, from the top of hills, down slopes, over creeks at the bottom of valleys, and back up hills on the other side. This gives a cross section of vegetation communities within the landscape that are not necessarily available in the few remaining, discrete, pockets of bush found in the heavily cleared parts of the State. Land managers can use this to guide the selection of species for revegetation projects that aim to recreate the original vegetation. Recognition of roadside vegetation values The value of roadside vegetation was formally recognised in the 1960s by the then Premier of Western Australia, the Hon. David Brand. He ensured that all new roads in country Western Australia would have road reserves of at east 40 metres, wider than that needed for transport purposes. These wide road reserves would fulfil dual roles: transport and conservation. Please forward this petition to heart friends of yours... Thank you kindly, Michael Moon