Rationale
Sustainable Forestry 2026 will mark the 200th anniversary of the first European settlement in Menang country (Albany, WA). “Return to 1826” is a proposal to mark this anniversary, which suggests that restoring traditional mosaic and cool burning practices, combined with a scientific approach to ecological thinning could restore WA’s forests to their pre-colonial condition, while facilitating a transition to niche hardwood plantation timber in the coming years.
Regrowth forest logging banned – mapping the opportunity
Environmental
Aboriginal Employment
Financial
Restitution of an ancient landscape Catastropic bushfire risk reduced
Tourism opportunities
Forest restoration to 1826 and thinning to pre-settlement conditions
Engagement with ILUAs
Transition period until plantation estate established
Traditional forest
management and caring for country
Reduced water protects forest
Tourism jobs
New Carbon capture/storage cycle More trees in the ground and existing native forest remains untouched
Employment as forest specialist managers
De-risks future interventions to protect jobs and communities
Creation of public and private hardwood plantation estate for the future
Traditional forest
Hardwoods supply guaranteed
management and caring for country
Price maintenance Value-adding and advanced
Academic, data-driven research and analysis
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