Biodiversity blow

The Friends of Sherbrooke Forest wish to protest at the removal of mature eucalypt trees along the Puffing Billy corridor.
Together with the Friends of Trestle Bridge, our group has been working to restore the historic gardens and natural environment of Yanakie (now part of the Dandenong Ranges National Park), by removing environmental weeds which have been allowed to take over the property.
Weedy trees such as sycamore maple and Portuguese laurel have for years shaded out the indigenous species, preventing natural regeneration.
The removal of mature eucalypt trees by the management of Puffing Billy is further eroding the biodiversity of this corridor.
We ask that this practice be halted until proper consultation with local groups is carried out.
Vivien Freshwater,
President, Friends of Sherbrooke Forest.