DPI study shows thinning Pilliga cypress pine can restore and improve habitats

Alex Druce
April 26 2018 - 4:00pm
DPI Principal Research Scientist Dr Brad Law said more than 200 species were recorded during the three-year study of the central-western NSW Pilliga forests.
DPI Principal Research Scientist Dr Brad Law said more than 200 species were recorded during the three-year study of the central-western NSW Pilliga forests.

FOR many, cutting down trees probably doesn’t link with helping native species – but a new study in the Pilliga shows if done right, it can boost ecological communities and tree growth. 

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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