What is old-growth forest and how is it being managed in Victoria?
The Study in East Gippsland Outcomes of the Study Some Facts about Forest Management in East Gippsland Forest Management in Victoria Further Reading on Forest Management Issues Old Growth Forest Management Summary In the last few years, ‘old-growth’ forests have been the subject of debate within the community. The loss of forests throughout the world has led to a greater awareness of the value of the remnants of our older, natural forests that are relatively free of modern human disturbance. For some people, old-growth forests are valuable because of their great age and the sense of spirituality they provide. To ecologists, old-growth forests can be important because of the very complex relationships between plants and animals within them, and because these forests can have very complex structures. Some old-growth forests can also be significant for the high- value timber they contain. In 1990 Victoria commenced the first scientific survey of old-growth forests ever undertaken in Austr
