April 23, 2009 10:47 by
LukeThe Black Saturday bushfires cut a swathe through the Mountain Ash forests around Toolangi including in those areas where the Museum's Forest Gallery seedlings have been planted out over the last nine years. Yesterday horticulture staff Serene and Andrew delivered the latest batch of 1200 seedlings for planting out, however due to the danger of fire-affected trees falling still being a problem, it was considered unsafe to involve school students in the planting this year. The seedlings will be planted out this autumn by Toolangi DSE staff in an effort to reestablish forest in areas where regeneration is unlikely to be effective.
A lone Grass Tree sprouts new foliage amid the burnt out forest in Toolangi Photo: Serene O'Halloran Source: Museum Victoria
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