The Nature Reserves Preservation Group of Kalamunda appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Draft State Policy 3.7 –  Bushfire and Planning for Bushfire Guidelines 2023.

Please see attached:

·       Submission

·       References

·       “Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate” Zylstra, P. J.; Bradshaw, S. D.; Lindenmayer, D. B. Environmental Research Letters (2022),

https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5c10

·       “Wildfire risk management across diverse bioregions in a changing climate” Tristan Campbell, S. Don Bradshaw, Kingsley W. Dixon & Philip Zylstra 13:1, 2405-2424, DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2022.2119891

https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2022.2119891 

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Sincerely, <<…>> <<…>>
Steve Gates

President, NRPG Inc.

0400-870-887