AAP General News (Australia)
08-24-2010
NSW:Flooding to save Murray red gums
The NSW government says an endangered red gum forest along the Murray river will be
flooded every three to four years .. to ensure at least a third of it remains healthy.
Planning Minister TONY KELLY's announced managed flooding of more than 16 thousand
hectares of the Koondrook-Perricoota Forest south of Deniliquin .. to save the trees and
help birds and fish breeding.
A new channel will be dug to divert water from the Murray to the forest.
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KEYWORD: GUMS (SYDNEY)
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