water

There is a great line from modern history that is often used when a problem needs to be highlighted: "Houston, we have a problem". Well, it is not Houston that needs to hear this, but rather the state of Victoria. So: "Victoria, we have a problem". We need to talk about Victoria's water crisis. It is right up there as one of the most critical issues of our day.

If we cut down mature trees in our water catchment areas, we worsen our water supply. We take out the trees with deep roots, and within a year, lots of new growth with shallow roots, absorb much more run off that otherwise would have happened.

So, when we cut down trees in water catchment areas, we are catching less water for human use. As much as 50% less water is collected after logging an area!