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Our access is being denied to Mt Crawford declared Fossicking Area..SA
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<blockquote data-quote="Baldy" data-source="post: 230776" data-attributes="member: 5602"><p>Hi Graham</p><p> </p><p>The gates surrounding the Fossicking area are closed for a reason as you will find most SA forest areas are gated shut, fenced or have barriers. The forests of the Mount Lofty ranges are primarily sustainable commercial forests and offer some additional value for recreation. Vehicle entry to these areas, are by law of the Forestry Act 2013, restricted to authorised operational personnel, contractors and event organisers (on application) who may require authorised vehicle access.</p><p> </p><p>As with most forest areas, the fossicking area has in the past been highly impacted by unauthorised vehicle entry before having gates and barriers installed in about 2010. Although there is still some impact by those few who make it difficult for responsible forest users, the damage and associated impacts have reduce to some degree by regulating access.</p><p> </p><p>In the past few years ForestrySA has trailed the use of a combination lock installed into the chain at one of the access gates into this area specifically for fossickers. Over this trial period the combo lock was incorrectly used, not locked into the chain correctly, abused damaged at the expense of replacing it frequently. The combination number was also starting to fall into the wrong hands by word of mouth and therefore defeating its purpose for being there in the first place. It was subsequently removed as it was becoming difficult and costly to administer.</p><p> </p><p>So, the answer to your request is: I cannot in the near future see the regulations for vehicular access to be relaxed. Fossickers, as required by other recreational forest users, need to park vehicles as close as possible to the forest area they wish to enter and access by foot from that point. </p><p> </p><p>Regards</p><p> </p><p>Bruno Turrini</p><p>MT CRAWFORD RANGER</p><p>FORESTRYSA</p><p>Phone: (08) 8521 1701</p><p>Fax: (08) 8521 1799</p><p>Mobile: 0408 824 281</p><p>Email: turrini.bruno@forestrysa.com.au</p><p>Web: <a href="http://www.forestrysa.com.au" target="_blank">www.forestrysa.com.au</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Baldy, post: 230776, member: 5602"] Hi Graham The gates surrounding the Fossicking area are closed for a reason as you will find most SA forest areas are gated shut, fenced or have barriers. The forests of the Mount Lofty ranges are primarily sustainable commercial forests and offer some additional value for recreation. Vehicle entry to these areas, are by law of the Forestry Act 2013, restricted to authorised operational personnel, contractors and event organisers (on application) who may require authorised vehicle access. As with most forest areas, the fossicking area has in the past been highly impacted by unauthorised vehicle entry before having gates and barriers installed in about 2010. Although there is still some impact by those few who make it difficult for responsible forest users, the damage and associated impacts have reduce to some degree by regulating access. In the past few years ForestrySA has trailed the use of a combination lock installed into the chain at one of the access gates into this area specifically for fossickers. Over this trial period the combo lock was incorrectly used, not locked into the chain correctly, abused damaged at the expense of replacing it frequently. The combination number was also starting to fall into the wrong hands by word of mouth and therefore defeating its purpose for being there in the first place. It was subsequently removed as it was becoming difficult and costly to administer. So, the answer to your request is: I cannot in the near future see the regulations for vehicular access to be relaxed. Fossickers, as required by other recreational forest users, need to park vehicles as close as possible to the forest area they wish to enter and access by foot from that point. Regards Bruno Turrini MT CRAWFORD RANGER FORESTRYSA Phone: (08) 8521 1701 Fax: (08) 8521 1799 Mobile: 0408 824 281 Email: turrini.bruno@forestrysa.com.au Web: [url=http://www.forestrysa.com.au]www.forestrysa.com.au[/url] [/QUOTE]
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