Aboriginal rangers in Western Australian are blending new technology with traditional land care methods to protect dwindling stocks of wild sandalwood in the Goldfields.
as he is known within the community, said bushfires in recent years had decimated thickets of mulga that, once damaged, take generations to recover.
"We want to make sure we are on top of protecting them before wild bushfires in summer end up going through and burning them because once they get burned they are pretty much useless."The trees hold cultural significance to the Yilka people, but also provide a source of revenue for their ranger program.HM said premium wood could sell for as much as $15,000 a tonne.
"It's very precise. With the right winds and the right drop rate you can get excellent burns where you want them, whenever you need them."Mr Blackhall, who works with rangers from across WA and South Australia, said a job that would take days on the ground could be accomplished from the air in a matter of hours."If you had to cover that in vehicles you're looking at a good day, two days.
"You can do helicopter burning in areas where it's open spinifex country and there's not much mulga around," he said.Cosmo Newbery has its own heli-pad and runway.
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