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phone: 9765 1200 | facsimile: 9765 1485 | P O Box 2 BOYUP BROOK 6244 | email: keith@boyupbrook.wa.gov.au |
Large areas of the Boyup Brook Shire have been cleared for agriculture. Areas of state forest, consisting mainly of remnant jarrah/ marri woodland, occupy the northern and southern portions of the Shire. A large portion of the remnant jarrah/ marri forest in the south of the Shire is reserved for conservation purposes (Tone-Perup Reserve).
There is still considerable potential for tree farming in many of the cleared areas. DEC (Dept for Environment and Conservation) considers land west of the 700 mm rainfall to be very suitable for both blue gums and pine plantations, providing soils are suitable.