Original Post 6 August 2013
On Monday 5th August concerned locals gathered at dawn on Tyagarah Beach to voice their fears about the National Parks and Wildlife Service aerial spraying of the Tyagarah Nature Reserve with Metsulfuron methyl 600.
The NPWS boom sprayed Cape Byron from their helicopter on Thursday, the first of August, and are due to do the reserve this week.
The locals are calling for urgent discussions about the health and safety of aerial spraying on these fragile dune ecosystems, some of which have endangered species, and to highlight the bitou bush crowning technique, not just as control method, but also to create local employment. Local bee keepers also are showing their opposition to the operation.
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