Saxon Walnut - Caring for the Environment; Operating Your Heater; Landcare

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CARINGFORTHEENVIRONMENT
Caringforourplanetmeansreducingpollutionandmanagingourresourcesintelligently.Everyresourcewe
usetodayweareborrowingfromourfuturegenerations.
Thekeytosuccessfullymeetingourfutureenergyrequirementsliesinourabilitytomanageexistingresources
wisely.Unlikefossilfuelssuchasoil,coalandgas,woodcanbemanagedonasustainablebasis.
Thisiswhywoodisoneofthewisest,mostcosteffectiveandenvironmentallyefficientformsofhomeheating
availabletoday.
Youcanmakeafurtherpositivecontributiontotheenvironmentbyfollowingtheseimportantsteps:-
OperatingYourHeater
* Alwaysburngood,dryhardwood.Thiswill
yield the greatest amount of heat for the
leastamountoffuel.
* Neverburngreenorunseasonedwood,or
wood that is wet. This will waste energy,
cause excessive smoke and reduce the
performanceofyourwoodheater.
* Donotallowyourwoodtosmoulder.Your
fireshouldalwaysburnbrightlyandcleanly.
Checktheflueoccasionallytoseeifthereis
anyexcessivesmoke.
OtherThingsYouCanDo
* Ensureyourhomeisadequatelyinsulated.
Thiswillreduceyourenergyrequirements,
and lessen your fuel bills, or the need to
gatherfuel.Thisinturnreducespollution.
* Donotoverheatyourhome!Ifyoufeelhot
evenwhenwearinglightclothing,thenyou
arewastingenergy.
* Installceilingfansinthemainrooms.These
areanexcellentinvestmentinyearround
comfort.Becausehotairrises,ceilingfans
pushthishotairbackclosertogroundlevel
tokeepyouwarmer.
Landcare
Aportionofthesaleofyourheaterisdonated
directlytoLandcare by the Australian Home
HeatingAssociation.
Landcare is one of the most proactive
community based environmental groups in
Australiatoday.Almost5000Landcaregroups
have sprouted across Australia and like the
millionsoftreesLandcarehasplanted,they're
stillgrowing.Oneofthreefarmersisamember
ofLandcare.
Thesegroupsgetinvolvedinactivitiesliketree
planting and revegetation, weed removal,
fencing, feral animal control, water quality
monitoring, nature surveys, riverbank repair,
andsustainableagriculturaltechniques.
Landcaregroupsareusuallyformedbecause
thereisaproblem.Localsnoticechangesin
theirenvironmentanddecidetodosomething
about it. Landcare groups can grow out of
neighbouringfarms,orneighboursinthecity
thatsharealocalpark.Landcaregroupsare
working on all imaginable ecosystems in
Australia,fromdryanddustycentralAustralia,
totropicalrainforestsofQueenslandandthe
mountainsinTasmania.
WOODHEATINGISGOODHEATING