In the Yarra Ranges, in southeastern Australia, a logging clearcut sits like a scar on the hillside.
The largely barren area — a short drive from the town of Warburton, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Melbourne — used to be covered with trees native to the state of Victoria.
But in April it was harvested by contractors working for VicForests, the state-owned business that logs, sells and regrows timber from Victoria's native forests.