![Wetlands ecologist Joe Greet in a waterway near Woori Yallock, where the banks have eroded due to a lack of vegetation.](/web/20170227065817im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/k/p/t/s/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gudq4v.png/1488097282865.jpg)
State's controversial vegetation policy bad news for environment, scientists say
Restricting the amount of greenery growing beside the state's waterways will have a detrimental effect on the environment while failing to meet its goal of reducing bushfire threats, top waterway ecosystem scientists have warned.