Pine harvesting begins on Kangaroo Island as region recovers from last year's bushfires ThuThursday 28 JanJanuary 2021 at 10:52pm KIPT's director says the harvest has contracted due to bushfires, so it's more of a salvage operation. ( Print text only Cancel Contractors are stepping up timber harvesting on Kangaroo Island, despite the impact of last year's fires. Key points: Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has awarded a contract to harvest 200,000 tonnes of pine on the island Much of KIPT's stock was burnt during Black Summer fires The State Government is considering an application to build a port on Kangaroo Island to export the timber