Once again the Tarkine forests are being noticed by the public. Read a report here and another here.
A protesting blockade has been re-established in the Sumac area to hinder further logging. The Bob Brown Foundation says ‘while we wait for political leadership, we will occupy these forests in a peaceful vigil aiming to prevent their loss to logging’.
For interstate and overseas followers of this blog, the Tarkine covers a large area in the north west of Tasmania.
Located south-west of the popular and iconic Sumac Lookout overlooking the Arthur River. This very old Myrtle and Eucalyptus forest is an integral part of the Sumac catchment forest ecosystem, extending southward into core rainforest of the Tarkine. It is an important habitat for the endangered Tasmanian Devil.
I hope the Bob Brown Foundation is successful in preventing the logging.
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Its a long process. It is very difficult to see any happiness for the forests with a state and federal govt who cant see the significance of forests (old growth forests) for the whole earth. Sad
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