ACTIVISITS from Still Wild Still Threatened have welcomed a 6 metre tall Peter Garrett to the Upper Florentine Valley. _thumb.jpg "6 metre tall Peter Garrett in the Upper Florentine Valley 4")
Activists took ‘giant Garrett’ on a tour of coupe FO42F which is due to be burnt in the immediate future, highlighting their concerns with the continued logging and burning of some of Tasmania’s most carbon dense forests.
Old growth forests play an essential role in the global carbon cycle, soaking in and storing huge amounts of carbon from our atmosphere. The logging of FO42F last Summer prompted a number of protests against the continued destruction of high conservation value forests in the area.
It is rumoured that ‘giant Garrett’ will be visiting a number of threatened forests during the burn season.
The details of this tour will be made public in the near future. Stay tuned.
Photos: Peter van der Pasch
