The tree that was radiocarbon dated was 10 metres in girth. Some trees logged have a 12 metre girth - by extrapolation they would be 800 years old.
Here are some photos of the catastrophic effects of this logging.
The stump of another tree over 600 years oldThere are two more 20 hectare coupes remaining. The officer of Environment Minister Gavin Jennings apparently now has the DSE report about threatened species and is considering what to do. It is not clear whether this document will be released to the public, or whether the remaining areas of Brown Mountain forest will be protected.
More photos and more information: Brown Mountain old growth forest, Greenlivingpedia
If you have the time, write a letter or email to:
- your local MPs
- Premier John Brumby john.brumby@parliament.vic.gov.au
2 comments:
Since discussing this on a thread at LP a couple of months ago I sent a letter to my local member (Wade Noonan) asking when the report was to be released. He replied saying just that he had forwarded my request to Gavin Jennings, since then I've heard nothing. Google doesn't bring up much. Time to write again?
I too have written a letter to Gavin Jennings asking what is going on about the report and whether he can provide me with a copy. No answer yet, so perhaps it is time to write again.
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