Originally Posted by
b.o.a.t.
Agree for genuine old-growth forests. Leave 'em alone.
I was based in Queenie for 3 years 1987-90.
An amazing time in the most amazing place I ever set foot.
I was utterly disgusted by the stories (lies) each side of the green debate
promoted to support their side of the story. I got angry at both camps, and
to tell the truth, still am. Back then, the media was led around "pristine old
growth forests" which the Bradshaw family (sawmillers) had been logging for
80 years, on tracks the Bradshaws built.
Sawmillers are VERY selective about which trees they fell, and very careful
to cause minimum harm to the surrounds, to ensure ongoing supply of top
grade saw logs. The really big trees are useless to them - too much rot, and too hard to handle.
There is no comparison between sawmillers & the clear-felling activities of the
woodchippers.
It is to Tassies infinite detriment that the two activities are treated the same.
Very sad.
regards
Alan J