Environmentalists' Round Table
This might just be the most significant tree stump in Tasmanian history. In 1976 on this very site a group of conservationists across all political groups decided to establish The Wilderness Society. It was to become the major organiser of the campaign to save the Franklin and Gordon rivers from being dammed.
"Wilderness - Celebrating Australia's Protected Places"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU2cs53qvXw
This old tree (not a native) had been planted in the 1890s by the original settlers, and provided plenty of firewood when it was felled. But the stump became a symbol. Like the mythical Round Table in King Arthur's court, this table-like stump has been sat around for many years as environmentalists discussed their plans to protect the Tasmanian wilderness.
Environmentalists' Round Table
This might just be the most significant tree stump in Tasmanian history. In 1976 on this very site a group of conservationists across all political groups decided to establish The Wilderness Society. It was to become the major organiser of the campaign to save the Franklin and Gordon rivers from being dammed.
"Wilderness - Celebrating Australia's Protected Places"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU2cs53qvXw
This old tree (not a native) had been planted in the 1890s by the original settlers, and provided plenty of firewood when it was felled. But the stump became a symbol. Like the mythical Round Table in King Arthur's court, this table-like stump has been sat around for many years as environmentalists discussed their plans to protect the Tasmanian wilderness.