Comment: Destruction of our scenic routes

Yep, its everywhere. Just finished a trip to Tasi. A drive from Cradle Mountain to Stanley takes you through clear felled forest, kilometres of pine and blue gum plantation. Clear felling is hidden from view by leaving 50 metres of bush intact along the edge of the road. Most forest roads are locked off but when you get beyond the strip its miles of cleared forest. Plantation timber is everywhere, but the forest industry still want open access to old growth forest. We found a free camping spot near Southport south of Hobart. Signs proclaimed it managed by Forests Tasmania. The entire forest was stunted regrowth and tangled logging refuse. A trashed sight treated like trash by 4wders and trailbikers testing their rigs. Mud and twisted sump guards, the ubiquitous burnt camp chair and not a blade of grass to be seen. Even the river was full of slime.
pete