Logged coupe. Photo: Adam Burling. September 2015

As a follow-up to our press release "Forestry Tasmania Lockout" and article "Arve Forest Gallery", here is a photo of the effect of logging near the main tourist route (Arve Road) inland from Geeveston to the Tahune Airwalk and the Hartz Mountains National Park.

From forest:

Forests intact before logging. Photo: Dan Broun. July 2015

To log:

Log truck - with logs from this coupe. Photographed August 2015

Forestry Tasmania is currently about $30 million in debt. The tourist industry seems to be doing quite well. Perhaps this log is more valuable as part of a healthy forest along the road to the popular Tahune Airwalk.