Its sad that they cut them down ........ Trees are such beautiful living
things...... more so, those that have seen times come and go........
Peace
TMLee
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr Peter Gilbert <peterg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] I love my 16mm
>For those north of the equator, Tasmania is an island state off the
>southern tip of the Australian mainland.
>
>There was a program on TV recently here about the idiot (greedy ??)
>politicians who have agreed to let the loggers fell what's left of
>these old trees.
>
>The place is called the "Valley of the Giants", and instead of it
>being left as pristine wilderness and a place where people can come
>from all over the world and marvel at these magnificent, beautiful
>trees, permission has been apparently granted to let loggers chop
>them down.
>
>But wait for it - the most depressing news is that the wood isn't
>even going to be turned into exquisite furniture, or crafts or even
>polished floors that might at least last for generations and be
>appreciated by people - it is to be woodchipped and shipped to Japan
>for pulp to make paper. But of course the loggers argue that they
>will replant the area, and revegetate it so that it is a
>"sustainable" operation. How can chopping down 10,000 year old trees
>be sustainable ?
>
>I really don't know when the human race is going to wake up to
>itself. It nearly makes me cry.......
>
>When I was in the US a couple of years ago, we visited (of course)
>magical places like Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Yosemite etc. Just to
>be able to touch the giant sequoia's in Mariposa Grove was something
>I will never ever forget, and I would like to think that my
>grandchildren might be able to share the same experience.
>
>peter
>
>
>
>> >This is one of those 4000 year old trees in the Bristlecone Forest in
the
>>>White Mountains east of Bishop Calif. Nearby is the oldest living thing
in
>>>the world. 4600 years or something. Unless you count creosote bushes
which
>>>are estimated at 10000+ but they grow in rings outward so the original
trunk
>>>is no longer existent. This was taken with my P&Shoot, an OM77 with Sigma
>>>28-70 at about f8. I have no idea what building I shot.
>>>Warren
>>
>>Nope - there's a Huon Pine in Tasmania calculated at 12,000+ years. Then,
>>we used to have taller trees than Sequoias too but some idiot cut them
down.
>>Such is nature and our response to it. :-(
>>Andrew
>>
>>
>>
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