Forests Events

Join the new Wilderness Activist Collective - WA

5.30pm, every Tuesday. The Wilderness Activist Collective holds weekly meetings with guest speakers, training workshops, creative activity nights, and films - it's a great way to meet other activists, share skills and help protect our State's most amazing wild places! Carpark off Troode St. West Perth

Rally to protect Melbourne's water catchments

On Sunday 23 November at 11:45 am, join the Warburton Community, the Yarra Ranges Shire Council and Environmental Groups to walk through Warburton to demonstrate opposition to the logging of our water catchments and our safest carbon stores.

Line in the sand community gathering, Hobart

Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett has drawn a line in the sand and set November 30th as the deadline for ending government support for the pulp mill. Bring your family and friends to a community gathering at Kingston Beach (15 mins south of Hobart) Sunday 23 November 12 noon - 2pm

Forest Tour - Melbourne to Central Highlands

Accompany The Wilderness Society forest campaigners and volunteers to see the magnificent Central Highlands. Just one and a half hours from Melbourne, these forests are among the biggest carbon banks in the world. When: Sunday 28 September, 8am-6pm

Forest and Climate Change Action Forum - Blackburn, Victoria

What is Green Carbon? How can it help reduce climate change? Exciting new science shows that Australia’s forests store huge amounts of carbon. Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Blackburn at 7pm, Thursday 27 November, 2008

Victoria's Forests – a family event at CERES
Start: Oct 11, 2008 10:00 AM

Learn about the latest science on Green Carbon, the campaign to protect the Red Gum wetland forests, and opportunities for you to help - while the kids are entertained. And all in the family friendly setting of CERES. 8 Lee Street, East Brunswick at 10am 2pm, Saturday 11 October.

 

Tasmania’s pulp mill rally and march
Start: Jun 15, 2008 11:45 AM
End: Jun 15, 2008 02:00 PM

The No ANZ Pulp Mill rally planned for Melbourne on June 15 has been cancelled following a number of reports that the ANZ will not fund Gunns’ proposed pulp mill in Tasmania.