Wild Heart of Tasmania: A living history of Lake Malbena and the Western Lakes b

Description: Wild Heart of Tasmania by Greg French A lively collection of stories centred around a highland wilderness, which portrays bushwalking and backcountry fishing as a way of life, and historic bush huts as social fabric. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Wild Heart of Tasmaniais a lively collection of stories centred around a highland wilderness. It portrays bushwalking and backcountry fishing as a way of life, and historic bush huts as social fabric.In the early 2000s, Greg French was approached by a talented young fly fisher to write a foreword to a proposed book. Greg helped the aspiring author and shared his most treasured backcountry destinations. Then bewildering events surrounding a quaint hut on a remote island turned everything on its head.The application for a commercial development in the middle of one of Tasmanias most treasured wilderness zones blindsided traditional users. Subsequent events blindsided the State Government and the developer. No one could have guessed how much national media coverage would be generated by the ostensibly tiny Lake Malbena proposal.What is it about the Western Lakes that fuels such passion? Where does lifelong and multi-generational attachment to the land fit into the narrative? What are the ramifications for ecotourism in Tasmania? And why should any of this matter to the rest of Australia?Wild Heart of Tasmaniais an inspirational tale for those who love wild places and wildlife, and a cautionary one for those who believe Australias national parks to be well protected and its democracy sacrosanct. Quirky communities and quirky people never seemed so important. Author Biography As a teenager in the late 1970s, Greg French fell in love with the highland moors and stunted forests of Tasmanias Western Lakes wilderness. He was the first person to systematically document trout and their behaviour in the regions myriad waterways, and his guidebooks have become legendary. In the early 1990s, after co-writing the first Trout Fishery Management Plan for the Western Lakes, Greg went on to work as the areas summertime track ranger. To give his writing gravitas, he travelled the globe, chronicling the conservation problems that beset the worlds most renowned trout and salmon waters. His collections of short stories, including Frog Call, The Imperiled Cutthroat and The Last Wild Trout, have become much-loved classics. Details ISBN1922930024 Author Greg French Pages 448 Publisher Affirm Press Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781922930026 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-07-25 Imprint Affirm Press Subtitle A living history of Lake Malbena and the Western Lakes Place of Publication Mulgrave, VIC Country of Publication Australia NZ Release Date 2023-07-25 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-07-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168345296;

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