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If you have read through
this web page and would like to be part of the campaign
there are lots of ways you can get involved. However,
we really encourage you to research the issue before you
make a decision to get involved.
It is important to take
social, environmental and economic factors into consideration
in making a decision. We have presented you with the solution
we favour, based on a biocentric environmental ethic,
but other groups in society see the solution differently.
If you decide to join the
campaign to save what's left of our old growth forests
this is how you can help:
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Know
your stuff
Our particular forests are found
only in WA. Nowhere else in the world do we find the same species
of trees, diverse understorey or native animals that we have,
so they are really something for us to be passionate about.
Make sure you know about our old growth forests, where they
are and why they are important. Most of the information you
need can be found on this web page and through the links to
other pages we have provided.
Tell your friends and family what
you have found out and ask them to tell you why they think old
growth forests are important.
Visit
the old growth forests
Next time you are down south make
a point of visiting an old growth forest, spend some time walking
around and noticing not only the tall trees but also the diverse
understorey and the creatures that live in the forest. Then
go to a regrowth forest and think about the differences, not
only in terms of what you can immediately see, such as the age
and diversity of the trees, but also in terms of what is not
immediately visible - there are subtle changes to the ecosystems
resulting from logging.
School
activities
Write
to your local Member of Parliament
The future of our forests, how
much is logged and how much is reserved, is a decision made
by the Government. Because Australia is a democracy the role
of Government is to take into account all the views of the
people it represents. So, write
to the Premier, the Minister for the Environment and your
local member of Parliament and tell them what you would like
to see happen to our old growth forests. Maybe you might like
to include a poem or drawing you have done.
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If you want to,
and your family are supportive, get involved in
the campaign. Call the Wilderness Society (TWS)
or the Western
Australian Forest Alliance (WAFA), and find
out what is happening. There are lots of different
ways to be involved, depending on your interests
and the amount of time you have available. Some
of the ways to be part of the campaign are:
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Become a volunteer
for WAFA or
TWS,
helping out in the office or on stalls and locally
based actions. Call (08) 9420 7265 or (08) 9420
7255 to let them know when and where you are available.
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Come to TWS meetings
and find out what is happening in the forest campaign.
They are held every fortnight at 6.30pm Tuesday
night at 2 Delhi St, West Perth (a very short walk
from City West train station). Call 9420 7255 for
more details or email them on wa@wilderness.org.au
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Do a Take A Stand
workshop, learning about nonviolent action. There
are many peaceful and effective ways to protest
in the city and the bush. Call 9331 8642 to book
in.
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Find out about the
role of Wesfarmers Bunnings in the logging and woodchipping
of our forests. If you don't agree with that aspect
of their business you can join the Buypass Bunnings
campaign. Get a kit from TWS, and ask your friends
and families to sign a pledge not to shop at Bunnings
until they stop clearfelling and woodchipping our
old growth karri/marri forests.
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