It is now two years since Miranda Gibson climbed Observer Tree and began her 14 month long tree sit. Now she is back on the ground, working to protect Tasmania’s forests.
The tree and the surrounding forest where she held her vigil are now protected, partly as a result of her action.
Right now Miranda is visiting the forests of East Gippsland, Victoria, in a national campaign to protect Australia’s native forests.
Miranda is one of Tasmania’s most committed front-line forest campaigners. She has been a core member of the grassroots environment group “Still Wild Still Threatened” for years.
Miranda is a qualified high school teacher, specializing in Study of Society and Environment and English. She put her career on hold to dedicate herself to the campaign to protect Tasmania’s forests when she went up the Observer Tree. In 2008, prior to her tree vigil, Miranda was one of two activists assaulted by logging contractors in a vicious attack that was caught on film and made international headlines.
Undeterred, Miranda has worked with other “Still Wild Still Threatened” campaigners to monitor wildlife in Tasmania’s threatened forests using remote-sensor cameras. Their work has documented the presence of threatened species including Tasmanian Devils and Spotted Tailed quolls inside areas scheduled for logging.
Check out the video.
Two years since climbing Observer Tree from Observer Tree on Vimeo.
Check out this 2min video about the action happening in East Gippsland. Action photos and footage of an endangered long footed potoroo, filmed in the area currently being logged.
