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Category: general discussion

general discussion Posted onJune 29, 2020June 30, 2022

More than ever, nature needs a helping hand

It’s been a heartbreaking 12 months. Unprecedented bushfires burnt through much of the state — including the overwhelming majority of […] Read More

general discussion Posted onSeptember 27, 2018

Raising Warragamba Dam an act of environmental vandalism

In case you haven’t noticed, the Fat Canyoners aren’t just passionate about enjoying ourselves in nature, we’re deeply committed to […] Read More

general discussion Posted onJune 26, 2018

If the Blue Mountains can be destroyed, what’s safe?

The following post was written by T2 for The Guardian. You can read the original here. For more information or […] Read More

general discussion Posted onNovember 20, 2013November 22, 2017

Bushfire damage and recovery: Newnes Plateau

When massive bushfires raced through parts of the Blue Mountains last month, wilderness areas on the Newnes Plateau and in […] Read More

general discussion Posted onOctober 26, 2013November 22, 2017

Bushfire damage: Wollangambe River and Mt Wilson

After a failed attempt to get to Mt Wilson to help with the bushfire cleanup — when a bout of […] Read More

general discussion Posted onApril 1, 2013December 17, 2017

Wilderness at risk from plan to raise Warragamba Dam

The proposal to raise Warragamba Dam is like a political zombie — a bad idea that despite being buried almost […] Read More

general discussion Posted onMay 31, 2012November 22, 2017

Action needed to stop hunting in National Parks

For more than 80 years bushwalkers have been at the forefront of conserving Australia’s most precious wild places. Whether scrounging […] Read More

general discussion Posted onJuly 10, 2011November 15, 2017

One Fat Canyoner's exploration of ecological philosophy: an essay

“My machine becomes the locus of lament for how the world is. I grieve the futility of my society that […] Read More

general discussion Posted onMay 14, 2011November 22, 2017

Protest against open cut mining in the Gardens of Stone

The Gardens of Stone, on the western side of the world heritage listed Blue Mountains, are an iconic area full […] Read More

general discussion Posted onApril 5, 2011February 10, 2018

Ode to the wombat

While I normally try to keep my posts trip related, forgive this indulgence, because after finding this poem while cleaning […] Read More

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