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191: 31: 54: 327: 1235: 1209: 313: 61: 291:, an 85-metre (279 ft) tall eucalypt, holds the world record for supporting the highest tree sit platform. The campaign was successful in gaining protection for the proposed clearfell coupe containing some of the tallest trees, and protection was proposed by the 299:. Campaigning to fully protect the area continues, including the use of citizen science to identify threatened species and areas of significance and then apply for their protection through the use of state regulations. 272:
industry. One of the environmentalists' arguments, as well as the environmental benefits, was that a tourism-based economy would be more beneficial for the local economy than logging the area.
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Clear-felled forest in the Styx Valley; old-growth trees to the right and pine plantations in the distance
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is the main drainage system of the valley that lies about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of
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opposition in 2004 for an area of the northern Styx Valley containing a high conservation value
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The valley has been the site of an ongoing conflict between
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forests in the region are home to the world's tallest
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Hardinge, Alice; Beckerling, Jess (16 January 2024).
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Styx River
Styx Valley is located in Tasmania
Tasmania
Australia
Maydena
Coordinates
42°43′S 146°49′E / 42.72°S 146.81°E / -42.72; 146.81
Styx River
valley
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Tasmania
Styx River
Hobart
Maydena

eucalypt
flowering plants
Eucalyptus regnans
mosses
lichens
Dicksonia antarctica
southern sassafras
myrtle beech
celery-top pine
El Grande
environmentalists
national park
logging
tree sits

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