More roads will bring more #FossilFuel tourists.
Imagine being on the Waterfall Way Scenic #Drive in #Bellingen and you can not charge your electric vehicle.

“The 185 kilometre Waterfall Way scenic drive links Coffs harbour and Armidale, passing rainforest, river valleys and waterfalls, including New England and #Dorrigo National Parks”.
https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/north-coast/coffs-harbour-area/bellingen/attractions/waterfall-way-scenic-drive

“Popular getaway towns reliant on #tourism are struggling to deal with a surge in visitors driving electric vehicles. Businesses rush to install electric vehicle charging to keep tourists coming back"Imagine showing up in a petrol car and you had to wait an hour and a half to fill up your car. You just wouldn't do it.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-26/businesses-rush-to-install-electric-vehicle-charging/102246716

"Gleniffer Road provides access between Gleniffer and Bellingen as well as access to the popular #TouristDestination of the #PromisedLand and the #NeverNeverRiver. #GlenifferRoad is also a key #detour route to the Dorrigo Plateau when Waterfall Way is closed."
https://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/Services/Major-Projects-Capital-Works/Major-Projects-RoadBridge-works/Roads/Gleniffer-Road
#Energy #FossilFuel #Roads #50sEngineering #EV #Access #WaterfallWay #ScenicDrive #Climate

#Dorrigo is being destroyed. A treasure of the Australian people - and perhaps of the whole world - is being turned into woodchip and desert. We need to stop the destruction, the vandalism, the death of our land. We need to stop the Liberals. #NSW #NSWelection - https://youtu.be/fogLmItSZns

Ecologist Mark Graham takes us to the Valley of Death, #NSW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fogLmItSZns
#Koala habitat #ecocide #desertification makers #pesticide #Gondwana #frogs #Dorrigo #Birds #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #Biodiversity

#Weeds use roadsides as gateways of entry
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/alien-plant-species-are-spreading-rapidly-in-mountainous-areas.html

"Our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01979-6

Human impacts on Dorrigo #Rainforest
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/7207ECB984334D8586C844058203FE3E.ashx

#Mountain #Roads #Biodiversity non-native #Plants #Neophytes #Anthropogenic #Disturbances #Dorrigo Escarpment #Construction #MountainRoad #WaterfallWay #Bellingen #TouristRoute #Impact

I’m proud of myself for walking almost 10,000 steps in 2 hours this morning through ancient Gondwana forests. I’m more impressed with the leech sculptures though! Fortunately insect repellent keeps these guys from latching on to your ankles while walking around their home territory. https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/visitor-centres/dorrigo-rainforest-centre #rainforest #leech #dorrigo

This kinda matches my mood right now
Shot for a themed exhibition "Borderline"
#blackandwhite
#Droneography
#landsacape
#dorrigo
#plateau
#monochrome
#gloomy