13 : The value of Wilderness with Martin Hawes Artwork

Pedder Unplugged

Welcome to ‘Pedder Unplugged’, the podcast about all Tasmania’s Lake Pedder, told by the legendary Pedder people themselves. Episodes explore the wild adventures, humorous mishaps and heart break of visiting the original Lake in the heart of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area. Tangents elaborate on numerous environmental campaigns and the high profile global impact of the Pedder controversy, as work continues in the campaign to see the Australian national icon restored. If you would like to know more about Pedder, head to lakepedder.org. Presented by Tabatha Badger. Cover photography by Don Weston. Soundtrack, A Wander (instrumental) by Peter Crosby.Episodes are stories from individuals which may be distorted by time and memory making them factually inaccurate. No reasonability is taken erroneous stories as these episodes are a persons individual recollection, not historical facts.

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13 : The value of Wilderness with Martin Hawes

December 04, 2022 • Tabatha Badger • Season 1 • Episode 13

What is the value of wilderness? It's a complex and enthralling question that, practically and philosophically, Martin Hawes discusses in the context of Lake Pedder.

Martin is a researcher, wilderness consultant and photographer, who recalls his teenage trip to the original Lake Pedder, he explains why you won't see the Pedder Impoundment in his photographs, and we scratch the surface on the wilderness impacts and value of Pedder, impounded today and restored in the near future.

‘Unexplored’ is Martin’s new book. You can grab yourself a copy of the book and see some of Martin's work via his website; https://martinhawes.info/unexplored.html

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[Host Tabatha Badger. Special guest Martin Hawes. Cover art image, the original Lake Pedder by Don Weston. Sound Track ‘Pause” by PC-1 from the album ‘Wilderness’. Tasmanian native birds recorded at Lake St Clair.]

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