Franklin
Australia's most significant and historic environmental campaign to save the remote Franklin River in Tasmania from being dammed by a hydroelectric project in the 1980s is told through the lens of a modern-day solo rafting adventure. In 1982, protesters and environmental activists worked with the Australian government to stop the dam in the Franklin River. This action saved a key wilderness area.
Australia's most significant and historic environmental campaign to save the remote Franklin River in Tasmania from being dammed by a hydroelectric project in the 1980s is told through the lens of a modern-day solo rafting adventure. In 1982, protesters and environmental activists worked with the Australian government to stop the dam in the Franklin River. This action saved a key wilderness area.
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