'Creating something bigger': how one couple used their family legacy to save a rare Tasmanian reserve

Bruce and Ann McGregor used a bequest of $1.6m from Bruce's late father to buy Prosser River Reserve, protecting a diverse natural refuge On a still morning on a hill at the back of Prosser River Reserve you can watch the mist settle on undisturbed native forest in the valley below while taking in a backdrop of mountains and the Tasman Sea.You can listen as the gums overhead broadcast 20 varieties of birdsong - and, if you're skilled or lucky, maybe catch sight of a rare bird in the canopy. Then you can walk down the ridge to Back River, where the giant old trees and threatened native flora lining the banks are like a throwback to pre-European times, with barely an invasive species in sight. Continue reading...