The rectilinear patterns on the hillside on this stretch of the Healy Pass road are the decades-old remnants of turf cutting to harvest peat for heating fuel. Peat harvesting continues today; however, the practice is criticized as unsustainable.
The rectilinear patterns on the hillside on this stretch of the Healy Pass road are the decades-old remnants of turf cutting to harvest peat for heating fuel. Peat harvesting continues today; however, the practice is criticized as unsustainable.
