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by Murray Kirkwood
Safety is critical and fundamental to Forestry Tasmania’s operations. It is one of the first considerations when developing each and every Forest Practices Plan, and given the nature of our work and the fact that operations are often far from population centres, safety planning is an individual responsibility as well as an obligation to each other.
In the information age, FT has taken the logical step of putting Tasmania’s Emergency Meeting Points (EMPs) onto digital maps and sharing them with the public via its web site. Continue Reading...
by Tony Blanks, Manager, Fire Management Branch, Forestry Tasmania
As the weather becomes cooler and rain more frequent, land managers around Tasmania will take the opportunity presented by the favourable conditions to conduct prescribed burning. Forestry Tasmania will begin its regeneration burns in the days ahead. Continue Reading...
by Claire Bennett, Community and Public Relations Officer , Forestry Tasmania
Forestry Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife and the Tasmanian Fire Service have begun implementing a communication program to keep the community informed about this year’s Fuel Reduction Burning Program. Continue Reading...
Media Release
As part of a commitment to regenerate forests following harvest, Forestry Tasmania’s 2008 program of prescribed burning is set to begin as weather conditions allow. Continue Reading...
by Richard Skinner, Tourism and Marketing Officer, Forestry Tasmania
Forestry Tasmania, along with tourism, government and community representatives met in New Norfolk this week to discuss the development of an Adventure Hub at Maydena.
Work has already begun on building a roof top of Tasmania experience at the top of Abbotts Peak and is in the process of puchasing business premises in the centre of Maydena as the first stage in the development of an Adventure Hub. Continue Reading...
FT’s Managing Director Bob Gordon today welcomed the World Heritage Committee to the state and noted that the visit in an opportunity to showcase the state’s forest management practices. Continue Reading...
On Saturday, 15 March, the Honourable Michelle O’Byrne, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Minister for Sport and Recreation announced the Tasmanian Government’s 2008 fuel reduction burn program, along with a new brochure that explains the safety reasons behind reducing fuel loads on the landscape. Continue Reading...
Have you ever had a work assignment that changed your life? David Tuck, Communications Manager for the Canadian Forest Service (CFS), did when he was asked to be the lead NRCan communicator for the XXII IUFRO World Congress in Brisbane, Australia in 2005. The experience left him smitten with the country and the people. Fast forward to today: David can be found in Hobart, Tasmania, on an eight-month work exchange with Forestry Tasmania. Continue Reading...
Following extensive consultations with the Canaways Creek Community Group, the Forest Practices Plan for coupe TNO26C was certified on the 7th of March 2008 and will proceed. Continue Reading...
By Jane Becker and Claire Bennett
A little rain did not dampen the spirits of members of the Clifton Horse Riding Club when they recently embarked on a journey from Latrobe to Dover along the Tasmanian Trail. The journey, taking approximately 3 weeks on horseback, allows for several "rest days" along the route and travels though some spectacular forest, farm land, highland plateaus and past the buildings and bridges of some of Tasmania’s oldest towns. This is truly a journey rich in cultural and natural heritage and the perfect adventure for those who don’t mind a few creature comforts. Continue Reading...