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Fire and carbon in managed and unmanaged forests

DATE: 09/08/2010

The issues of fire and carbon are at the heart of forest management in Tasmania.

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Festival focus on managed forests

DATE: 09/08/2010

FORESTRY Tasmania will be centre stage at the Australia’s leading indigenous cultural event, the Yothu Yindi Foundation Garma Festival of traditional culture, from August 6-10.

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Ben Lomond Descent placings

DATE: 03/08/2010

National representative canoeist, Dan Hall, of Hobart, showed off a clean pair of pedals, paddles and heels to a record field in the 21st annual Forestry Tasmania Ben Lomond Descent on Sunday 1st August.

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Forest contractors rewarded for improved safety

DATE: 27/07/2010

Contractors for Forestry Tasmania have dramatically improved their safety records, slashing the rate of lost time injuries in the workplace by more than half over the past 12 months.

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Competitors gear up for Ben Lomond Descent

DATE: 23/07/2010

The Forestry Tasmania Ben Lomond Descent will be hotly contested on the cool lower slopes of Tasmania’s main ski fields on Sunday, 1st August.

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Forestry Tasmania maintains export focus

DATE: 19/07/2010

Forestry Tasmania will maintain its focus on providing work for forests contractors by identifying new domestic and international markets for wood products.

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National Science Week 2010

DATE: 19/07/2010

Forestry Tasmania and Tahune AirWalk has an open invitation to primary schools within Tasmania to visit the Tahune AirWalk free during National Science Week (Monday 16th - Friday 20th August). An exciting week for students to experience and learn about the Science within our Forests.

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Increased demand for seedlings

DATE: 15/07/2010

ALL seedlings grown by Forestry Tasmania for this year’s National Tree Day have been snapped up in the Derwent and Mersey districts and only limited numbers are still available in Bass and the Huon

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Seedling donations top 33,000

DATE: 07/07/2010

FORESTRY Tasmania community liaison officers will take possession of more than 10,000 seedlings later this month in preparation for Schools Tree Day on July 30 and National Tree Day on August 1.

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Forest Practices Plans now online

DATE: 06/07/2010

PEOPLE who want to find out details of planned forestry activities now have the convenience of purchasing copies of Forest Practices Plans (FPPs) online.

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