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Artwork paints a thousand words about sustainable forestry
24 January 2015
A fibreglass koala in the Port Macquarie Glasshouse is proving a powerful teaching aid to introduce school students to sustainable forest management. Forestry Corporation of NSW partnered with Arts and Health Australia and artist Pauline Roods to bring Forest the koala to the Hello Koalas sculpture...
VIEWSupporting Secondary Geography
24 January 2015
In August 2014 the Forest Education Foundation in Tasmania, working in collaboration with local geography teachers, developed a new program to support the year 10 Geography Curriculum (Geography – Environmental change and management – The human-induced environmental changes that challenge...
VIEWExperiment on pine branches sends students out on a limb
24 January 2015
Branches from radiata pine plantations in the NSW Central West have helped students from the eastern suburbs school Kambala discover the secret to keeping the family Christmas tree looking fresh this festive season. Forestry Corporation of NSW arranged a research permit for school to collect around...
VIEWForest Education Foundation (FEF) new website
04 April 2014
The Forest Education Foundation (FEF) (a not-for-profit educational institution staffed by qualified and experienced teachers) recently launched a new website that integrates its online presence with the educational experience on offer at the National Forest Learning Centre located in Hobart,...
VIEWThe Forest Products Commission promotes sustainable forestry
01 April 2014
The 21st of March 2014, was World Forestry Day, also known as International Day of Forests, which is celebrated around the world to recognise how forests make an important contribution to our everyday lives, including for those communities that are dependent on forests. The WA Forestry Minister, Hon...
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