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Life is Better With Trees Schools Competition

04 October 2011

Forests are often called the lungs of the Earth because they produce the oxygen that makes life on our planet possible. But that’s not the only good thing that trees do. Trees provide benefits to living things all over the world – from the food and homes they provide for animals to the wood they...

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Australia’s Forests, A Growing Resource

21 December 2011

As Australia transitions to a lower carbon economy, our forests, their management and their productivity will become increasingly important. The major roles of forests include carbon sequestration (storage) in their biomass and production of wood and wood products – using one of the world’s most...

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Much to learn about local gums

15 December 2011

In 2009, ForestrySA and PIRSA established four South Australian blue gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) trials on sites from the South East, through the Mount Lofty Ranges to the Mid North. PIRSA Agriculture Food Wine Forestry, Manager Science, Dr Mike Powell said “the trials aim to determine the...

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Uni students embrace farm forestry exposure

15 December 2011

Forester Tim Mitchell from the Forest Products Commission (FPC) recently hosted a group of University of Western Australia (UWA) third year restoration ecology students in the Great Southern region.   Tim's presentation highlighted the role commercial farm forestry can play in restoring...

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Forest Ventures’ Tasmania

04 December 2011

In the forests of Tasmania, an innovative forestry careers program has been run by the Forest Education Foundation (FEF) in recent years, and again, with the support of the Department of Education, we are busy planning for the latest edition which will get under way in April this year. Forest...

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