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Students Out in Force
15 November 2011
Cumberland State Forest in north-west Sydney, NSW, has opened its doors again this year to students seeking a forest experience. Forests NSW hosts over 4000 students on excursions to the site each year. Senior Ranger Tim Liston said students participated on guided bushwalks with rangers and curriculum...
VIEWLife 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...
VIEWAustralia’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...
VIEWMuch 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...
VIEWUni 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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