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Forest Service stops logging due to government shutdown

10 October 2013
The US Forest Service confirmed that it is shutting down logging operations on national forests across the country due to the partial shutdown of the federal government. Source: The Washington Post
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Microbiomes at the root

10 October 2013
With advances in genetic sequencing technology, scientists are now able to readily identify the microbes living in and around the roots of trees. This information is proving to have important implications for everything from tropical forest restoration to climate change planning. Sour
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Changes in European log production

10 October 2013
Timber harvests, wood consumption, log trade and sawlog prices in Central Europe have seen substantial change during the past 10 years with a shift in log production and consumption from western regions to countries in the east. Sources: 4Traders, Wood Resources Quarterly.
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Stakeholder group push to wind up Gunns

10 October 2013
A northern Tasmanian Gunns timber plantation landowner is seeking like-minded people to form a stakeholder group to push for a speedy conclusion to the wind-up of the failed timber company. Source: The Examiner
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Gunns site now Bunnings Warehouse

10 October 2013
The new North Launceston Bunnings Warehouse being constructed on the old Gunns Lindsay Street site is expected to be completed by the middle of next year, at a cost of more than $45million. Source: The Examiner
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Manslaughter charges for forestry deaths

10 October 2013
Forestry owners should face corporate manslaughter charges if found to have not done enough to prevent workplace deaths according the New Zealand’s Labour party. Source: Stuff Co NZ
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Forest growers to elect first board

10 October 2013
The Forest Growers Levy Trust, the New Zealand organisation representing the interests of all plantation forest owners is calling for nominations for its first elected board. Source: Scoop NZ
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World Building of the Year is in Auckland

10 October 2013
New Zealand’s Auckland Art Gallery was named the World Building of the Year at last week’s World Architecture Festival in Singapore. Source: Business Insider
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EWPAA trophy tells the story of plywood

10 October 2013
A national trophy for excellence in design using plywood and laminated veneer lumber captured the imagination of architects and specifiers at the recent Australian Timber Design Awards in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz
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Forestry award winner heads to nationals

10 October 2013
As the Victorian state winner of the 2013 Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award, PhD student, Michelle Freeman will be heading to Canberra for the announcement of the national award. Source: Timberbiz
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