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Replanting go ahead for SA

26 March 2015
The South Australian Government has committed to replanting 150 hectares of a forest, in the state’s mid north, destroyed by bushfire. Source: ABC Rural Fire destroyed 450 hectares of the Bundaleer Forest, south of Jamestown, in January 2013 leaving an estimated area of 100 hect
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Government asks stakeholders views of forestry

26 March 2015
  Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, is calling on stakeholders to put forward their views about the future of Australia’s forest products and forest industry. Source: Timberbiz Senator Colbeck launched the issues paper Meeting futur
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Old young trees

19 March 2015
In the hills of northern Michigan a once-dilapidated warehouse in the town of Copemish brims with thousands of tiny saplings. But these trees are not as young as their sizes would suggest. Source: Scientific American A nonprofit, Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, has cloned from tissue 
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Post fire logging study

19 March 2015
Harvesting fire-killed trees is an effective way to reduce woody fuels for up to four decades following wildfire in dry coniferous forests, a US Forest Service study has found. Source: Phys Org The retrospective analysis, among the first to measure the long-term effects of post-fire l
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Lumber Liquidators testing times

19 March 2015
Lumber Liquidators has sent thousands of customers free “idiot-proof” formaldehyde test kits after a “60 Minutes” report accused the company of selling contaminated laminate flooring from China. Source: NBC News Last week the company had directed customers to r
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Monarto sawmill fire bill $3m

19 March 2015
A sawmill fire at Monarto, south-east of Adelaide, is expected to leave a damage bill of up to $3 million. Source: ABC News About 30 workers were at the Old Princess Highway site when the fire broke out at about 12:00 (ACDT). Sawmill director Garry Tucker said the fire began during th
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No cable logging under Labor

19 March 2015
A planned trial of cable logging in native forests on the North Coast will not go ahead if Labor wins this months NSW state election. Source: ABC News The state opposition announced it would ban cable logging across the state if it takes Government. The proposal received significant o
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Northern forest educational hub

19 March 2015
Northern forests in South Australia could be home for an educational hub to teach agriculture and environmental management. Source: Stock Journal That is one of the ideas under exploration by the Northern Forests Community Initiatives Group, which is gathering suggestions for the futu
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Protect the diesel fuel rebate

19 March 2015
The mining, farming, tourism and forestry industries will deliver a pre-emptive strike to protect the diesel fuel rebate as the government moves into budget preparation mode. Source: The Australian After the industries narrowly avoided a cut to the program, known as the fuel tax credi
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Logging engineer a new Fellow

19 March 2015
  Logging truck engineer, Lincoln Taylor was awarded a Fellowship of the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ for his leadership in and major contribution to making New Zealand logging trucks and trailers stronger and safer. Sources: Voxy NZ, Australian Transport News (ATN) H
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