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Meet the Lumberjills of WW2

26 February 2019
When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber but only had seven months of it stockpiled. Timber was critical to the war effort: it was needed for everything from aircraft and shipbuilding to communications and coal mining. The British timbe
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Aggressive forest thinning needed but resources thin on the ground

26 February 2019
Spurred on by the devastating wildfires of the past few years including the Carr Fire and Camp Fire, state officials in California are pursuing ambitious plans to double the amount of wildland tree and brush thinning over the next five years. But they also acknowledge it is likely to
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Komatsu to acquire TimberPro

26 February 2019
Komatsu America has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TimberPro. The acquisition is expected to close on 1 April 2019, subject to completion of the closing conditions. Source: Timberbiz Established in 2002, TimberPro is a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of purpose-built fore
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Private Forests Tasmania field day for landowners

26 February 2019
Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) and the North-West Tree Growers Group is holding a forestry field day for landowners titled ‘Invest in Trees for your future’, on Friday 29 March at Milabena (NW).  Two properties will be visited to see results of a recently harvested radiata
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Safety campaigns target forestry staff in New South Wales

26 February 2019
Forestry Corporation of NSW kicked off 2019 with a series of safety campaigns and workshops to put safety first after the holiday break. The Safe Start campaign was targeted at forestry drivers, operators and staff to help everyone make the transition back to work. Source: Timberbiz T
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FSC calls indigenous leaders to work with forest management

26 February 2019
FSC Australia is seeking indigenous leaders to assist the national office to increase opportunities and engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples (A&TSI) in all aspects of FSC forest management and supply chain in Australia. Working Group members will be remunera
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Round three in fight against Kauri dieback

26 February 2019
Further public consultation on a new national plan and options for the best type of agency to protect kauri into the future are being opened, as efforts to deal with kauri dieback disease are stepped up in New Zealand. Biosecurity New Zealand is coordinating this third and final round
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Construction starts on Hyne GLT plant

26 February 2019
Construction of Hyne Timber’s new Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) production plant is underway in Maryborough with Badge Construction. The building’s structure will be made up of the company’s own GLT, demonstrating their capability, backed by more than 40 years of GLT manufacturing exper
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OFO to celebrate UN Day of Forests with video competition

26 February 2019
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international effo
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Booroolong frog not croaking on our watch

26 February 2019
A joint monitoring program has shown a healthy Booroolong frog (Litoria booroolongensis) population in Essington State Forest near Oberon. Forestry Corporation of NSW, Hume Forests, Central Tablelands Local Land Services and the Office of Environment and Heritage are all working toget
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