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Smokey Bear enters old age

18 December 2023
Eighty years is a tremendous milestone for anyone. To make it to 80 means you have overcome life’s greatest challenges and you truly become the elder, the sage, the one who knows a thing or two and should be listened to. Being the spokes-bear, if you will, of the longest running and m
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ISFC registered and global leaders are named

18 December 2023
After substantial participation at COP28 in Dubai, an expanding group of leading global sustainable forestry companies working together as the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), has announced the formalization of the organization. Source: Timberbiz The International
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Rare Flying Duck spotted in the Green Triangle

18 December 2023
A rare orchid has been reported on OneFortyOne estate in the Green Triangle Region. However, this was not just any orchid, this was a Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major). Source: Timberbiz Named after its resemblance to a duck in flight, the Flying Duck Orchid is listed as vulnerable w
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Dedicated team to investigate off-road offences

18 December 2023
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has established a dedicated team focused on investigating allegations of offending by off-road parties. Source: Timberbiz The team will investigate offences committed by off-road parties who do not safely manage their transport activities, or who m
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Falling demand and end of production change patterns of paper supply

18 December 2023
Australia’s market for printing and communication paper grades continues to stumble as demand falls away from even the most resilient of paper grades: copy paper. The latest data shows this is a global experience, not a local event, but that does not make the journey easier to navigat
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Seed banking isn’t enough to conserve all NZ plants

18 December 2023
New research led by a Canterbury academic identifies that conventional seed banking alone isn’t enough to conserve all of New Zealand’s endemic plants. Source: Timberbiz Dr Sarah Wyse, who lectures in the School of Forestry at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC)
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Historic Penola reserve named for forestry Mills

18 December 2023
A father and son who dedicated 70 years of their working lives to local forestry have been honoured in the naming of a historic Penola reserve by OneFortyOne. Source: Kate Hill Moving to Nangwarry in the 1970s as part of the ’10-pound Pom’ initiative, Ray Mills brought his young famil
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Finest pines go on show for Xmas

18 December 2023
From the forest floor to the foyers of grandeur, two of the finest pines growing in NSW state forests have been selected and decorated as Christmas trees at Government House and Vaucluse House in Sydney. Source: Timberbiz It’s a Christmas tradition that for years has brought festive s
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A 10-year plan for WA’s forests released

18 December 2023
Commercial logging in native forests will come to an end with the Cook Government’s Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 setting out the latest framework for managing more than 2.5 million hectares of native forest throughout Western Australia’s south-west. Source: Timberbiz &
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UK risk register of mass timber buildings

15 December 2023
The UK government is to start work on creating a risk register of data on mass-timber buildings, as part of a package to allay insurer fears over the material’s use in construction. Source: Construction News UK In its Timber in Construction roadmap the government set out proposals to
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